Bucket Hatchery?

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• Oct 25, 2008

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Tolak said:

If you are from Scotland odds are you already have softer water with a bit lower pH. This is an advantage to breeding rams. Provide some caves to spawn in, live food if you can get it, and daily water changes of about 10% with water that is a few degrees cooler. When the fry hatch feed freshly hatched baby brine shrimp.

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WOW. 2 AM? Im a teenager and i would die staying up that late!


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I may take a while before they breed. They dont just get added to a tank and decide to breed , especially when they are as delicate as rams. It may take weeks, even months. Or it could a week. You never know. Just feed them high protein flake and do frequent w/c and they will eventually breed.

 

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• Oct 25, 2008

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That's a tough call to make, I wish I could schedule fish's spawning routine. Best thing to get them breeding is live food high in protein, cooler water changes, plenty of cover in the tank, and as with many species limit activity around the tank.

 

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• Oct 25, 2008

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do u know if Crushed tetra prima is ok for them?

 

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Sure, but they will need more than that.

 

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• Oct 25, 2008

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if i grow some daphnia would that do the trick?

 

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• Oct 25, 2008

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what do you think about using a powerhead instead?

 

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• Oct 26, 2008

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• Oct 26, 2008

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why dont you attach the heater to the side with a heater holder. but it looks good as you have brilliant water flow around the heater

 

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• Oct 26, 2008

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it might weaken the bucket with its heat..

 

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• Oct 26, 2008

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fifefish said:

it might weaken the bucket with its heat..

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is this true?

 

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• Oct 28, 2008

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What do you think..
i made a special holder just for my bucket

 

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• Oct 28, 2008

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• Oct 28, 2008

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With DIY Halide type light

 

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• Oct 28, 2008

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Looks fine, as long as the current isn't too strong for the fry. The light isn't needed, though add in some plants and algae covered rocks and it gives the fry something to nibble at.

 

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• Oct 28, 2008

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it is cycling with java moss a rock and daphnia and such creatures like that..the power head is fairly weak..oh yeh and the light is for algae grow and just to keep an eye on things..