Guys i need help and quick !!
- Thread starter Ruolong
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Both fish seemed to have calm down. I don't know what triggered this but i will try to investigate. Either it's the Melafix or the Seachem Flourish, or maybe something else but i will see if it's one of the 2.
They started to eat again, good thing.
The fry are doing ok they are eating some shrimp, crickets and some micro pellets and worms too that i squish so they can eat it.
Some fry got caught on the net that i put on the filter and died so that's why there is not as many, but i'm glad (and not) that i have lost them this way because i was wondering what i would have done with all of those.
They started to eat again, good thing.
The fry are doing ok they are eating some shrimp, crickets and some micro pellets and worms too that i squish so they can eat it.
Some fry got caught on the net that i put on the filter and died so that's why there is not as many, but i'm glad (and not) that i have lost them this way because i was wondering what i would have done with all of those.
Snakeheads don't need melafix to heal up. All they need is stable water conditions. In addition, you don't really need any sort of ferts for yous plants. Your fry provide enough nutrients for your plants. Ferts will not trigger anything from the snakeheads. You also don't need to feed the fry, as mom is feeding them about twice a day. The food you feed won't really do much for them at this point anyways. Also, you really shouldn't use a filter for your fry tank. There a different options(much better for fry) that are much, much cheaper than the filter you are using and killing your fry with. Here's the reason why your snakeheads are fighting. The reason is simple. They are snakeheads, and that's what they do, especially after breeding.
I'm using a Canister Filter at the moment with a fine mesh on top of the intake so they dont get suck in the filter but they get stuck on it sometimes. What should i do ?
I'm just confused because people say that snakehead are messy fish and they need big water change and others say that they need to have to have stable water conditions... but do Amonia, Nitrate and Nitrite affected the snakehead the same way it affect the other fishes
I know that they are air breathers but... confused
3 weeks, i should have the tank but the rest of stuff that i need done will maybe take time.
I need to have my floor braced and get the plants and another filter.
Substrate is on the way and i need to find some drift wood to add in there too.
Look at the sponge filters at both ends of the tank. Total cost (US dollars converted from NT) $20 including air pump, two filters, and airline. I had 300+ fry that were 4-5 cm in there a few months back. Ammonia was 0, nitrite was 0. The plants did most of the filtration. Dwarf snakeheads are not messy eaters. They need very little food, and get fat on a small amount of food. You don't need a canister filter. Plus, sponge filters don't suck up fry, easy to clean, and cost a fraction of the price of your canister filter. Oh, and your new 75 gallon is way overboard for your pair of gachuas. Mine are in a 40 gallon breeder, and that is plenty. Many people have breed them in 20's like yours. You can breed much bigger species of snakeheads in a 75 gallon.
So my 375 GPH Canister Filter is more than enough to accommodate my Channas ?
I've always wanted a big aquarium and i'm getting one, period
My 75G is 48" Long x 20" Wide x 18" High, with from glass made of Starphire and all glass is 3/8".
Now the only thing i need to figure out is what kind of light fixture i need and the bulb that goes with it.
So my 375 GPH Canister Filter is more than enough to accommodate my Channas ?
I've always wanted a big aquarium and i'm getting one, period
My 75G is 48" Long x 20" Wide x 18" High, with from glass made of Starphire and all glass is 3/8".
Now the only thing i need to figure out is what kind of light fixture i need and the bulb that goes with it.
Your filter is overkill for your small tank. If I were you, I would grow up the fry in the 75 gallon. That would be awesome. Anubias, java ferns and moss are all low light plants. Just get a dual bulb T5. T8 would work also, but T5's are much more energy efficient. That is more than enough light for these plants. I'm currently working on a couple of new tanks at the moment myself.
