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kfenk
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Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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 | | Subject: Fry in filter bigger Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:08 pm | |
| Cleaned out my canister filter for the pep tank and found a couple fry in there. For some reason they were slightly bigger than the ones in the tank. Any logical reason behind this? And what would it have been eating? :| |
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Doug
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Number of posts: 2281
Age: 26
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Job/hobbies: Aquatic ecologist/genetisist
Humor: yes please :)
Thank You Points: 132
Registration date: 2010-05-08
| | Subject: Re: Fry in filter bigger Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:03 am | |
| yeah it happens. they eat the slime that builds up in the filters. and they can be bigger simply because they have such good supply of food _________________ Doug's Bristlenose eBook - The number one source of Bristlenose information and the most detailed breeding guide avaliable
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kfenk
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Number of posts: 1243
Age: 27
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Thank You Points: 65
Registration date: 2009-11-09
| | Subject: Re: Fry in filter bigger Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:12 am | |
| Kinda makes me want to build a sump for the tank just to keep fry in. I just think it's strange they get bigger living off gunk rather than the fresh veg and numerous different algae wafers and catfish tabs I spoil em with... Then again they are bottom feeders... |
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jim.and
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Number of posts: 1423
Age: 55
Location: England
Job/hobbies: Warehouse Op
Thank You Points: 105
Registration date: 2010-08-04
| | Subject: Re: Fry in filter bigger Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:33 pm | |
| It might look like gunk to us but it must look delicious to a BN.  |
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wolverine
Chief poster
Number of posts: 973
Age: 41
Location: UK
Job/hobbies: Fitness Consultant, K9 Security
Thank You Points: 48
Registration date: 2010-05-25
| | Subject: fry in the filter canister.. Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:45 pm | |
| | jim.and wrote: | | It might look like gunk to us but it must look delicious to a BN. |
I have this occasionally, makes you wonder whether if it's worth cover the fluval canisters in your better half's lingerie after all..lol |
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Doug
Moderator
Number of posts: 2281
Age: 26
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Job/hobbies: Aquatic ecologist/genetisist
Humor: yes please :)
Thank You Points: 132
Registration date: 2010-05-08
| | Subject: Re: Fry in filter bigger Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:58 pm | |
| its what they eat, in the wild they eat that slime and algae that builds up on the rocks and logs. so it stands to reason they will grow better on it. _________________ Doug's Bristlenose eBook - The number one source of Bristlenose information and the most detailed breeding guide avaliable
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geophagus guy
Fish Egg
Number of posts: 7
Location: Ferny Hills Brisbane
Thank You Points: 0
Registration date: 2011-02-20
| | Subject: Re: Fry in filter bigger Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:05 am | |
| maby I should grow my LF fry up in my flufal 404, they would clean it for me!!!LOL |
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Pleco James
Large Bristlenose
Number of posts: 243
Age: 15
Location: Surrey, England
Job/hobbies: Fishkeeping, Cricket, Rowing, Fishing, Camping
Humor: Michael McIntyre and Rhod Gilbert
Thank You Points: 11
Registration date: 2011-02-15
| | Subject: Re: Fry in filter bigger Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:22 am | |
| it is strange though, they wouldn't have much room to grow in a filter would they?, yet they still grow bigger  |
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