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[Tarpon]

Are you gonna dob in Terry are you Tarpon

It's a gentle suggestion to perhaps not advertise on a public forum what you may or may not be keeping, especially when some may know your address from previous PCS BBQs.
I myself was going to buy some Endlicheri birchirs but have not done so yet as there is too much uncertainty about the laws

[Terry]

They are spawning again ATM the male is not doing his job properly so I will try to replace him.
The senagals are also spawning ATM the male is very energetic compared to the delhezi male, maybe I should put them together so that the young one can see how its done.

They are not on the noxious list.

Cheers Terry

[Fox]

I noticed on another site someone is saying you dont spawn Birchirs...Very odd comment due to your the only person Ive seen with fry in your tanks, so have many other people.

What a funny comment....

[Terry]

Hi Az
I heard about that comment on pleco cheats, it's not the first time he has made a d/head of himself. He said "no pics no proof"
http://www.perthcich...;hl=tankbusters
Note the date .....it's old news
Cheers Terry

[Johny]

your not the only person whos spawned senegals in perth

but it would be nice to see some pics of the delhezis

[Managuense]

He is the only person to grow up the fry to a sellable size though Johnny and that is the true accomplishment

[Johny]

the first one but the the only one

[Managuense]

I would like to see you try it lil Johnny

[Johny]

i probably dont have enough experience in raising the fry, its a great accomplishment that many probably cant do it, im just saying he's not the only one who has done it.

[Fish Antics]

Forgive me but I dont see anywhere the claim he was the only one was made!

I would not take any claims made by that site seriously. We all know the reputation of those involved! enough said!

To Answer Tarpons serious question: Birchirs are not on the noxtious list at the moment, nor are they on the " purple list" that will be made noxtious after June. The only Polypteridae that is on the list to be noxtious is the Erpetoichthys Calabaricus (Reed fish).

Tony

[Scat]

Congrats Terry !

Once again you show us that anything is possible !

Cant wait to see how this progress`s

Cheers
Craig

P.S

I noticed on another site someone is saying you dont spawn Birchirs...Very odd comment due to your the only person Ive seen with fry in your tanks, so have many other people.

What a funny comment....

Agreed Az where do these ppl come from ? lol

[h0h0]

congrats, by any chance is this the daddy? http://lh6.ggpht.com...TCqck5NH0/2.jpg haha

[Terry]

The delhezi have spawned 3 times in 18 days, each time the eggs fungus on the 3rd day. I'm still looking for another male.
For those interested in water conditions sorry I haven't checked the hardness here for about 5 years, it was always soft so I stopped checking.
The ph is 7.2 I do a 10 % waterchange every week, waterconditioner is not used because the water is aged in a 20000 ltr heated pond with lots of plants and algae. The breeding tanks are 36 x 18 x 18 inches, filtration is 2 icecream containers with fish bowl undergravel filters.
Their diet is beefheart which I buy from a butcher and prepare myself, guppies that are bred in 10000 ltr ponds and earthworms raised on a strict diet of carrot cellery and parsley ( leftovers from Rondas morning juice )
I haven't raised any delhezi fry yet but the senegals are raised on baby brine shrimp, daphnia harvested from my ponds and then baby angel fish that have been fed with bbs.
The senegals have to be graded every few weeks because they will eat siblings half their size, this takes up a lot of tank space but with 100 tanks this isn't a problem.
It's not hard to breed them, keep the pair on their own and don't keep fussing with the tank. Raising fry is a bit harder I collect the eggs and hatch them in 12" tanks with methelene blue, the blue is removed with a box filter filled with zeolite as soon as the fry are free swimming. Keep the bottom of the tank clean with an airline syphon, top up their tank from their parents tank and start grading at about 4 weeks old.
Cheers Terry