Just posting a little update of my bass in the 550g. I’ve once again gone through another round of thinning out any growouts and bass I was not fully dedicated to. The final four will be my long term projects but I’ve also left a bit of room for an intermedia pair, (if the moon and stars align one day) a mirianae pair, or another few high quality ocellaris if I find any.
Currently my bass stocklist is:
1x Sp. Brokopondo 12”
1x Sp. Brokopondo 11”
2x Pinima 9.5”
My big Brokopondo is truly my pride and joy with his insane blotching pattern. If I’ve ever had a bromance with a fish, me and him have it. Hopefully one day I’ll get a few fry out of it. He and the other Brokopondo have grown about 6” since receiving them at the end of December and are truly some messy gluttons. My two Pinima are showinge exceptional growth. I got them around the end of February around 6” and was able to convert them from live to pellets in under two weeks. Unfortunately I was never able to help them fully repair their dorsal fins.
In turn with trying to produce the healthiest, most vibrant bass I can, they get fed 6 days a week with a mix of high quality pellets and shrimp, with a snack of pellets in the morning. My filter turns over the tank 9x an hour, and I give them a water change ever 5-7days with nitrates never exceeding 10ppm. Bass are definitely the fish that have always stuck with me. I’m super excited to keep learning about everything they have to offer and attempt to help them thrive to the best of my abilities!
sorry for the dirty water, feeding times can get pretty messy and my background keeps getting knocked over by my catfish haha. Cheers!
Currently my bass stocklist is:
1x Sp. Brokopondo 12”
1x Sp. Brokopondo 11”
2x Pinima 9.5”
My big Brokopondo is truly my pride and joy with his insane blotching pattern. If I’ve ever had a bromance with a fish, me and him have it. Hopefully one day I’ll get a few fry out of it. He and the other Brokopondo have grown about 6” since receiving them at the end of December and are truly some messy gluttons. My two Pinima are showinge exceptional growth. I got them around the end of February around 6” and was able to convert them from live to pellets in under two weeks. Unfortunately I was never able to help them fully repair their dorsal fins.
In turn with trying to produce the healthiest, most vibrant bass I can, they get fed 6 days a week with a mix of high quality pellets and shrimp, with a snack of pellets in the morning. My filter turns over the tank 9x an hour, and I give them a water change ever 5-7days with nitrates never exceeding 10ppm. Bass are definitely the fish that have always stuck with me. I’m super excited to keep learning about everything they have to offer and attempt to help them thrive to the best of my abilities!
sorry for the dirty water, feeding times can get pretty messy and my background keeps getting knocked over by my catfish haha. Cheers!
