Geoff’s Contest Thread

[danotaylor]

Do you grind or blend/vitamize your mix? Can you tell me why you add banana's and paprika? Thanks Geoff!

[Loosir]

Hey Daniel I used to use vitamins, I would grind them in a coffee grinder but I haven’t done that for the last couple times because I didn’t have any vitamins laying around. it doesn’t seem to have made much of a difference so I just stoped doing it. I add shrimp and bananas because those two ingredients besides their nutrition have helped keep the beef heart from dissolving into the water, it’s kind of a binder. The paprika brings out the red in the fish. If I had yellows I wouldn’t add it.

[Loosir]

Half way done trimming!
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[Loosir]

No fat or tissue!
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[Loosir]

Ready for the blender!
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[Loosir]

Ready for the freezer!
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[danotaylor]

Looks great Geoff! Thanks for the tips and answering my questions. I will be saving my deer hearts this hunting season as well. Deer is so lean, almost completely fat free, so will be a great addition in a heart mixture.
Do you remember approx how long it took you to raise the SP's from 2.5" to 4"? When I am ready I will be buying from Hans as well in the 2.5-3" range.
You SP's look amazing. I like the solids best. Hopefully Hans can pick 4 for me. They will look great with the flachen and fire reds.
Cheers mate!
Danny

[goldfish]

Great information Geoff! It is too much work for me. I will with more simpler beefmeat from the supermarket.

[Loosir]

Thanks Daniel! I would say it took about 3 months to get them from 2.5 to 4. They grow fast at that age. Just remember that silvers pepper vey easily, but clean water and a white bottom of the tank will keep them clean!

[Loosir]

Thanks goldfish! As with most things in life, there’s no one best way of doing something. Just do what’s best for you and makes you happy and it’ll be a huge success!

[danotaylor]

Thanks Daniel! I would say it took about 3 months to get them from 2.5 to 4. They grow fast at that age. Just remember that silvers pepper vey easily, but clean water and a white bottom of the tank will keep them clean!

Thanks for the tips and info mate. Glad it's a pretty quick run to the safety of a 4-inch + discus.
My tank is currently painted black on the rear glass. So that may not be the best hey? I had planned to leave it black as I'm getting flachens and fire reds so I thought might make the colors pop nicely but if it's going to make the Silvers prone to peppering maybe I will change it. Do you think of white bottom with clean water and a black background will work?
Cheers mate!

[Loosir]

I think the reds and silvers will pepper the same. The bottom seems to be the most influential. I’ve tried different backgrounds but when I painted the bottom white or used white sand in my previous tank, the pepper was the least. I have a ss pigeon and pigeon red from Hans that are pepper free in that tank.

[goldfish]

Hey Geoff, that is a very impressive dedication for caring and preparing for those discus of your. They are very lucky to have you as daddy.

[danotaylor]

I think the reds and silvers will pepper the same. The bottom seems to be the most influential. I’ve tried different backgrounds but when I painted the bottom white or used white sand in my previous tank, the pepper was the least. I have a ss pigeon and pigeon red from Hans that are pepper free in that tank.

Thanks Jeff. I will paint the bottom of the tank white once I get it emptied then. I have a buy a pending for all my African cichlids and hope to seal the deal by the weekend. Then I can clean my tank and order my fish from Hans next week. Pretty stoked to get some Stendkers happening. I hope mine grow out to be as clean and beautiful as yours 😀

[danotaylor]

sorry my auto-correct misspelled your name when I was text to typing the other morning after work...