Re: NANFA-- More on golden shiners

Charles Nunziata (epiplaty_at_tampabay.rr.com)
Sun, 5 Oct 2003 08:07:46 -0400

They love the stuff. I net out duckweed once a week from the killie tanks
and feed it to the Flagfish as a treat. It is gone in 24 hours and it seems
to enhance their colors.

Charlie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Bock" <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- More on golden shiners

> I've got flagfish now, but haven't tried them on duckweed. They don't
> bother any of the other plants I keep.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ty Hall" <tyhall_at_mia.net>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 4:12 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- More on golden shiners
>
>
> > In my experience Florida Flag Fish (jordanella floridae) do a good job
on
> Duckweed
> > as well. I'm not sure how they are on the other plants in the tank. I
have
> never
> > kept them in a planted tank. I simply added Duckweed for them as a
treat.
> >
> > Ty
> >
> > Bob Bock wrote:
> >
> > > I thought about trying them again, because of how brightly colored the
> wild
> > > ones that I caught were. When I'd heard about their eating duckweed,
> then
> > > that clinched me. Just when I think my tanks are cleared of the
stupid
> > > stuff, it's back again.
> > >
> > > I've circulated some feeder goldfish through the tanks to get rid of
the
> > > stuff--they do a good job, but eventually get big and start eating the
> > > plants, as well. And it was either the gold fish or the Vietnamese
> minnow
> > > that ate the java fern down to the ribs!
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