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Snap, Crackle and Pop
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:22 pm
by tariesindanrie
My 3 loaches (Snap, Crackle and Pop) are about 3 inches long now, as opposed to the 1 inch or so they were when I got them roughly 8 months ago. I have been feeding Nutrafin flakes twice daily, with zuccihini or broccoli about every three days. Should I be supplementing something else, or maintain the course?
Kate
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:50 pm
by Martin Thoene
Well they're obviously doing pretty good on it, but you ought to read the feeding info here:
http://www.loaches.com/care/the-loach-almanac
Martin.
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:11 pm
by tariesindanrie
Yes, I had seen that- they don't seem tempted by the algae wafers...only my pleco enjoys them, and I'm sure the Clowns would take control if they had any interest...I think I'll introduce some brine shrimp to the mix soon. I have heard that the frozen cubes are handy as well as tasty...
Kate
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:27 pm
by Tinman
IMO shrimp small like that is mostly shell and therefore low in protien. Small you should consider bloodworms or chopped and diced larger shrimp were there is a lot of "meat'
.I choose to use earthworms chopped for the best value of $=protien for myself.Others have great ideas too....
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:24 am
by revhead
Bloodworms !!! Frozen ones are fine.
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:05 am
by Emma Turner
Hi Kate,
You ought to try some sinking catfish pellets (lots of different ones are available) and meaty frozen foods such as mosquito larvae, Mysis shrimp, chopped krill/prawns etc.
Emma
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:22 pm
by tariesindanrie
Thanks all!
They've ignored broccoli the past couple of days- they definitely wanted something of a more meaty nature! Took a tiger shrimp out of the freezer, dipped it in boiling water quickly, then diced into small pieces...I've never seen such a fuss! Have to try the other suggestions as well.
Kate
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:00 pm
by Tinman
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:11 am
by kimmers318
Love the names!!! I scored 3 red-eyed, red tailed puffers (carinotetraodon irrubesco) for Mother's Day and named them Snap, Crackle, Pop!!!
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:59 am
by tariesindanrie
Thanks Kimmers. They are great fun....named so due to their clicking- which they do as a team at 6 am when it's time for me to get up and feed them
Kate
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:32 am
by helen nightingale
hikari sinking carnivore pellets! yummy drugs
mine will take hold of a pellet and swim off with it before eating it, to make sure no-one else steals it from under their barbels
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:01 pm
by tariesindanrie
helen nightingale wrote:hikari sinking carnivore pellets! yummy drugs
mine will take hold of a pellet and swim off with it before eating it, to make sure no-one else steals it from under their barbels
Thanks, Helen- I had to go down to the LFS today anyway to get filter cartriges- picked up some of those carivore pellets you suggested... I dropped a few in as a treat after doing a 25% water change- Pop found them first and, generous soul that he/she is, immediately alerted the others. Interestingly, Snap was so busy with his/her own finds that there was no fight with the others....they LOVE them- thanks for the suggestion
Kate
