i am using Skretting aquaculture feed, got most directly from BYAP, but i recently got more feed at different sizes along with my fish order through troutman. (again, skretting)
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Started by mattt, Jun 06 2011 07:03 PM
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MrOrange
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Posted 07 June 2011 - 08:39 PM
that'll be 2mm semi-sinking SS pellets.
BYAP is a long drive from up our way. A much cheaper and easier way is to contact Stirling Bulk Distributors, out in tenterden (WA disributor for skretting( - Speak to Jan.
She'll be able to sell you a part bag of the skretting pellets and send it via auspost to your house. MUCH cheaper and and easier than driving out to BYAP.
The last one I did I got 15kg of FF 6mm for $70 delivered.
Infact I need more 3mm - If I get 15kg do you want to split it? By the time we've gone through 7kg of this stuff they'll be able to take 5mm (and I've still got 7kg of that left).
BYAP is a long drive from up our way. A much cheaper and easier way is to contact Stirling Bulk Distributors, out in tenterden (WA disributor for skretting( - Speak to Jan.
She'll be able to sell you a part bag of the skretting pellets and send it via auspost to your house. MUCH cheaper and and easier than driving out to BYAP.
The last one I did I got 15kg of FF 6mm for $70 delivered.
Infact I need more 3mm - If I get 15kg do you want to split it? By the time we've gone through 7kg of this stuff they'll be able to take 5mm (and I've still got 7kg of that left).
Edited by MrOrange, 07 June 2011 - 08:41 PM.
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Posted 07 June 2011 - 08:47 PM
Actually dont worry - I've contacted Jan and will be getting 15/20kg of 4mm SS Spectra
WAY more than I need, I can offload 7-10kg at cost when it comes in, I'll let you know.
WAY more than I need, I can offload 7-10kg at cost when it comes in, I'll let you know.
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Posted 07 June 2011 - 09:21 PM
With trout, it is advisable to use floating pellets as they rarely eat the food once it reaches the bottom. So unless you want scoop out uneaten feed from the bottom of the tank during the cold winter, it would be best using floating pellets. In fact, best to use floating pellets for all AP fishes...
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Posted 07 June 2011 - 09:44 PM
Ivan - skretting dont make the spectra pellet FF (Fully Floating) until at least 5mm. Anything less than 5mm is a SS (semi-sinking). Thats just the way it is 
The pellets dont sink immediately, more than enough time for the trout to smash the food. Common sense applies, only throw in as much food as the fish can eat in a short period. I throw in small handfulls every 20 seconds or so.
Also from my experiences trout go more wild on ss than ff - the ss seems to invoke more of a frenzy as they flash up and grab the food in mid-water and then smash the surface. Some days the trout can be spooked and less interested in hitting the FF where i can switch to SS and it gets them going nuts again.
The pellets dont sink immediately, more than enough time for the trout to smash the food. Common sense applies, only throw in as much food as the fish can eat in a short period. I throw in small handfulls every 20 seconds or so.
Also from my experiences trout go more wild on ss than ff - the ss seems to invoke more of a frenzy as they flash up and grab the food in mid-water and then smash the surface. Some days the trout can be spooked and less interested in hitting the FF where i can switch to SS and it gets them going nuts again.
Edited by MrOrange, 07 June 2011 - 09:49 PM.
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Posted 08 June 2011 - 07:29 AM
Yes, hence why I buy a bag of Nova FF 3mm and a bag of Spectra FF 5mm. I use the same feed for barra, trout, silvers, goldfish and koi. Makes it easy.
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Posted 08 June 2011 - 05:11 PM
Edited by mattt, 08 June 2011 - 05:11 PM.
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scottyhooton
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Posted 08 June 2011 - 07:28 PM
awsome matt , love the trout
bn challange???
enlighten me guys
QUOTE (werdna @ Jun 7 2011, 06:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OK Matt, best plant growth in 3 months time.
Up for it? I still cat believe I lost the BN challenge!
Up for it? I still cat believe I lost the BN challenge!
bn challange???
enlighten me guys
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mattt
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Posted 08 June 2011 - 07:41 PM
we were complaining how in 2 yrs we could not get bristlenose to spawn, Andrew said hes had the same problem.... but for ~10 years... anyway about a month or two later both of us had BN spawning left and right... but we beat him by a couple days 
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MrOrange
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Posted 08 June 2011 - 07:51 PM
QUOTE (Ivan Sng @ Jun 8 2011, 07:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes, hence why I buy a bag of Nova FF 3mm and a bag of Spectra FF 5mm. I use the same feed for barra, trout, silvers, goldfish and koi. Makes it easy.
Ah yeh fair enough, good idea. IIRC the Nova stuff has a slightly less percentage of protein but only marginally so.
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Posted 08 June 2011 - 08:08 PM
Lol bn spawn non stop , hence why I just sold all my breeders and kept the fry
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werdna
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Posted 08 June 2011 - 11:16 PM
To be fair, I never actually tried breeding them!
But you always hear about them brreding on the sides of tanks etc.
Now my male kicks out fry and a week later is fanning again
But you always hear about them brreding on the sides of tanks etc.
Now my male kicks out fry and a week later is fanning again
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mattt
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Posted 09 August 2011 - 08:56 AM
2 Months ago
Today
Today
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Ivan Sng
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Posted 20 August 2011 - 09:24 PM
That's awesome... Can't beat fresh veges from your own garden... I have not bought spring onions from the shops for over a year now...
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Posted 21 August 2011 - 02:29 PM
$2 a bunch you must of saved a fortune Ivan!!!!!
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Posted 21 August 2011 - 02:35 PM
Haha - $2 for the ones at coles or woollies shipped in from China that have no flavour. Who buys that rubbish?
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Posted 21 August 2011 - 02:46 PM
me 
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Posted 21 August 2011 - 03:44 PM
WOW, they have really taken off since I was around... Looking the goods.
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Posted 21 August 2011 - 05:35 PM
Well the way things are going with the carbon tax, I think it would cost more than $2 soon... but then again, I get them for virtually free and fresh... only cut minutes before adding them to the dish... full of flavour... So yes only $2 a bunch maybe every fortnight? So that's $52 I have saved in a year... add the carrots that I have just harvested, the chinese cabbage and brocolli harvested a month ago...
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