Charlie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Bock" <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 8:18 AM
Subject: NANFA-- flagfish was golden shiners
> I'll keep that it mind. Charlie (or anyone else) on the list--do you have
> experience with baby flagfish? I brought a bunch in from the yard tub
last
> week. They're really shy, so I never see them eating.
>
> Does anyone know if the young will eat pellets? The tank I'm keeping them
> in is infested with Malaysian livebearing snails, so I don't know if
they're
> eating or not.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Nunziata" <epiplaty_at_tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 8:07 AM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- More on golden shiners
>
>
> > 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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