Question about red bellies?

[redbellyPirahna4]

for a breeder setup, a tank with a foam pad over the filter intake and a small flower pot or two for them to spawn in should be plenty for them to get in the mood, a breeding pair of convicts should breed like crazy. males are usually darker and have longer fins and females usually have a bit of orange or pink on their sides. they usually start breeding within a couple weeks. convicts also do a great job at not only not eating their young, but also protecting them, but it would be wise to have a separate tank for their offspring to be moved into after a bit so as to not overcrowd the breeder setup.

thanks i will start to set up a tank 2marro because i think i have 2 10 gallon tanks just laying around empty and i will take a ride to aquarium adventures by my house to see if they got any convicts and should the temp b around 80 F

 

[JoeDizzleMPLS]

yup, that should work, and once they start breeding, there will be no stopping them, you should have more than you know what to do with.

 

[koop171]

it is pretty common knowledge in fish keeping circles that goldfish should be avoided in a healthy diet. there are far too many healthy options out there to have to feed goldfish.

all i was stating is that there is NO stated nutritional values for gold listed anywhere so this does not mean that they are good or bad all this means is that no on has ever really looked into it more then likly b/c of how unkept they are in the LFS holding tanks if there was stated material that says there is lil to no nutritional value then i would totally agreee to NOT feed golds but since there is no such material then i CHOOSE to think that they are "descent" feeders


but in the long run u are RIGHT doing a breeder setup will do nicely i might have to resort to this but i do not want to waste time with the grow out period before the feeders are big enough

 

[JoeDizzleMPLS]

goldfish contain high levels of thiaminase, which is a growth-inhibiting hormone, that in itself should be enough reason for most people to stay away from them even if they are disease and parasite free.

 

[redbellyPirahna4]

thanks Joe

 

[Gypsy69]

Joe hit the nail on the head. In the mornings especially, my reds don't thave the glowing red as they do during the day and this goes for all six of them. Mine regain color within 5 minutes of the lights being on.

 

[doods]

the same thing with my p's