Finally got it right

susankat · 08-04-2010, 12:42 AM

I have spent the last year breeding sturisomas (royal twig cats) I had no problem with getting spawns and the eggs hatching, but the problem getting the fry to eat. They are very lazy feeders and will starve to death.

Well I decided to try a different approach instead of keeping the tank glass clean I decided to not clean the glass when doing water changes and left some snails in the tank for added slime on the glass. SUCCESS! I now have 3 hatches in the tank. The youngest being less than a 1/4 inch to the oldest at 4 months being 2 inches. Here are some pics. Excuse the glass, as you can see its pretty dirty. But the tank does get water changes every 2 days.

Shotgun · 08-04-2010, 12:49 AM

congrats! they really are picky eaters when they are fry, but once theyre a few weeks old and mature a little, they will have no problem with food... lol.

TylerT · 08-04-2010, 02:42 AM

are thos worms on the glass? or slime marks?

susankat · 08-04-2010, 03:21 AM

Its slime marks, no worms in the tank.

08-04-2010, 12:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
susankat Pleco n bn breeder n BOSS susankat's Photo Gallery Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,816 Name: Susan Location: Tulsa, Ok Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 1,814 Times Said "Thanks" 1,017 Times Was Thanked 1,601 Times in 1,371 Posts	Finally got it right I have spent the last year breeding sturisomas (royal twig cats) I had no problem with getting spawns and the eggs hatching, but the problem getting the fry to eat. They are very lazy feeders and will starve to death. Well I decided to try a different approach instead of keeping the tank glass clean I decided to not clean the glass when doing water changes and left some snails in the tank for added slime on the glass. SUCCESS! I now have 3 hatches in the tank. The youngest being less than a 1/4 inch to the oldest at 4 months being 2 inches. Here are some pics. Excuse the glass, as you can see its pretty dirty. But the tank does get water changes every 2 days. __________________ SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY YEARS, NOT MONTHS!!! 220 Tank build http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/sta...late-3253.html

08-04-2010, 12:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
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susankat Pleco n bn breeder n BOSS susankat's Photo Gallery Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,816 Name: Susan Location: Tulsa, Ok Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 1,814 Times Said "Thanks" 1,017 Times Was Thanked 1,601 Times in 1,371 Posts	Re: Finally got it right Its slime marks, no worms in the tank. __________________ SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY YEARS, NOT MONTHS!!! 220 Tank build http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/sta...late-3253.html

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