I'll definitely try those foods; also, I have freshwater frenzy that I feed to my community tank (bloodworms, brine shrimp, I think there's some daphnia, etc.) that they might find tasty also. Now I can't wait for the 75 to come available... Thanks for your help!
The Orange Spotted Sunfish... Is it the right fish for me?
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well as Iam keeping the brother and sisters of the fish you are about to get, I would sujust smaller for them like a 5 gal. I feed mine crushed pellets, if they dont take these then tiny bits of frozen blood worms (that is what the seller is feeding them) they come in very small about as long as a finger nail.
You could check out the vender at Nanfa he also has bantams right now, It might be cheaper to order form him, instead of going threw aquabid. I think his name on nanfa is the same as the one on aquabid. Good luck with your new fish.
You could check out the vender at Nanfa he also has bantams right now, It might be cheaper to order form him, instead of going threw aquabid. I think his name on nanfa is the same as the one on aquabid. Good luck with your new fish.
Wow, that is small (depending on whose fingernails we're talking about LOL). How large are yours now, and how long have you had them? I might go ahead and get the little guys, since it will take them awhile to grow out and the 20 gallon is already cycled and ready to go. As for smaller, I do have an extra five gallon I could put them in, but it's not cycled (or running, for that matter). What do you think about a breeding net inside of the 20 for awhile? Do you think that's a better plan?
I am glad to see that Brian is (and will be) getting a lot of business lately.
His price on aquabid is the same offered on the NANFA Forum - the only difference is on Aquabid he includes the $9 shipping cost.
You are getting great information here. You can go with several numbers of several species if you go with the smaller, peaceful sunnies that Noto mentioned since they are going in such a large tank.
I think the 20 gallon spare you have will be just fine when trying to grow out the fish. I am currently using a 12 gallon to raise 5 similarly sized (currently .75inch) western dollar sunfish (also from Brian Zimmerman). I wouldn't go any smaller than a 10 gallon (especially if you will be ordering any more than 4-5 fish). If you go with 8-10 fish, that 20 will be great for a little bit of time until they can go in their new home.
His price on aquabid is the same offered on the NANFA Forum - the only difference is on Aquabid he includes the $9 shipping cost.
You are getting great information here. You can go with several numbers of several species if you go with the smaller, peaceful sunnies that Noto mentioned since they are going in such a large tank.
I think the 20 gallon spare you have will be just fine when trying to grow out the fish. I am currently using a 12 gallon to raise 5 similarly sized (currently .75inch) western dollar sunfish (also from Brian Zimmerman). I wouldn't go any smaller than a 10 gallon (especially if you will be ordering any more than 4-5 fish). If you go with 8-10 fish, that 20 will be great for a little bit of time until they can go in their new home.
yeah that would work, Iam not talking about the part you cut but the hole nail. Like .5 of an inch and like 1/4 of an inch tall.justonemoretank;3485542; said:
Well, the aquabid post has free shipping also. I think I'll stick with the 20, and if I have to use a breeding net, I can get one. I was also thinking of water quality, not just feeding them. I'm guessing that I'm going to be feeding these guys at least three times a day, so they're going to be creating some bioload. I was only going to get four, but now I'm thinking of more! Either way, I've been given some great ideas for tankmates through this thread that I wasn't even expecting. I agree with you on the quality of the information I'm getting here; this thread is very, very helpful. Thanks to all of you!
It sounds like, even though they're small, they'll be pretty easy to care for. We actually just bought live rock and some more live sand for our 180, so the fish should move pretty quickly, meaning that their 75 will be ready to set up for freshwater soon. I'll definitely post pics and updates. Also, it's good to hear that the seller has such a great reputation; it makes me feel a lot more confident about ordering the little guys online.
