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

Stan Perkins (stanperkins_at_academicplanet.com)
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:27:19 -0500

Dog food is what we used in the lab. Dried dog food soaked in water. In the
wild they feed on grubs, insects and earthworms. Place a lot of hay in their
cage or pen. They like to burrow and are very shy.

Good luck,

Stan Perkins
----- Original Message -----
From: "BG Granier" <shinerscoop_at_bellsouth.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- RE: non-native fish question

> 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
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> 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
> >
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