humpheads

[aussieguy870]

gidday all<
>went to the auction and bought a
eeding pair of these guys at the last minute.. without knowing a great deal about them<
>jsut a couple qs for those who keep/
eed these guys<
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>r they ok in ph at 8 ?<
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>i put them in my 6x2x2 which contains atm 12 small calvus and couple small comps<
>will the humpheads pose a threat to my calvus etc? calvus r about 3-5cm...and the humpheads id guess around 7cm for female and prob around 10ish cm for the male..<
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>i have sand as substrate in this tank, is this ok for them?<
>also for those who
eed these what do u use for
eeding? ive got a couple piles of rocks will this do or shall they need a more defined cave?<
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>any help would be greatly appreciated  <
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>cheers<
>sean  <
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I use short piece of poly pipe capped at 1 end pushed into the substrate at a low angle and make some covering around the entrance.<
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>I fear the Calvus may snap up Humphead fry even as protective as the parents are.<
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>I hope this helps <
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>George

[aussieguy870]

cheers might try that idea and put it inbetween pile of rocks i got <
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>yea i am aware that the calvus may take some fry if i get the humpy''s to
eed, that doesntr bother me so much...<
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>just not sure wheter these guys get agro when spawning or nething?<
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>cheers<
>sean

[ashhhh]

I just purchased 4 4cm humpys for $10  from a guy in
isbane who
eeds them, and he said that when he
eeds them he has a much better success rate, like they
eed more often and produce more fry, when he moved them from a 4ft tank to a 2ft tank by themselves with a couple of caves<
>HTH  Cheers<
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>Ash.....<
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[aussieguy870]

lol thanks ashhhh <
>that would be a good idea ,  but no more tanks for me though   <
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>cheers<
>sean<
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[ashhhh]

1 piece of eggcrate dividing your tank will do the trick then..... Cheers<
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>Ash.....<
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