Hypancistrus Showcase Thread 14

[wei_yuan86]

An update the progress of my first L46 spawn. Harvested a clutch of 10 eggs, 3 turned bad.
Currently 7 wigglers in the box..

The big challenge is approaching when the time comes to wean them onto pellets..
Definitely going to be tough when school starts again next week.
*fingers crossed!

(Sorry about the blurry images, they are incredibly hard to take
due to the low light and the lack of a macro lens )

Day 7:


Day 11:


Also, thought i'd introduce the parents

Proud Father (always to shy for photo-taking ):


The badly battered Mother on the left (notice the torn tail ontop and bite marks on the lower end of her body):

[wei_yuan86]

Would like to get the advise regarding the diet for the fries to wean them onto pellets; what would work best for them?
I was thinking of 3 options– NLS 0.5mm pellets, TetraBits (those meant for Discus and Angels) or crushed Carni pellets.

Could anyone please advise me? Thanks in advance!

[bro*1043]

Originally Posted by wei_yuan86

I was thinking of 3 options– NLS 0.5mm pellets, TetraBits (those meant for Discus and Angels) or crushed Carni pellets.

Could anyone please advise me? Thanks in advance!

Mine don't take NLS, never tried tetrabits before.

Currently feeding lionhead and carni pellets for my adult fishes. I just use those that I have( 40-60 ratio, lightly crushed ).

[ThErMuS]

i do feed NLS growth... after they start to feed, i will mix with carni crushed.

[wei_yuan86]

Originally Posted by bro*1043

Mine don't take NLS, never tried tetrabits before.

Currently feeding lionhead and carni pellets for my adult fishes. I just use those that I have( 40-60 ratio, lightly crushed ).

Originally Posted by ThErMuS

i do feed NLS growth... after they start to feed, i will mix with carni crushed.

Okay. Thanks for the info David and Bro Thermus!

About the tetrabits, they are already very fine...
So I thought they could be a good alternative for the fries.

[bro*1043]

Originally Posted by wei_yuan86

About the tetrabits, they are already very fine...
So I thought they could be a good alternative for the fries.

If you want to use tetrabits, I suggest u go for NLS growth.

[wei_yuan86]

Originally Posted by bro*1043

If you want to use tetrabits, I suggest u go for NLS growth.

Noted and thanks, Shifu!

[canopy]

I think it all falls to your fries. some like NLS, some like terabits, some like gel type of food. you need to trail and error. not all fries will start to eat. and remember dun overfeed them.

[bro*1043]

Originally Posted by wei_yuan86

Noted and thanks, Shifu!

I'm not qualified as shifu. The one below is.

Originally Posted by canopy

and remember dun overfeed them.

Most important part, must take note.

Thanks for heads up, shifu.

[ziw3i]

just to check the reason not to overfeed ?

they will over eat and die or
if they dun eat the water parameters will be affected ?