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AJ_77 10-23-2008 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by marie (Post 352810)
Yours looked nice and round Alan but it looks like I've got my work cut out for me to get this fish as beefy as my others are

I think mine was a serious fatty, though. :biggrin: More sensible fishkeepers probably feed less than I would, but the EmilyB school of animal husbandry works pretty well for me. I want to see my new batch of charges go 8-10 years too.

Yours looks really good, BTW. Nice full body, no pinching.

Delphinus 10-23-2008 06:02 PM

Tough fish to fatten up. I've had mine 2 years now, he's definitely grown but is still the fussiest fish I've ever kept. I too subscribe to the Emilyb school of animal husbandry and wide fish :lol: I feed mine mysis every day (because at least he'll eat it), aiptasia whenever I can move some over from another tank, and at least once or twice every 2 weeks or so a full shellfish of some kind (oyster, mussel, clam, whatever). He goes nuts for those although so does everyone else. I'm sure I'm doing a number on my bioload but what can you do... Hard to argue against that wide fish are long-living fish.

Marie yours does look pretty wide comparatively, at least. :)

marie 10-23-2008 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus (Post 354111)
Tough fish to fatten up. I've had mine 2 years now, he's definitely grown but is still the fussiest fish I've ever kept. I too subscribe to the Emilyb school of animal husbandry and wide fish :lol: I feed mine mysis every day (because at least he'll eat it), aiptasia whenever I can move some over from another tank, and at least once or twice every 2 weeks or so a full shellfish of some kind (oyster, mussel, clam, whatever). He goes nuts for those although so does everyone else. I'm sure I'm doing a number on my bioload but what can you do... Hard to argue against that wide fish are long-living fish.

Marie yours does look pretty wide comparatively, at least. :)

Mine stuffs his beak right up inside the turkey baster that I use to feed the tank with so not only does he eat first but there is less waste...as long as its mysis in the turkey baster of course :lol:

Delphinus 10-23-2008 10:19 PM

Mine too! :lol: He knows the turkey baster is his friend. In fact all I have to do is hold the turkey baster in my hand and he gets all excited.

fishoholic 10-25-2008 04:04 AM

Here's some pic.'s of mine. He eats mysis.

[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...A/DSC_0994.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...A/DSC_0991.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...A/DSC_0990.jpg[/IMG]

Not as fat as yours marie but close :biggrin: I have had him for about a year.


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