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Mudskippy
26-10-2007, 01:25 PM
Hi guys,

This is what I mainly feed my plecos with, 95% main diet apart of vege once/twice a week. For those plecos in my pond river & pond, dun need any vege as supplement, coz they have plenty of algae to eat. Welcome any comment or inquiry...

Shrimp feed description...
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z313/floppydiscs/Arowanas/DSC05946_resize.jpg

Main ingredients of the pellets and % of them...
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z313/floppydiscs/Arowanas/DSC05945_resize.jpg

Front look of the package, I can use up 25kgs in just 1 1/2 month. Of coz not just only feeding my plecos, my other fishes main diet also this pellet...
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z313/floppydiscs/Arowanas/DSC05949_resize.jpg

How the pellets look like...
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z313/floppydiscs/Arowanas/DSC05951_resize.jpg

Pellets from side view...
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z313/floppydiscs/Arowanas/DSC05954_resize.jpg
Edmundo
26-10-2007, 02:30 PM
Does it turn water cloudy?
Mudskippy
26-10-2007, 02:38 PM
Does it turn water cloudy?

No, it doesnt...:) Very good pellets for plecos indeed. They grow fast with the pellets as main diet in my pond river...:)
SoToNgMaN
26-10-2007, 02:42 PM
No, it doesnt...:) Very good pellets for plecos indeed. They grow fast with the pellets as main diet in my pond river...:)
your pond is concrete or mud pond?

pleco in mud pond ... bad idea ...
Mudskippy
26-10-2007, 02:42 PM
The cost for this 25kgs bag is merely Rm100, very economic. However, they dun have smaller package, only come with 25kgs pack. These are mainly used by prawn farms only...

Result from feeding the pellets, fishes tend to grow faster compare to just feeding normal koi pellets. Therefore after testing it, I am very satisfied with the result and price, thus become the main diet of most of my fishes...

I'm from JB, this pellets also manufactured by a prawn farm in JB Permas Jaya...:)
Mudskippy
26-10-2007, 02:45 PM
your pond is concrete or mud pond?

pleco in mud pond ... bad idea ...

Concrete with 3 layers of fibre glass..:) Some pic of the pond.. There are 7pcs giant plecos (in their species) in my pond, the rest in the pond river besides but no pic...

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/mudskippy/mykoipond/image05.jpg

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/mudskippy/mykoipond/image06.jpg
Mudskippy
26-10-2007, 02:51 PM
Repost pics:
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z313/floppydiscs/Arowanas/DSC06184_resize.jpg

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z313/floppydiscs/Arowanas/DSC06199_resize.jpg
Gecko
26-10-2007, 03:38 PM
pleco in mud pond ... bad idea ...

Bro

Care you elaborate?
Mudskippy
26-10-2007, 03:49 PM
Bro

Care you elaborate?

I think it is becoz plecos have the digging holes in mud habit. It will spoil the eco system in a natural river when over breed. I think that it happen to US or some countries b4...

As to private mud pond, think the plecos might just hide in the mud and we cant see them totally, and they might also mess up the pond by digging..
Gecko
26-10-2007, 04:35 PM
I think it is becoz plecos have the digging holes in mud habit. It will spoil the eco system in a natural river when over breed. I think that it happen to US or some countries b4...

As to private mud pond, think the plecos might just hide in the mud and we cant see them totally, and they might also mess up the pond by digging..

Right, pseudas are supposed to breed in tunnels built into the banks, so if we are considering to breed plecs, its actually natural to go with mud ponds.

btw bro, how much would the 10x3x3 fgt with glass panel cost ballpark? after reading your thread, I got interested too:o Is that custom made in S'pore? Eugene getting for you?
SoToNgMaN
26-10-2007, 04:39 PM
As to private mud pond, think the plecos might just hide in the mud and we cant see them totally, and they might also mess up the pond by digging..

Bro

Care you elaborate?

As mentioned by mudskippy ... plecos digs tunnels .. and they do dig real deep for certain species ..

dig hide cannot see nvm ... next thing u know .. this fella dig past through into your neighbour's compound then game over liao ...
Mudskippy
26-10-2007, 05:16 PM
Right, pseudas are supposed to breed in tunnels built into the banks, so if we are considering to breed plecs, its actually natural to go with mud ponds.

btw bro, how much would the 10x3x3 fgt with glass panel cost ballpark? after reading your thread, I got interested too:o Is that custom made in S'pore? Eugene getting for you?

No, I get it from a lfs in jb. It costs RM2500 for the 10ft tank alone. If including everything, might cost around RM4000+ for the total setup i.e. pump, filter, piping etc. Pretty cheap right..;)
SoToNgMaN
26-10-2007, 05:38 PM
FGT in singapore .. can check with mainland fish farm ...
Edmundo
26-10-2007, 11:46 PM
FGT in singapore .. can check with mainland fish farm ...

just check wif me can liao....


With regard to breed ing mud pond, i have something to say..... sori off topic...

in Brazil iz river.... water rich wiith oxgygen...... nitriate near zero.... in mud pond in our region u guys think can? i think Chris does has his point.....

L001 or gibby can, but not the others..... unless, one farmer invest in commercial wave waver..... but at the end is it worth? Amazon plenty of plecos.... :D