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carphunter57

Does this help? http://fish.mongabay.com/biotope.htm

carphunter57

I have seen similar topics on here before and find it odd that Clowns have such poor growth rates in general, my own experience is somewhat different.

My loaches where bought 18 months a go and averaged 3/4" (2cms ish) all are now over 3" most are over 4 and the biggest pushing 5", I have just ...

carphunter57

Youngsters can grow fast when they have been treated to kill internal parasites. I got some that were barely an inch, and treated them. They reached 2" (doubled in size, and a lot fatter) in less than a year.
After that they slowed down. I have had them about 3 or 4 years and they are about 4"+ now ...

carphunter57

Yes, most likely the krill meal is the main trigger in the feed response.
I feed New Life Spectrum to my clown loaches and they go after it in a frenzy. (main ingredient is south antarctic krill meal) Both astaxanthin and canthaxanthin can also be found in natural feedstuffs, such as shrimp, krill ...

carphunter57

Hi carphunter57,

The ingredients list is as follows:

Fish meal, krill meal, starch, fish oil, wheat flour, dried seaweeds meal, spirulina, brewers dried yeast, enzyme, astaxanthin, canthaxanthin, DL-methionine, L-lysine, vitamin A oil, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, menadione sodium ...

carphunter57

Can anybody let me know what is in these pellets please. I've had a look on the website but it just gives a nutritional break down.

The reason I ask is because I have an interest in fish nutrition, in a former life I made specialist Carp and Barbel baits and have a pretty good understanding of what ...

carphunter57

Wow! did i read that right? carnivore pellets £6.45 for 2 ozs!!!!!!

What exactly is in them for that price and how much are the mega pellets?

carphunter57

Quick google translation.

April 22, 2008
A breeding Schmerle to the Myanmar-Zwergschmerle (Yunnanilus sp.) A breeding Schmerle to the Myanmar-Zwergschmerle (Yunnanilus sp.)
Category: BSSW report, husbandry and breeding, loaches - Marc - 10:37 pm Category: BSSW report, husbandry and breeding ...

carphunter57

You should be able to pick up 19mm ID (21.5 OD)overflow pipe and connectors from any half decent hardware shop (often cheaper that B&Q etc).

or http://www.screwfix.com/cats/101311/Plu ... ste-System if you want to buy online.

carphunter57

Cheers Keith.

hope this works

daylight mode

Give me the moonlight.

Shows off the elastic bands a treat.

carphunter57

Photos are now tidied up. How the hell do you put them up for view?????

carphunter57

Well the saga continues.

Managed to get the cover glasses cut from another source, no questions asked as to usage, so no lies told. :lol: :lol: my measuring was pretty damned accurate, bit of a phew moment cos there is less than a mm of clearance on the sides. Almost a cock-up :shock: :shock ...

carphunter57

How is this for a bit of madness....

I went into our local hardware shop today, to get a couple of cover glasses cut for the tank. I gave them the measurements and asked if they could take a corner off the sheets of glass, to allow access for heater wires etc.

They asked why I needed the corner ...

carphunter57

Job change has gone very smoothly thus far thanks Helen. Less hours, much less stress (although I do need a bit to get me motivated) and more money. :D :D

Did some work on the tank at the weekend, between family commitments and if I say so myself it's looking pretty damned good.

I have picked up ...

carphunter57

Well. the tank has taken longer than expected to get up and running.

The new job put paid to any additional spends on essential bits and bobs to get the job done. Did not expect to have to go 8 weeks between last employers pay cheque and new employers pay cheque. But normality has now returned and ...

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