Got My ATF's finally!

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Congrats:headbang2
There is not much you can do except add more ATF's. Try to add some fish that look like them? I noticed my boy does not like Fei Feings so try and add a Flagtail (sounds funny though:D).
Maybe some Silver Dollars or Bala Sharks (i will assume Bala Sharks would be best as they swim and look like ATFs).

They will always pick on eachother though. Also... they need to be full all the time to cut back on the gashes/scratches but we all know thats not possible especially when its time to get them off live.

Pics, Pics... or post them through PhotoBucket:D
 
Your trying to get some Dithers for them... i would do 4+ Balas to distract the ATFs.
Do post updates on them as i always thought about Balas as Juvi Dithers for ATFs but never got enough ATFs to try it.

If you get one, i think he would jump further than they are known to Lol
Missing scales are normal when Shipping. They will grow back in maybe 3-4 days.
I would leave the lights off for a day or so and toss in some guppies. Maybe a H20 change in a few days... Thats what I do atleast :)
 
Honestly... I would (I did this actually) feed them one hefty feeding then its ARSE from there. As long as a fish eats, they are good right? Thats enough for me Lol.
My first pair of VATFs, I fed them for 2-3 weeks i think... then the starving began. Every ATF after that, 1 big feeding and starving began (Never lost a ATF once they started eating due to training/starving).

What I did was the following.....
Starved for 7 days from the day the last feeder disappeared. Once the 7 days hit, I would toss in a very very small amount of feeders (to me this is the biggest key). A small amount (like maybe 3 minnows per ATF) so they get something in their belly. You are not trying to get them full cause that shortens the 7 day stretch of starving as there is something in there.
Every day that there is no feeders, toss in 1 or 2 small pcs of shrimp/krill etc (whatever you are planing on feeding) and after about 4-6hrs, take it out.
I would make the shrimp splash the water a lil to get their attention.

My first 2 ATFs I was very impatient and it took me 2-3 months to get them off live.
I had a diff one that was broken off live in maybe a week or a little over (I had zero success with any GATF I ever owned). Once the ATFs start spitting out the food... its a matter of time before they SWALLOW:headbang2

I am far from an expert on ATFs but just shared my personal experience on them :)
 
Ok, took a quick snap. I think they're a little bigger than I thought. They're around 4-4.5".

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You should also try to add decor such as plants, driftwood, etc to help the other less dominant tigers hide. Constant fighting will lead to death eventually. Goodluck! :)
 
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