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Im in the process of hatching baby brine shrimp for the first time now, because I want my mandarins to have something better to eat. I agree, seamaidem; I want my fish to thrive instead of just survive. I also want whats best for them. However, I am not going to say that its not possible to keep "happy" mandarins, because mine are just as active as theyve ever been, and more than I thought they would be for fish that are designed for "hopping". Theyre not going crazy, but theyre always courting each other and doing goofy stuff with one another.
Ive heard that baby brine shrimp are a good surrogate for copepods and such; we'll see in about 20 more hours!
On culturing pods, I also have wanted to know if its possible to cultivate them in the same or similar way that you could brine or mysis shrimp, and other such micro-shrimp and inverts. I would love to be able to provide exactly what my mandarins love!
On the adult size thing, I dont know if mine will ever be as big as those in the wild, but I do know that they have grown a bit in my tank on frozen foods. I dont think Im stressing the other half of the nutritional equation enough: GARLIC EXTREME! I know they ate the frozen preps without it, but that very substance may account for their vigor. I mean, thats what is SUPPOSED to do; I use the minimal amount, by the way. And Ive never had any parasites; too bad the stuff doesnt ward off bacterial infections! GARLIC IS GOOD. GARLIC IS YOUR FRIEND, AS LONG AS ITS EXTREME!
GARLIC EXTREME. Cant possibly be hurting anything, unless you super overdose or something...
Hope that my informational pittance helps someone in some way... :|
Ive heard that baby brine shrimp are a good surrogate for copepods and such; we'll see in about 20 more hours!
On culturing pods, I also have wanted to know if its possible to cultivate them in the same or similar way that you could brine or mysis shrimp, and other such micro-shrimp and inverts. I would love to be able to provide exactly what my mandarins love!
On the adult size thing, I dont know if mine will ever be as big as those in the wild, but I do know that they have grown a bit in my tank on frozen foods. I dont think Im stressing the other half of the nutritional equation enough: GARLIC EXTREME! I know they ate the frozen preps without it, but that very substance may account for their vigor. I mean, thats what is SUPPOSED to do; I use the minimal amount, by the way. And Ive never had any parasites; too bad the stuff doesnt ward off bacterial infections! GARLIC IS GOOD. GARLIC IS YOUR FRIEND, AS LONG AS ITS EXTREME!
GARLIC EXTREME. Cant possibly be hurting anything, unless you super overdose or something...
Hope that my informational pittance helps someone in some way... :|