The Barramundi don't eat the Labs, loaches, etc?
And how could I not mention: Incredible pond and assortment of fish!
And how could I not mention: Incredible pond and assortment of fish!
Barratogas Pond
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I was thinking of converting salt water fish to freshwater for awhile now. Mullet was one of the possible fish. Can you tell me how exactly you converted them and what you feed them or any special care they need.
Hankn...I have posted a few details about the pond a few weeks back under "backyard pond pics". The pond is about 25000 ltrs, heated fresh water (23 deg).Pump about 8500 ltrs/ hour through a simple but fairly big (for a backyard pond) koi filter...gravity fed back into the pond via waterfall.Will post a few pics of the filter soon. Fish population is 5 barra, 1 mangrove jack, 1 saratoga, 4 silver perch,several redfin and redtail sharks 2 big male peacock cichlids, 1 big male electric blue and a harem of females, probally a hundred or so electric yellows that breed constantly, guppies, rainbows, bristle nose catties (common and albino), about a dozen clown loaches and a silver dollar...Thanks for your interest.
Flowerpower...thank you for your comments...The barra, jack and toga probally whack a few labs from time to time, but if they do, they dont make any impressiom on the increasing lab population.The rainbow and guppy numbers have decreased since the introduction of the jack and saratoga but are still breeding as are the yabbies.In general the barra dont eat much through the winter and are lazy anyway.They all get a feed every night and dont really have to chase much. the jack lines up for his feed of prawns most nights and the toga prefers his few chunks of pilchard. The barra have belted all the mullet in the last few months...not eaten them, just hammered them.More a natural predatory instinct i think. Nothing seems to worry the loaches as most of them are probally a bit big for the predators. Thanks again for your interest.
hello fatmantechno...The mullet ...we have simply caught them in a thrownet, bought them home in a bucket of saltwater and added a small amount of freshwater every few minutes over about half an hour they usually survive unless they have been damaged in the net. The main thing they have eaten , once they settle in and if the barra dont eat them first, is they nibble on a chunk of pilchard which i usually squash up in my hand or simply toss in the pond for them. Apart from that they just take their chances.Thanks.
greenterra...thanks again, Hope to have some better stuff this summer alltho' some low life local has been into my backyard and cut one of my underwater cameras off and stolen it... Have just got a new dog !!!
How is your pond going ?....Cheers.
How is your pond going ?....Cheers.
barratoga;3412994; said:
If you mean the 800g tank, it's going great
I hope the new dog bites.
Nothing worse then a low life thief
Greenterra...I did mean your 800g tank, not pond.happy it is going great ...any more pics coming up ?.greenterra;3413007;3413007 said:If you mean the 800g tank, it's going great
I hope the new dog bites.
The lowlifes had a crack at my barra with a garden trowel...fortunately no disaster. I hope the dog bites too....cheers.
