New to Polypterus - Substrate Advice!

[ShanerBock888]

out of curiosity, does anyone know if wc polypterus are more likely to breed than cb? Was thinking today that I now have 2 delhezi and I'm pretty sure one is male and the other is female, and it would be pretty cool to try to breed them down the road so I got to thinking about the advantages of wc vs cb breeding. I assume that the quality of the offspring would be higher if their parents were wc. But I don't know if wc are more likely to breed because they're wc, or if the shock of going from the wild to captivity might make them less likely to breed.

Anyone have any info?

 

[Polyaddict86]

No idea

tlindsey

 

[ShanerBock888]

maybe I'll get a pair of wc del's and see who does the deed first and who makes prettier babies haha

 

[tlindsey]

No idea

tlindsey

I think if the environment is favorable I don't believe it would matter wc/cb or wc/wc but agree better genetics with the wc pair.

 

[ShanerBock888]

I think if the environment is favorable I don't believe it would matter wc/cb or wc/wc but agree better genetics with the wc pair.

cool, thanks

 

[ShanerBock888]

All of my poly are about to be moved to a new tank that has a 4'x2' footprint, want to use the original floramax as a substrate but don't know how much I need. I know there are formulas to figure out how much sand/gravel you need, but floramax seems like it probably has a different consistency. Anyone have an idea of how many 15-lb bags I'll need? or maybe how big the 15-lb bag is compared to a typical 50lb bag of sand?

 

[jaws7777]

Google it i forgot which website has the sand calculator. Will come up on the first hit. I dont know how accrurate it is but should be a decent ball park figure

 

[ShanerBock888]

oh wow, just found one that has every major substrate. I've always used sand and never actual aquarium substrate so this hasn't ever been an issue. Thanks

 

[clm08k]

All of my poly are about to be moved to a new tank that has a 4'x2' footprint, want to use the original floramax as a substrate but don't know how much I need. I know there are formulas to figure out how much sand/gravel you need, but floramax seems like it probably has a different consistency. Anyone have an idea of how many 15-lb bags I'll need? or maybe how big the 15-lb bag is compared to a typical 50lb bag of sand?

In my opinion, 1lb per gallon typically will give you a 1 inch inch bed. 2pounds/gallon 2" inch bed. Start with 1lb/gallon and go from there. For plants, it doesn't hurt to have more. size of a 15lb bag is about 12inches by 13inches and maybe like 1 inch thick(about the size of a textbook). However, not too familiar with the original Flora Max. Could be slightly off with my dimensions.

 

[Vancouver_98683]

I have the floramax natural mixed with gravel. I don't know how many lbs I used but the 1 lb per gallon rule looks to be a good start.