american breeder
10-01-2005, 09:29 PM
One must consider many parameters for maxium output and
maxium growth.Of course we know from discus 101..that water with the lowest amount of ammonia etc..will produce the quickest growing fish.One thing we all have learned from my Asian counterparts is heavy heavy water changes..in Asia though the water they use is heavily contaminated with pathogeons..no amount of micron filtration can remove..i had a small RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STATION IN ASIA for many years..i imported from switzerland the state of the art water treatment plant..cost was extreme for this unit..it could produce over 3000 gals a day of DISTILLED LABRATORY GRADE WATER..it worked and my Asian fish were disease free for the most part just like here in states .
I recently closed this station.
i dont use filters for my breeders , i have a AIR DIFUSER in each tank,on low .
my breeders are housed in 15 to 18 gallon modules. made of non porous plastic.I EMPLOY NO CENTRAL SYSTEM OF ANY KIND
except where the FRY ARE RAISED.
for 2 weeks . after that everyone is moved into their own tanks..
I change 90% of the water 3 times a day for the grow outs
i change 90% of the water twice a day for breeders
because of the state of the art LARVAE RAISING EQUIPTMENT I EMPLOY
WATER IN THE SYSTEM GOES THROUGH A TREATMENT PROCESS EVERY HR ON THE HR .very costly little set up...
but in a very small space
i can hold 10000 newly hatched larvae for up to two weeks
in the space of a large floor to ceiling book case
after the fish reach 2inches..which is what i sell mostly .over 80% of my output is sold in a 2inch model..after that the fish are moved to large water..these are fish i am interested in for many reasons..i power feed them and raise the light cycle to 18 hrs of strong light a day..i add krill and seaweed, and FISH EGGS to the mix.
and feed 4 times a day to all fish untill they have bulging stomachs..then poof change massive amounts of water at exact same temp..everything done at the same time of day each day..and within 12 weeks
from hatching the fish are now between 3 and 4 inches depending on the strain, and time of year.. also i have the temp at 80degrees for these grow outs. they grow fastest at this exact temp. Mr Chans temp.
he could put 30 2inch fish in a 20 gallon tank and before u knew it they were 4 inches..packed so tight ..incredible..
M
maxium growth.Of course we know from discus 101..that water with the lowest amount of ammonia etc..will produce the quickest growing fish.One thing we all have learned from my Asian counterparts is heavy heavy water changes..in Asia though the water they use is heavily contaminated with pathogeons..no amount of micron filtration can remove..i had a small RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STATION IN ASIA for many years..i imported from switzerland the state of the art water treatment plant..cost was extreme for this unit..it could produce over 3000 gals a day of DISTILLED LABRATORY GRADE WATER..it worked and my Asian fish were disease free for the most part just like here in states .
I recently closed this station.
i dont use filters for my breeders , i have a AIR DIFUSER in each tank,on low .
my breeders are housed in 15 to 18 gallon modules. made of non porous plastic.I EMPLOY NO CENTRAL SYSTEM OF ANY KIND
except where the FRY ARE RAISED.
for 2 weeks . after that everyone is moved into their own tanks..
I change 90% of the water 3 times a day for the grow outs
i change 90% of the water twice a day for breeders
because of the state of the art LARVAE RAISING EQUIPTMENT I EMPLOY
WATER IN THE SYSTEM GOES THROUGH A TREATMENT PROCESS EVERY HR ON THE HR .very costly little set up...
but in a very small space
i can hold 10000 newly hatched larvae for up to two weeks
in the space of a large floor to ceiling book case
after the fish reach 2inches..which is what i sell mostly .over 80% of my output is sold in a 2inch model..after that the fish are moved to large water..these are fish i am interested in for many reasons..i power feed them and raise the light cycle to 18 hrs of strong light a day..i add krill and seaweed, and FISH EGGS to the mix.
and feed 4 times a day to all fish untill they have bulging stomachs..then poof change massive amounts of water at exact same temp..everything done at the same time of day each day..and within 12 weeks
from hatching the fish are now between 3 and 4 inches depending on the strain, and time of year.. also i have the temp at 80degrees for these grow outs. they grow fastest at this exact temp. Mr Chans temp.
he could put 30 2inch fish in a 20 gallon tank and before u knew it they were 4 inches..packed so tight ..incredible..
M