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| Author: | merkurmaniac [ Feb 15th, '11, 05:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Will Tilapia eat anachris ? |
Will Tilapia eat anachris ? Its a free floating (no roots) pond plant. I have a bunch that thrived in my old koi pond and I would like to feed it to Tilapia when I get some fish. I have been saving it until I get some Tilapia, which looks like tomorrow. Thanks, Richard |
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| Author: | jdphish [ Feb 15th, '11, 06:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Will Tilapia eat anachris ? |
Grass carp eat it. I don't see why Tilapia won't eat it. No personal experience. |
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| Author: | merkurmaniac [ Mar 1st, '11, 21:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Will Tilapia eat anachris ? |
SO far the answer appears to be a big no. I have a bunch of it floating around in the FT and they don't seem to be interested in it. |
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| Author: | freoboy [ Mar 1st, '11, 23:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Will Tilapia eat anachris ? |
If you just got the fish the may be of feed for a while |
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| Author: | jdphish [ Mar 2nd, '11, 03:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Will Tilapia eat anachris ? |
merkurmaniac wrote: SO far the answer appears to be a big no. I have a bunch of it floating around in the FT and they don't seem to be interested in it. What are your FT temps? |
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| Author: | merkurmaniac [ Mar 4th, '11, 02:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Will Tilapia eat anachris ? |
I have an electric heater in it and cover it at night. Air temps have dropped into the high 40's a couple of ties. My tactics have held the tank water at a min of about 63°F. Water temps get up to 70°F or so during the day, perhaps a bit higher. Perhaps still too cold for them ? |
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| Author: | jdphish [ Mar 4th, '11, 03:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Will Tilapia eat anachris ? |
They maybe. Will they eat fish feed? If so, how is the feeding behavior? |
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| Author: | Joe Ewing [ Mar 6th, '11, 01:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Will Tilapia eat anachris ? |
The tilapia in my tank love to eat Duckweed. I cannot keep enough in the tank to have it continue to grow, I have to grow it in a separate tank and just add it to the fishtank for feeding. The duckweed is also a free floating plant found mostly on still, warm waters. I have found Tilapia to be voracious eaters that will eat just about anything. Welcome to the madness and Good luck with your system(s)! Joe |
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| Author: | merkurmaniac [ Mar 7th, '11, 21:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Will Tilapia eat anachris ? |
I have not been feeding them much yet, intentionally, since the water is cold and the system is still cycling up to deal with the ammonia laod, I am sure. We are in the middle of a bit of cold spell right now, in fact. 44°F last night. My insulated FT cover and 250 watt electric heater kept it at 61°F, but I had to turn off the circulation to the sump for fear of cooling the water too much. I ran an airator in the FT over the night. I am walking the balance between temperature and ammonia levels. The Tilapia are ok, but I have lost 3 catfish over the last week. |
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