Method of raising of Hypancistrus Fries

[canopy]

bro, due to experimenting many methods and that's why the overall average is 20% survival. Once you get the trick, i guess 90% survival rate is possible. for the past few months, the % of surviving is very encouraging, close to 95%.

[Brichardi]

Originally Posted by canopy

bro, due to experimenting many methods and that's why the overall average is 20% survival. Once you get the trick, i guess 90% survival rate is possible. for the past few months, the % of surviving is very encouraging, close to 95%.

That's super! Must seek yr advice in future bud.

BTW what's SD syndrome huh? Also, from your experiments.....is it possible to raise 333 fries with little casualty WITHOUT a heater? Thanks.

[deimos8]

Best bet for me is to keep them in the breeder box just before hatch or within the next one day .
After which it will be hard to get them out without killing them as they suction ability will develop by then .
Breeder box is so as to make sure the fry is able to look for food and also to recognise them as 'food' .
After a month or 2 then transfer them to a tank for grow-out .
Of coz having them in the breeder box means more work as u need to keep siphon waste out of the box to prevent infections .

Leaving them as it is in the tank will give u much lesser fry as expected as its real hard for them to find food .

[Edmundo]

Originally Posted by canopy

for such a big tank, the key is not to scatter the hideout. Keep it cornered to an area. You need to feed regularly... at least 5 times per day. I use a timer so able to let them eat while away working. imo, fries are more daring when they are hungry. so off lights or not is not that important.

I see, I always thot it will be good to scatter the hideout

Learn something

[Edmundo]

Originally Posted by deimos8

Best bet for me is to keep them in the breeder box just before hatch or within the next one day .
After which it will be hard to get them out without killing them as they suction ability will develop by then .
Breeder box is so as to make sure the fry is able to look for food and also to recognise them as 'food' .
After a month or 2 then transfer them to a tank for grow-out .
Of coz having them in the breeder box means more work as u need to keep siphon waste out of the box to prevent infections .

Leaving them as it is in the tank will give u much lesser fry as expected as its real hard for them to find food .

Bro can share your growout tank size?

[Young Man]

Originally Posted by Edmundo

I see, I always thot it will be good to scatter the hideout

Learn something

interesting. dont scatter then feed at hideout area or open area?
so i guess canopy main reason for big tank is to have more stability through a larger volume.

[canopy]

Hideout usually got many deadspot. Food will kenna stuck at a corner and add to the ammonia spike. Open space is the best. This is to encourage them to come out and be brave