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Post by placerau on Aug 30, 2003 16:09:25 GMT -5
I've been gone a while and its good to see that the board is growing. Good things and bad since I last posted ..... it seems that my surviving angel fry who got the bad microworms failed to develop ventral fins. I had to cull the whole batch. The swords however are doing great. I lucked into 2 tanks, a 75 and a 29, absolutely free!!! I got rid of all of my angel pairs and got some new angels ...... a pair of gold marbles that will be spawning any day now, 5 young albino pearlscales, 4 young koi angels, and 6 black / white blushing crosses.
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Post by Raylene on Aug 30, 2003 19:16:56 GMT -5
Welcome back placerau. Its nice meeting you. Would love to see pics of your new fishies. They sound awesome. Great deal. Its not everyday you get free tanks. Just think of the money you saved. Have a few questions just cos' I don't know the answers. *lol* To cull means you had to dispose of fry, right? How do you do that? How many was in the batch? That must have been heartbreaking. I'm sorry you had to go through that. Well, I hope to see more of you around. ~smile~
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Post by placerau on Aug 30, 2003 22:53:21 GMT -5
Ahh culling ........... the saddest part about breeding fish. Yes, culling is killing. I have read many different views on how to dispose of dying fish. I'm gonna take some heat for this, but I flush them. I originally lost half my batch to bad microworms (about 75 fish). the rest grew missing their ventral fins due to the bad organisms in the microworms. I lost a total of about 150 fish. It was my saddest day yet as an aquarist. I'll try to get some pics up soon of my new angels and the swords.
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Post by Raylene on Aug 30, 2003 23:52:35 GMT -5
I knew I had another question. What did you do with the angel pair that you had? Were they culled too?
Oh, and what causes the microworms? Do you know? The only thing about flushing dead fish is their disease gets in the sewer system where beleive it or not animals live. Ugh.
Gee, that sure was alot that you lost. Again, I'm sorry. ~hugs~
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Post by placerau on Aug 31, 2003 16:11:20 GMT -5
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Post by Raylene on Aug 31, 2003 16:23:04 GMT -5
Sorry if I sound a little stupid here, but the koi and the gold marble pair sure do resemble each other. Is it just my old eyes playing tricks on me? ~smile~ Thank you for sharing their pictures. Thats kind of scary about growing those microworms. I read somewhere about them but forget where now. How would you know if you grew the culture too long? Can they be tested to make sure they're okay? Sorry for loading you up with questions. Have a good day hon. ~hugs~
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Post by placerau on Aug 31, 2003 22:35:48 GMT -5
Raylene, I'm happy to answer your questions. The difference between the koi and the gold marble is the blushing gene. Notice the red color around the kois' gills. Koi is a cross between a gold marble and a white blushing. As far as the microworms ........ A culture is generally good for about one week. The first indication of an old culture is the smell. The microworms were basically an idea that I tried in order to save money and it was obviously a disaster. From now on my angel fry will get only bbs.
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Post by Raylene on Sept 1, 2003 13:46:12 GMT -5
Thanks Placerau. ~hugs~
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Post by Heather on Sept 2, 2003 0:06:49 GMT -5
Hey placerau! Long time no hear LOL Anyways sorry to hear about all that culling going on I was looking at those pics and you got some beautiful fish there! I've never kept Angels or anything, but those are very pretty! I hope to hear good news from these new ones
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Post by SaraEvans1Fan on Sept 2, 2003 12:01:58 GMT -5
Hey placer,
I have read that every albino goes blind.
anyway nice ter hear frum you!!!!!!
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Post by placerau on Sept 3, 2003 9:36:17 GMT -5
Its not true that they go blind, but they do have poor eyesight. That is the main reason that they are so hard to breed, the young fry have a hard time finding food.
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Post by SaraEvans1Fan on Sept 3, 2003 9:59:27 GMT -5
So, Are you going to try and breed them?
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Post by Raylene on Sept 3, 2003 10:08:28 GMT -5
Its not true that they go blind, but they do have poor eyesight. That is the main reason that they are so hard to breed, the young fry have a hard time finding food. That is so sad. Bless thier little hearts. Is there a particular reason why this fish has such poor eyesight? ~hugs~
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Post by placerau on Sept 4, 2003 9:22:59 GMT -5
Yes, I will try ro breed them. I think their poor eyesight has to do with a lack of pigment affecting the way light enters their eyes. All true albinos have red eyes.
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Post by Heather on Sept 4, 2003 12:10:28 GMT -5
Wow I didn't know that! Learn something new every day!
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