Re: NANFA-- flagfish was golden shiners

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Mon, 6 Oct 2003 06:24:34 -0400

Thanks for the info, Charlie. Just to be on the safe side, I started a
microworm culture for them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Nunziata" <epiplaty_at_tampabay.rr.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- flagfish was golden shiners

> I've had floridae fry grow in planted tanks with no special food provided.
I
> suspect they feed on most everything. Juveniles definitely take dry,
> prepared and live foods as well as plant matter.
>
> 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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