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[Michael the fish fanatic]

When they reach around 8 weeks old they will start to fight. It will be summer around that time, so I won't need to heat them. I'm allready prepared with containers (they are 1l each, but will probabaly only have 750ml ):


I will be doing daily 100% w/c on the containers, and I am not sure yet, but I might just leave the females together in the tub and just have the males in containers, it might be easier.

[Mattymak]

Goodluck ! Let us know how it goes.

[Michael the fish fanatic]

Thanks matty . I will be doing regular updates so keep in tune

[Mattymak]

Cool bro!

[Michael the fish fanatic]

Update:
Here is the whole setup:

Inside view of the bucket:

I have added peat in a filter bag:

And made Blackwater extract, which I add 5 capfuls a day to the tub:

Other things in the draw:

My brine shrimp hatchery:

Brine shrimps strainer:

RO unit dripping in at 100l a day (PS. I am paying my parents for water and the RO unit is mine. If you want to but the same RO unit I am using , which is a 5 stage RO unit, I have some for sale!!!! Shoot me a pm if your interested!!!!)

A pic of a couple fry I put in a jar for a quick pic:

Edited by Michael the fish fanatic, 11 November 2014 - 08:15 PM.

[Redevilz]

Awesome setup Michael, they've grown a lot.

[Michael the fish fanatic]

Thanks, yeah they have and they are really getting some colour

[deliriouz]

setup looks great but you probably dont need to get too fancy with splenden fry..they will  survive pure perth crapwater plus a bit of conditioner.

 

But if anything its good practice for when you get into the wilds as you're gonna need all of the above.

[Michael the fish fanatic]

The reason I went with RO is because I could do auto water changes and I didn't want the fry's fins to curl as they get older from hard water. I will probs definetly be getting into wilds, I love macs

[Mattymak]

Well done mate. Loving the updates! So awesome.

[dicky7]

Keep it up Michael it is looking great

[Riggers]

Really well done Michael, you've put in a lot of effort into the setup and it's clearly paying off