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vegeboyz wrote:Thanks for the idea, but sorry to say I did that already.
My bro suggested the same thing. So I empty the water, sterilize the stone, plant, everything, full tap water in the tank, treat it, leave it to stale for about 4 weeks, had the filter running, I waited so long that I forgot about the aquarium. Then I buy 2 cheap fish (for $15) put them in, they last about a month to 5 weeks then one bepp, then the other went soon after.....
Mayaroman wrote:Fishman... the glow zebras were patented yes.... but that didnt stop people from breeding them.... they would carry fwd the colour when bred... only 50 % would have the colour...25% would come back like original zebras... and 25% would die ted as a result of having 2 gene for the glow trait... glow zebras were simply created by injecting the fertilized egg with a gene from a glowing sea anemo (sp.)....they dont inject a live baby fry.... um not sure about mixing the clours to breed what would happen.. any one tried this?
Razkal wrote:^there's a guy in five rivers, arouca breeding the pink and green ones, not sure if he had orange/yellow, but he breeds them regularly with no issue (except some in-breeding issues the original creators of the variety would have probably overdone to keep the colouration uniform and heritable..), the inbreeding problem just resulted in some of the fry having bent spines...the guy i speak off is very knowledgeable and got rid of this issue at first detection by introducing more parent stock to increase the gene pool he's working with...some good sheit
can arrange a contact, but lemme check with my contact for him first.
...encouragement ...deffinately gonna try
JoeZwalez wrote:vegeboyz, I saw your other post in the ole talk forum and you mentioned that you use rainwater in your tank. That is your problem right there! I have done a few experiments with rainwater in indoor tanks and trust me it leads to disaster. Rainwater is NOT PH stable! The whitey stuff on the fish as they die is the slime coat of the fish being stripped away as the water acidifies. The bacteria takes hold and then ....dead fish! My recommendations are:
1. Avoid rainwater in indoor setups. If you must use a 3:1 ratio of tap water to rainwater. Collect the water in open air as opposed to off the roof (dissolved metals, rust etc)
2. invest in a Ph test kit (a good one is about $30-$40 TT). Fritz and Tetra are the brands that I use.
3. If you must use rainwater indoors (and I cant think of why!), choose fish that are tolerant of a wide range of PH values. Bear in mind PH is a logarithmic scale, so a ph of 5.0 is 10 times more acidic that a ph of 6.0.
Try this in conjunction with what was recommended before on tank cycling and you'll be fine. PM me if you have any questions or want more info
JM wrote:WHat allows out door setups to be stable?!
JoeZwalez wrote:JM wrote:WHat allows out door setups to be stable?!
I didnt write the book on this but through reading and a little experimentation, i think it has to do with the levels of dissolved CO & CO2. In an outdoor setup, there is a much larger surface area for gaseous exchange. In my outdoor setups, i use "bottom" overflows which ensures the rainwater that falls in replaces the more stagnant water at the bottom on the pond. I also add natural stone (and a little dirt mixed with activated carbon in a pot ). This is said to do two things. it removes dissolved impurities (via carbon) and adds essential trace elements/minerals (via soil and stone) essential for healthy fish and plants.
That blessing of the trace elements can be a curse. Rain water is naturally acid and the Ph is affected significantly by dissolved organics and ammonia levels. One element that affects our water is aluminium and when the Ph drops below 6, aluminium becomes water soluble and hence toxic to the fish.
Good advice her Fishman, I'd like to try this someday. How do you sex the fish tho?Fishman wrote:Hey Chris, I have successfully bred zebras. They are actually very easy to breed.
Just put a few males and females in a tank with a mesh divider or marbles on the bottom. The fish will chase each other and spawn early in the morning. The reason for the divider or marbles is so the eggs fall between the spaces and the fish cannot eat them. They will eat the eggs if given the chance. After they have bred, just remove the fish from the aquarium and wait for the eggs to hatch. Keep an eye on the eggs for fungus though.
The fish that you posted are genetically altered zebras. As far as i know they have some sort of patent on the process too and so to stop people from breeding them they make the fish sterile. Or at least so i heard.
Other companies sell dyed fish which are seen by many in the fish trade as inhumane as the fish are actually injected with dye.
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a ph contact & location would be reall helpful
