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Comment by Fishy McFisherson on July 24, 2012 at 8:10pm

Yeah, I separated the smallest guys from the brutes using a floating breeder box and am doing exactly that now.

Comment by Ken Elrich on July 24, 2012 at 6:17pm

@ Fishy - When I got me first fish I crushed the pellets to make sure everyone could eat it. I had similar situation, That is what my seller suggested to do. within a week or so they all could suck down at least one pellet.

  

Comment by Fishy McFisherson on July 24, 2012 at 12:16pm

@ Jon Parr: I don't believe water quality is the issue, I specifically put this tank together for fry/fingerlings. I have two sponge filters in the tank, each rated for 175% of the tank's capacity. The tank was already cycled and ready to go when my fingerlings were introduced (only thing in the tank). I have been checking, and logging, PH, Ammonia, Nitrates, and Temperature twice daily. I have a spray bar  on my return line with a valve on it to regulate return flow, providing constant aeration. I'm guessing I received a handfull weak fish, or fish which were too small. I seperated out the tiniest guys last night and discovered that their mouths are too small for the starter food provided by the seller. The ones which were slightly larger are healty, eating voraciously, and I swear some have doubled in size since Friday. I'd rather not say who the seller was until I have resolved the issue with them.

@ Ken: that wasn't the exact one but contains the information I was seeking, thanks!

Comment by Jon Parr on July 24, 2012 at 10:06am

Fishy, I have purchased tilapia 5 times, never had a casualty. I hav shipped tilapia a hundred times, never heard back of a casualty. It is certainly possible that some my get squished from netting and bagging, but the sustained losses indicate poor water quality or bad fish. My guess is that you got weak fish, or not shipped properly. Where did you get them?

Comment by Ken Elrich on July 24, 2012 at 8:36am

here is a chart I found. Maybe it is what you saw?

Comment by Fishy McFisherson on July 23, 2012 at 3:29pm

What is everyone's experience with fingerling survival rates? I got my fingerlings on Friday. Out of roughly 100, I lost 2 on day one, 2 on day two, 3 on day 3, and one on day 4 (thus far today). Honestly I have been able to predict the fatalities so far, a handful of my fingerlings looked kinda puny right from the start. PH holding steady @ 7.4, and water temps are consistently 80-82F.  Another factor my be the variance in fish size in my shipment. My smallest guys were .5-.75" and my biggest are close to 2". Just curious what others have experienced when reviving fish in the mail.

Comment by John Malone on July 23, 2012 at 1:21pm

I'd be interested in a chart like that too.   I'm winging it a bit too much for my liking.

Comment by Fishy McFisherson on July 21, 2012 at 1:13am

At some point I saw a document online outlining recommended feed regimens by protein content and feed per day (grams) based on fish life stage/size. Anyone know the paper I'm talking about? 

Comment by Stephanie Grim on June 19, 2012 at 1:16pm

Thanks Kellen.  I am so excited!  I already have at least 30 two pounders in the system as well that I intend to harvest in the Fall.  They should be real tank busters by then.  I took advantage of your 99 cent sale on Hawaiian Golds too.  Sarah has me scheduled for shipping on Thursday for those.  I'm thinking about getting some more Blues too since they are on sale as well.  How long do you plan to have the sale?

Comment by Kellen Weissenbach on June 8, 2012 at 11:37am

Thanks for the mention Stephanie!  Sarah showed me the pics you took of your tilapia harvest.  Quite a few of those had to be pushing 4 pounds.  Congrats! :)

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