My Fall Collection.....

[JuanTamad]

My Fall Collection.....of feeders

These are invasive exotic cichlids that can be found in most Florida Waterways.

It takes me at least an hour to drive to the LFS and pay anywhere from 15 to 25 cents each for feeders. I can't stock up on LFS bought feeders as most of them die after the first couple of days.

I collect these from the backyard lake. This tank have the surplus cichlids from yesterdays collection trip. Took me about an hour to catch them. There are Uropthalmus, tilapias, and jewels, in this tank. The surplus mosquito fish(es) are in a bigger tank.

It's great fun tracking them down, catching them, and feeding them to my monsters. The best part is it's free.

 

[The TRUST]

LOL! HELL YEA! and feeding those are healthier for the fish too instead of using goldfish!

Are those for the temensis?

 

[JCA]

haha very nice im jealous you can just catch cichlids anywhere!

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

nice!! do you still quarnt. them?

 

[JuanTamad]

LOL! HELL YEA! and feeding those are healthier for the fish too instead of using goldfish!

Are those for the temensis?

Yes sir, and a few of the local PBs I'm growing out, and a couple of monster sized PB I'm keeping.

The Tems are now about 6 inches and split between 2 tanks.

 

[JuanTamad]

nice!! do you still quarnt. them?

Not for the Peacock Bass. They go from the collection bucket to the tank of the PBs. Any leftover are kept in an aerated tub or tank for subsequent days feeding.

A few are kept in a filtered/aerated tank for quarantine for feeding later to some breeding Angels.

 

[redtailfool]

Nice feeders Matt .. Free and not grown up in crowded conditions.

 

[Euge]

wow thats pretty neat. i wish i had a lake in my backyard

 

[davo]

that is pretty cool to be able to have that kind of supply to hand

 

[WyldFya]

Look like pretty decent looking fish, let alone feeders.