How much to Feed

[chris]

Just woundering,
how much do you feed your breeding pairs :?:
what do you feed :?:
How often do you change the water :?:

[DR.V]

feed them bloodworms only because they trigger spawning too... 1 cube for a pair
daily w/c 30%

[Kaza]

Once my pairs have eggs I feed very little if at all, as I find they are not interested in food, mine dont seem to want food until fry are free swimming. So if I feed it is only once a day and very little, I still feed the normal foods.

[chris]

Mine still eat when they are wriggling, Its free swimming when there not all that active, but mine are still in there community tank.
How often are you changing water, I was thinking about 20% once a day.
You use RO water dont you Kaza :?:

[Kaza]

Hey Chris, at the risk of getting shot down, I only change the water twice a week. I have one pair who will eat the fry if I change the water, so I dont, at first Iwas WC every day, but uni got so demanding that I had to cut back. Honestly I can see no difference by WC less often. I do use RO water, but only to take the hardness down and to filter the water. I still have the hardness set on 5 -6, and as I grow out I add shell grit to the water. I also breed in PH of 7. I think this works because I use canister filters, however of course if you were just using sponge filters you may have to WC every day.
Of interest I spoke to Simon the other day he will buy my young turks at about 1 inch size and pay $23.00 each, more for the rarer breeds. I thought that was pretty good. He told me that most people in SA can't breed discus? I dont know why. Very good for me as I have heaps of fry and eggs at the moment.

[goldenpigeon]

i tend to feed my pair alot. they are always interested in food even when they have eggs or fry. i think this is because i spend so much time with them :roll: i feed mine alot of breeders premium, bloodworms and beefheart :D

[chris]

Simons good isnt he Karen he told me the same thing, people in SA have had some trouble but your proving him wrong, me to soon hopefully.

[Kaza]

Lets keep our fingers crossed, I would love to recoop some of the money I have put into the fish, equipment etc...