Goldies In Black Tank & 24/7 Lights
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Aro camoflage themselves according to their place of living. This is their natural way to blend in.T1KARMANN;3655208; said:i would also like to hear the answer as if they are high grade then should they be crossed already
or does the white tank have that much of a impact as the aro would not be in a all white setting in the wild
This is the reason why we breeder will keep our crossback in white FGT since day one to encourage them to develop their shine faster in this controlled enviroment. If we were to keep them in black tank since day one, their shine development will be extremely slow. And keeping those undeveloped crossback in black tank setting with lights on, their development will be slowed down to almost not able to develop the top crossing if they are been kept in there for too long. By nature, most of them doesnt show top crossing because if they are crossed, they will look shiny and easily detected by predectors. Same thing goes to the brooders usually in our pond. Those you see which are fully crossed and well developed are usually been groomed properly before releasing into the ponds. Thus this will make people think that those are extremely good quality brooders which will cross in pond. Many only hear from alot in the net but didnt really witness all the fish way of development stage by stage like us who are doing breeding and grooming in this line. This is a touchy issue for us to explain that much details to people.
Another thing which some may hear is crossback if been kept in white FGT too long will hinder it's future colouration is untrue. We in the farm have done expriements to break this myth. End of the day, it's the genes that determind the colouration. In fact, for those hobbyists who have visited me in the farm, I will show them my stocks in white FGT and all are surprise how gold they are in there.
To put it simple, the genes play a big part.Hope this help.
It's more or less like a black tank. But my advise, for people who still wish their crossback to continue to develop higher shine in coloured tank is best to have the base white. The logic is simple, if the base is pale, the top of the aro got to follow to camoflage. If the base is dark, the top will follow suit.Hao;3656825; said:
Just to clarify, info I gave are base on my own findings in the farm and home keeping. Many may heard alot from some traders or whoever farm they support thus may not agree with what I said. It's all about keeping an open mind and if possible, try out what I said with your aro and see if my saying make sense or just some talk the talk.
Some simple trail you can try is :
For better colour (Provided the fish genes is good)
Black tank with black base as well. Lights on 24/7 for T8 and 12 hours daily for T5 and above light sets. Work best on reds. But this kinda setting will make the undeveloped gold to show a drop of shine development timing. Alternatively, you can have the 3 side black and the base white for the crossback to encourage it to develop higher shine still and colour still as good but not as good as full black tank though.
Some simple trail you can try is :
For better colour (Provided the fish genes is good)
Black tank with black base as well. Lights on 24/7 for T8 and 12 hours daily for T5 and above light sets. Work best on reds. But this kinda setting will make the undeveloped gold to show a drop of shine development timing. Alternatively, you can have the 3 side black and the base white for the crossback to encourage it to develop higher shine still and colour still as good but not as good as full black tank though.
very good and interesting advice given thanks..have you guys got any trade secret's on getting dat's to colour up?
