8 Goliath 5 Vittatus update log

[West1]

Imo, the trick to getting off live is the amount of feeders you give WHEN you feed live.

Back when I had ATF's, I started starving on day #2. Day#1 was 1-2 minnows per ATF.
If you feed small amounts, it gets their curiosity deeper.

I recommend starving for 3 weeks at the size you have. I would also add some type of peaceful tank mate that will eat the small amount of dried food offered daily (or no tank mate and just remove uneaten food after 20min).

The trick to getting off live food is in the Hand that Feeds

 

[ekkhoo]

Update of my packs of GATF and VATF. Unfortunately 3 VATF have gone missing. Unable to locate their corpses. It will remain as a mystery.

Currently all of them are still doing fine together. GATF is growing slightly faster than VATF. Growth rate is around 0.6 inches per month. Don’t really know what’s their size now. My estimate for the largest GATF to be around 1 feet.

 

[kno4te]

Nice pack there.

 

[ekkhoo]

Imo, the trick to getting off live is the amount of feeders you give WHEN you feed live.

Back when I had ATF's, I started starving on day #2. Day#1 was 1-2 minnows per ATF.
If you feed small amounts, it gets their curiosity deeper.

I recommend starving for 3 weeks at the size you have. I would also add some type of peaceful tank mate that will eat the small amount of dried food offered daily (or no tank mate and just remove uneaten food after 20min).

The trick to getting off live food is in the Hand that Feeds

Thanks for the wonderful input! But I’ve given up on dead food, it’s just not working for me. Too many ATF died because of this. Some starve to dead, some being killed by others, some tried to jump out and knock to death.

 

[ekkhoo]

Nice pack there.

Thanks man! Heard a lot of people saying when they reaches 2 feet, they tend to prefer to be alone thus more aggression might be expected and let’s hope not.

 

[moe214]

Thanks for the wonderful input! But I’ve given up on dead food, it’s just not working for me. Too many ATF died because of this. Some starve to dead, some being killed by others, some tried to jump out and knock to death.

So what have you been feeding? Most people experience seems to consist of gatf being left behind in growth and then bullied usually to death. Which species seems more dominant in your care? They look good.

 

[ekkhoo]

So what have you been feeding? Most people experience seems to consist of gatf being left behind in growth and then bullied usually to death. Which species seems more dominant in your care? They look good.

Thanks man! Currently feeding them African catfish. Sometimes tilapia when I need them to clean up the algae build up in my tank. I would say equally dominant for now. Maybe VATF being outnumbered that’s why being passive? But I had 5 VATF to begin with but now left two only. They are all pretty peaceful and quite respectful to each other atm. Growth rate wise, only the two largest GATF have noticeable slight faster growth rate. The rest of VATF and GATF had the same growth rate.

 

[sunnysjourney]

They all look amazing. Great work!

 

[ekkhoo]

They all look amazing. Great work!

Thank you so much!

 

[fishtankphil]

Looking good bud. How big is their tank?