Monthly Tropheus Fry List

[geoff_tropheus]

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all mine are sold..sorry..

[eklikewhoa]

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I got some green tea from China.

I'm a lazy SOb..... there's a canned Iced Green Tea now and it's soooo delicious!

[eklikewhoa]

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Update....

I have a new miracle supplement I am using in my Ilangi tank.

Most of my females have spit now which were about half of the colony and I see fry scattered throughout the rocks like ants on the trash can. Been watching 3 females actually brood their fry for the past week or so and witnessed two more new holds last night after doing a water change.

I don't plan on removing fry anytime soon till they are a bit larger so I can charge more for them or just not remove them at all.

[Stas]

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Whats the supplement? Don't say you have 1 and not say what it is.  

[eklikewhoa]

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LOVE

   8)

[eklikewhoa]

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It's actually a different approach to husbandry then the norm you hear from the old timer troph hobbyist.

[Zulaab]

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Steve -- what I believe EK is referring to is the fact that unlike most people, EK drains (YES DRAINS IT to there is less than 2% water left) and then refills twice a week his tanks.  Because of the high amount of fresh water introduced into the system constantly his fish breeds like rabbits... then again a 3/40 ratio doesnt hurt either

[eklikewhoa]

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Simple water changes have kept them alive.... but I have been doing other things to make them flourish!

[eklikewhoa]

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I have changed a few things I do and not sure which it is but they are breeding like rabbits!

The males have been putting the females to work and there has been non-stop breeding and over half my females were holding at one point. Now the males are putting the females on a cycle cause the other females are holding now.

[semper]

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youll be rich in no time Ek

[eklikewhoa]

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Not in it to be rich.... common misconception....



getting rich off fish  

[semper]

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so what is your ratio

m/f

[eklikewhoa]

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4:37

I think husbandry has more effect on the breeding though.... when I had the Ulwiles the ratio was suppose to be like 1:3 and those guys pumped out a tremendous amount of fry for me. I think they paid for themselves twice in the time I had them and I was selling them for like $6ea.

[eklikewhoa]

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So can I count on your vote there semper?  

[semper]

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#7 it is