Re: NANFA-- RE: non-native fish question

BG Granier (shinerscoop_at_bellsouth.net)
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:05:15 -0500

Thanks Guys!

Now my next question is: What's the formula for raising Mammadillo's first
little pink baby armadillo found in the back area of shrubbery? (I called
them Mammadillo and babydillo this morning : ) .

BG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leo Arieux" <HOLLIS1506_at_webtv.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- RE: non-native fish question

> Beeg:
>
> Green water is perfect for 1st food for goldfish fry. Each year, after
> over wintering in my pond (before the water lillies covered most of the
> surface) the algae would turn the water into something similar to pea
> soup, The water would warm up and the goldfish would go into an orgy of
> breeding. I would expect to see fry within a week or so. I did nothing
> other than feed the adults and after about 3 weeks I crushed the pellet
> food that I was feeding the adults to rough power and sprinkled on the
> surface above the hornwort in the pond.
>
> This was sufficient to sustain a few hundred that I culled and sold to
> the LFS
> nearby. They grew rapidly and required further culling which I did after
> several months. Simple but effective, for me , of course YMMV as Wright
> Huntley frequently says.
>
> Have a safe day and stay well,
>
> Leo
>
> ************************************
> Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler'

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