Teugelsi Growout Thread

[IgnatzMcJockel]

The shipment arrived today!!!


I think the next few days will get interesting ?.
I will try get get a few good pics/vids, to keep you updated.

 

[IgnatzMcJockel]

So today i started with the white mosquito larvae.
Strange stuff... at first i thought they would be dead, because they were not moving, But at the smalest shaking they started to fidget.

When i gave them into the tank, i noticede that they were not sinking to the ground. I feared, that this could get a problem, because bichirs search their food mostly on the bottom.

But it turned out, that murphy has no problem with free floating food ?

 

[IgnatzMcJockel]

Today was artemia day!
Pretty lively these guys^^.

But unfortunately i wasn't able to get a good video of murphy chasing the artemias. But that's filming animals: you get what you get.
As a replacement, here's pick pic of murphy with its full home in view.

 

[IgnatzMcJockel]

Today i tried the Tubifex Cube (third from the right).
Looks like it came straight out of an alien movie^^



I also took a video. I watched the tank my self, while i was filming, so i din't take care enough of the focus. Sorry for the blurry video...
But i wanted to post it anyway, becaus of it's interesting interaction with the cube.

I often have the problem, that my smartphone ist changing the focus it's self (mostly to the window or the cory). Has anyone some pro-tips for me?

 

[IgnatzMcJockel]

Today i fed rainbow trout once again and murphy was going nuts for it ?
Maby because it was the easyest food in the last few days ?

What do you think? Was it a good or a bad idea to order a bunch of live-food to give murphy some variety on its menu?

 

[IgnatzMcJockel]

Little update:
After the first few weeks, i can say, that murphy is steady growing about 0,1" a week.
What would you say? Is this a healthy growth rate?

 

[IgnatzMcJockel]

Little size comparsion from a month ago to today:




I think the pics show, that murphy grew a lot. I wasn't able to take pics with a ruler, because it's still very shy...
But in sense of proportion the difference is about 0,4" .

 

[IgnatzMcJockel]

I don't know if anyone is still actively following / watching this thread, but for those who are interested:

here is the finlet spin-off

 

[IgnatzMcJockel]

Little update:
Today i saw Murphy the first time catching air from the surface.
It still has it's external gills, but the lungs seem to be developing

 

[IgnatzMcJockel]

Just another update to document murphy development:

I really like vids, becaus you get a better overall impression of the fish. Especially body language and health.
What would you say? Are the vids a good idea, or would you prefer pics?