pent565
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Ok, I just bought two adult leucistics, a little melanoid, and a little gfp wildtype. I have a few questions for the wonderful people on this forum.
First off, the adults are two years old, and apparently bred last winter. They seem small, though. About six inches, seven would be generous. The male is clearly sexually mature, however, and both display dark toes. So, will they continue to grow, especially if I put them in my 75 gallon tank (I've got them in my 25 gal bare bottom closet tank for now, in case the shock of moving induced breeding), or are these two just going to be small fry? I've read peoples posts about 9-13 being a fairly common size for axies.
Along the same lines, I just got them a few days ago, and the melanoid was smaller than gfp wildtype. So, the tank I had expected to let them share is now the gfp's tank, and the melanoid is in a screen breeder trap in my 75 gal. Its basically a mesh cube. Will the smaller amount of space stunt growth further? He already seems even further outdistanced by the gfp.
Also, the pellets people speak of using, they call them salmon or trout pellets. I can't find these anywhere. Can someone name a brand that I can get in canada, or shipped to canada? I've been using a sinking shrimp pellet designed for bottom feeders in an aquarium, as well as bloodworms and earthworms for the adults, and mosquito larvae and bloodworms for the small ones. They also enjoy the occasional woodlouse.
First off, the adults are two years old, and apparently bred last winter. They seem small, though. About six inches, seven would be generous. The male is clearly sexually mature, however, and both display dark toes. So, will they continue to grow, especially if I put them in my 75 gallon tank (I've got them in my 25 gal bare bottom closet tank for now, in case the shock of moving induced breeding), or are these two just going to be small fry? I've read peoples posts about 9-13 being a fairly common size for axies.
Along the same lines, I just got them a few days ago, and the melanoid was smaller than gfp wildtype. So, the tank I had expected to let them share is now the gfp's tank, and the melanoid is in a screen breeder trap in my 75 gal. Its basically a mesh cube. Will the smaller amount of space stunt growth further? He already seems even further outdistanced by the gfp.
Also, the pellets people speak of using, they call them salmon or trout pellets. I can't find these anywhere. Can someone name a brand that I can get in canada, or shipped to canada? I've been using a sinking shrimp pellet designed for bottom feeders in an aquarium, as well as bloodworms and earthworms for the adults, and mosquito larvae and bloodworms for the small ones. They also enjoy the occasional woodlouse.
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