Does anyone know if the young will eat pellets? The tank I'm keeping them
in is infested with Malaysian livebearing snails, so I don't know if they're
eating or not.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Nunziata" <epiplaty_at_tampabay.rr.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- More on golden shiners
> They love the stuff. I net out duckweed once a week from the killie tanks
> and feed it to the Flagfish as a treat. It is gone in 24 hours and it
seems
> to enhance their colors.
>
> Charlie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Bock" <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- More on golden shiners
>
>
> > I've got flagfish now, but haven't tried them on duckweed. They don't
> > bother any of the other plants I keep.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ty Hall" <tyhall_at_mia.net>
> > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 4:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: NANFA-- More on golden shiners
> >
> >
> > > In my experience Florida Flag Fish (jordanella floridae) do a good job
> on
> > Duckweed
> > > as well. I'm not sure how they are on the other plants in the tank. I
> have
> > never
> > > kept them in a planted tank. I simply added Duckweed for them as a
> treat.
> > >
> > > Ty
> > >
> > > Bob Bock wrote:
> > >
> > > > I thought about trying them again, because of how brightly colored
the
> > wild
> > > > ones that I caught were. When I'd heard about their eating
duckweed,
> > then
> > > > that clinched me. Just when I think my tanks are cleared of the
> stupid
> > > > stuff, it's back again.
> > > >
> > > > I've circulated some feeder goldfish through the tanks to get rid of
> the
> > > > stuff--they do a good job, but eventually get big and start eating
the
> > > > plants, as well. And it was either the gold fish or the Vietnamese
> > minnow
> > > > that ate the java fern down to the ribs!
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