Picked up a few baby kelberi

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FishNCash said:
Cohazard, are they in with any other fish?

wow you are very dedicated. That sounds like a lot of work. I normally just drop a chunk of BW in to feed the grow outs.
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That's just one of the ways to pellet train them, it normally just takes a few days of this before they start accepting pellets, and once they're on pellets, things are easier and growth is faster.
 
Gangster, I appreciate the advice and i will try it.

Isde, i got two'bahia', and 5 'araguaia'.

Joe, nothing else in the tank, not taking chances bro.

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Cohazard said:
Gangster, I appreciate the advice and i will try it.

Isde, i got two'bahia', and 5 'araguaia'.

Joe, nothing else in the tank, not taking chances bro.

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Sounds like a great future group!
Use that method. It works great! Takes a couple minutes to prepare. But saves you time in the long run and gets em eating what you want.
 
gangster said:
Sounds like a great future group!
Use that method. It works great! Takes a couple minutes to prepare. But saves you time in the long run and gets em eating what you want.
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I tried it tonight and it worked perfect!

I have been feeding them bloodworms only since I got them, just to make sure they ate well while they settled in.

Tonight, I prepared the food the way you recommended. I used Hikari Fancy Goldfish pellets (purple bag) because I like the color enhancers, and the pellets are small so that when I do switch them over to pellets only, they will have a small pellet that they are used to the flavor of.

I made the paste like consistency, and began feeding with the spoon sitting on the surface of the water.

I released a little bit at a time into the water, and I could tell they were getting excited over the smell of the worms, but the sinking pellet chunks fell faster than the worms, and they started attacking them.

I had tried offering the pellets whole, and only a couple of the bass 'tasted' them but spit out. Now, most of them were eating the tiny pieces and eating the worms.

The more I fed ,the more they started eating the pellet chunks while waiting for the worms to come off the spoon.

They are all really fat right now, and the largest one started displaying aggression. I'm a little nervous because the two smallest are like half an inch smaller than the three biggest (different batches). Hopefully everything is alright.
 
Very nice looking..i think i got bit by the Cichla Bug !!..Researching first
 
Cohazard said:
Which is the hybrid, and between what? There's at least some kelberi blood in there I hope.

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I'm kidding....all looks like they are what they are.


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Cohazard said:
I tried it tonight and it worked perfect!

I have been feeding them bloodworms only since I got them, just to make sure they ate well while they settled in.

Tonight, I prepared the food the way you recommended. I used Hikari Fancy Goldfish pellets (purple bag) because I like the color enhancers, and the pellets are small so that when I do switch them over to pellets only, they will have a small pellet that they are used to the flavor of.

I made the paste like consistency, and began feeding with the spoon sitting on the surface of the water.

I released a little bit at a time into the water, and I could tell they were getting excited over the smell of the worms, but the sinking pellet chunks fell faster than the worms, and they started attacking them.

I had tried offering the pellets whole, and only a couple of the bass 'tasted' them but spit out. Now, most of them were eating the tiny pieces and eating the worms.

The more I fed ,the more they started eating the pellet chunks while waiting for the worms to come off the spoon.

They are all really fat right now, and the largest one started displaying aggression. I'm a little nervous because the two smallest are like half an inch smaller than the three biggest (different batches). Hopefully everything is alright.
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Very good to hear. Keep it up and they'll be eating pellets in no time.

Keep an eye on the smaller ones....make sure they dont get left behind in size. Or you will need to seperate them. But its always better if they can stay together.
 
Cohazard said:
I tried it tonight and it worked perfect!

I have been feeding them bloodworms only since I got them, just to make sure they ate well while they settled in.

Tonight, I prepared the food the way you recommended. I used Hikari Fancy Goldfish pellets (purple bag) because I like the color enhancers, and the pellets are small so that when I do switch them over to pellets only, they will have a small pellet that they are used to the flavor of.

I made the paste like consistency, and began feeding with the spoon sitting on the surface of the water.

I released a little bit at a time into the water, and I could tell they were getting excited over the smell of the worms, but the sinking pellet chunks fell faster than the worms, and they started attacking them.

I had tried offering the pellets whole, and only a couple of the bass 'tasted' them but spit out. Now, most of them were eating the tiny pieces and eating the worms.

The more I fed ,the more they started eating the pellet chunks while waiting for the worms to come off the spoon.

They are all really fat right now, and the largest one started displaying aggression. I'm a little nervous because the two smallest are like half an inch smaller than the three biggest (different batches). Hopefully everything is alright.
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Good job, and once they're completely on pellets everythings much easier.....just do your waterchanges, feed'em and watch'em grow and they'll be stunners in no time.
 
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