Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

They love march flies...Stu don't know about the pupa they went to the beach for a swim, I use to throw them out a long way to see if they could make it back before a fish found them on a hook.

Thanks DB. I too am pretty short on the practical side of things. I've kept aquarium fish form time to time but the last thing I kept in my tank before I killed that last lot of yabbies were scorpions.

I think that a feeder something (fish, crustacae, ?) would be better if it was fed something completely different from the other things we are feeding our fish. Would lead to a more balanced diet. If we had any extra BSF we could swap them for something else or feed them to something else (chooks?).

Another sad note from me is that I have discovered that fish can jump Left a barrel too full and I now have dried fish. Normally I like dried fish but generally its been salted and smoked rather than just lying on the ground in the sun

Stuart

PS whats muzzas record for fish killing?

Sorry about your fish Stuart. That 'jump to death' thing has happened to a lot of forum members.

I should be OK there. My six foot deep tank will start with 30" of water...let's see them make that jump! On the other hand, I will not reach tham all that easy either. Long net handle, I guess.

On the topic of a varied diet for our fish.

For all those who are thinking of getting some Tandanus catfish you may need to tkae up poultry as well.

Talking to a guy a day or to ago and he said he has got fish that will take ducklings off the water

How would you bait a live duckling?

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you can't count them on your fingers and toes unless you are a centipede LOL

two

we're not talking of the number of different species

roflmao... we all have kills, his are just way up there

guess that qualifies him to give practical advise doesn't it....

Well Stuart, if you stick a duracell up its date, it will circulate for hours attracting fish, without needing to stop for a break. Problem is you might electrocute the pond, in which case you don't need the duck, just a big net.

I think I have probably killed as many fish as Less. I am up over 150. But only one species.

Problem is, I still don't feel qualified to give practical advice.

DT, I have 500 fish arriving in a couple of weeks. I should be able to top your number soon. And there are three kinds, so I should hold both titles of most and most kinds.

Of course, if I fail to take the titles, I can live with that too.

Um, it was Murray with the title, not Les

oops sorry... give credit where credit is due.