radley86 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 So I have a Mangrove Jack in my 7x2.5x2 Tank now. Been feeding him just the feeder gudgeons from the local City Farmers (50 for $10). Will try and get him on mix of pellets some time when he gets a bit larger. Only about 9cm at the moment. Anyhow, my question/situation is, I have a spare 3ft Tank in my garage, how hard would it be to keep some species of fish that breeds rapidly and would be a good cheap breeder to supply me with a good amount of feeder fish for my mangrove jack? Tried searching for info on here but didn't find anything that related? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFishkeeper Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Hi Tim, How big is your jack at present? If he is only small, something like a pair of convicts would be a good option short term. But he will quickly outgrow their capacity to provide appropriately sized fry in sufficient numbers. If I were you, I would try and make contact with a reputable breeder in your area who culls their substandard fry. Cheers, Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radley86 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Good reply thanks! Jack about 9cm at moment... Any idea at what size would he out-eat a convict pair supply of feeders? Anybody know of any breeders on Northside Brisbane on this forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Personally I'd go Guppies or White clouds, they'll breed fast and multiply VERY fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantg Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 We breed white clouds for this reason. They breed faster than rednecks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 We breed white clouds for this reason. They breed faster than rednecks. Is that just from my original stock? How many have you got now, over ∞ yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantg Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Is that just from my original stock?How many have you got now, over ∞ yet? Yep from your stock plus 10 from someone else. I think we've got ~200 now? And we feed them to the toga and pbass twice weekly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint87 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Hey mate I had a accidental lot of fry from my display tank there still quiets small about a cm there's probably 20-30 of them there all yours if you want them I can keep them for you tell they get a bit bigger as well if you want let me know cheers clint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radley86 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Cheers for help all! Thanks Clint check your PM. So as for these White Clouds, where can I get these from? And is it as simple as getting a few of them and chucking them in the 3ft cycled tank and let them breed and grow without taking to many out at a time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantg Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Yep it's as simple as that. Throw 'em in and watch 'em grow. What temp is your 3'? They like it a bit cooler, maybe 24ish. I got my stash from Finn but someone in Kallangur was also selling them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Cheers for help all!Thanks Clint check your PM. So as for these White Clouds, where can I get these from? And is it as simple as getting a few of them and chucking them in the 3ft cycled tank and let them breed and grow without taking to many out at a time? You can get them cheap off a breeder (Maybe [MENTION=4414]giantg[/MENTION] ?) or from any store. Make sure you grab like at least 5, and then put them in the tank. The more weed (No, not mary jane) you have, the better chance of survival the fry have and the faster they will breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radley86 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Sounds good! 3ft can be whatever temp as have adequate sized heater, will set at 24 than! So by weed I guess than I'll have to put gravel (got spare river pebble/gravel) in to and plant few 'weedy' like plants! Just few air sponge filters be best to no doubt? Might just suss out local city farmers which quite close first, buy half dozen hopefully they got some. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Yeah, sponge filter. And no need for gravel, if you just buy a heap of Java moss (Fontinalis?) and let it float you should be right! I've had best results outside, but if that's not viable, I guess the 3fter it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantg Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Yeah, sponge filter.And no need for gravel, if you just buy a heap of Java moss (Fontinalis?) and let it float you should be right! I've had best results outside, but if that's not viable, I guess the 3fter it is! My white clouds are in my IBC outdoors as well. They seem to really like it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 maybe thats why my white clouds wont breed cause i have the temp at around 26. but i have guppies, kuhli loaches, cories and 1 bn and maybe a couple of more things that i cannot remember. there is heaps of hiding places for fry etc but maybe the eggs are getting eaten by the guppies there is a crap load of guppy fry atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radley86 Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Good thread thanks for all the info, hopefully I'll have a decent little supply going soon enough, cheers all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
