well my "fry experiment" seems to have failed

I had 10 in an aquarium feeeding brine shrimp
and another 10 or so still in the kiddie pool with algae varios pond
bugs fed powdered fish food
the rest still in the Koi pond

the ones in the Koi pond are nearing and innch long and starting to show
color
the other two batches did not grow at all the aquarium group is still a
quarter in long after nearly three weeks

thy are now in the veggie filter probably with the most available food stuff

so we will see how they do in comparison to the ones in the Koi pond.

I will try to post again near the end of august as to who grows best now

--





John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

never miss a good oportunity to shut up

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

johnrutz wrote:
well my "fry experiment" seems to have failed

I had 10 in an aquarium feeeding brine shrimp
and another 10 or so still in the kiddie pool with algae varios pond
bugs fed powdered fish food
the rest still in the Koi pond

the ones in the Koi pond are nearing and innch long and starting to show
color
the other two batches did not grow at all the aquarium group is still a
quarter in long after nearly three weeks

thy are now in the veggie filter probably with the most available food stuff

so we will see how they do in comparison to the ones in the Koi pond.

I will try to post again near the end of august as to who grows best now

This is not suprising. The pond has the largest volume of water and
therefore likely had the most stable water quality of the 3 environments.
Prime water quality is needed to get fry growing at good rates. This is
why many hobbyists who breed fry (for any kind of fish) are very diligent
with water changes in fry tanks. They do frequent partial water changes or
they have some sort of automatic water changer to maintain good water
quality. Even if the food source is high quality, if the water is not
pristine (in terms of nitrates and other similar measures), growth rate
will be reduced. This came as a frequent problem for me with my last batch
of cichlid fry because my tap water is far from pristine (high nitrates)
and it was hard to reduce nitrates enough to get good growth. Currently
planning the indoor equivalent of a veggie filter tank for next batches of
fry in order to overcome this issue.

On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 13:01:48 -0600
johnrutz wrote:

well my "fry experiment" seems to have failed

....
John Rutz

Dang, John, from the subject line I thought you were trying to destroy a
Windows box!

Cybe -willing to help

Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 13:01:48 -0600
johnrutz wrote:


well my "fry experiment" seems to have failed


...

John Rutz


Dang, John, from the subject line I thought you were trying to destroy a
Windows box!

Cybe -willing to help




-- actualy Cyb I did --- day before yesterday, its so dang easy to do
:-) penquin power ;-)





John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

never miss a good oportunity to shut up

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

I respectfully beg to differ with you, Cybe -- Windows XP *fries* the mind
& shreds the patience of people who try to install it! The hardware remains
intact, it just has no brain -- rather like me when I made the mistake of
trying to configure not 1, not 2, BUT 3 computers with Win XP on the same
weekend!!!!! (We'd just bought a laptop with XP, so I thought, "Hey, we
should all be on the same platform, eh, wot?" )

Actually, installing & tweaking XP was *nothing* to the chaos that ensued
when my hubby attempted to actually *use* the CD-burner in his computer
(trying to save a large Word file) -- a few too many programs open caused
his computer to totally crash, resulting in a trip to the Gateway store, and
2-3 days of non-productive time (a very bad thing for a self-employed guy
for whom time is money).

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC






"Cybe R. Wizard" wrote in message
news:20030728100104.7da993e6.cyber_wizard@mindspri ng.com...
On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 13:01:48 -0600
johnrutz wrote:

well my "fry experiment" seems to have failed

...
John Rutz

Dang, John, from the subject line I thought you were trying to destroy a
Windows box!

Cybe -willing to help

I can empathise: I tried to upgrade my work computer using ME to XP Pro so I
could help my boss (who just got a computer with XP on it). Talk about
FUBAR! The programs were there, I just couldn't access them! File
associations went to hell in a handbasket. I ended up having to call a
consultant in to fix my machine because I couldn't take the days to figure
it out myself, and I needed it NOW. And I'm not a complete idiot with
computers (not a genious, but not a newbie, either!) Pray for me: I have to
buy another computer for the office later today and configure it, complete
with file transfers!

Lee
"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
.com...
I respectfully beg to differ with you, Cybe -- Windows XP *fries* the
mind
& shreds the patience of people who try to install it! The hardware
remains
intact, it just has no brain -- rather like me when I made the mistake
of
trying to configure not 1, not 2, BUT 3 computers with Win XP on the same
weekend!!!!! (We'd just bought a laptop with XP, so I thought, "Hey, we
should all be on the same platform, eh, wot?" )

Actually, installing & tweaking XP was *nothing* to the chaos that ensued
when my hubby attempted to actually *use* the CD-burner in his computer
(trying to save a large Word file) -- a few too many programs open
caused
his computer to totally crash, resulting in a trip to the Gateway store,
and
2-3 days of non-productive time (a very bad thing for a self-employed guy
for whom time is money).

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC






"Cybe R. Wizard" wrote in message
news:20030728100104.7da993e6.cyber_wizard@mindspri ng.com...
On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 13:01:48 -0600
johnrutz wrote:

well my "fry experiment" seems to have failed

...
John Rutz

Dang, John, from the subject line I thought you were trying to destroy a
Windows box!

Cybe -willing to help