Burek Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Hi guys Im just wondering how many shells would i need for 5 multifasciatus in a 2ft? Do the shells need to be big or small, does it matter if the shells are a bit big? Thanks in advance, Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWs Fish Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 id recommend about 15 little apple snail shells - having kept multis very very briefly. you could get away with say 10, but the more shells the more likely they will breed etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungsta Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 As many as possible, the tank looks really good with a lot of shells. I have heaps in a 4ft and my multis already have fry, the males are only 3cm and females only 1.5-2cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 However, a very wise (old? ) man taught me that the less shells in the tank, the easier to catch said fry. And if you have ever tried to catch a stack of shelly fry from an over-shelled tank, you will agree. One shell for every female, and a couple of spares is plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burek Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 ok thanks guys for your replies, but i am confused, one is saying less shells, one is saying 15 and one is saying more the better. Dang, i dont know which one to choose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barramundi Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 I've been breeding Mult's for just almost a year now, & IMO & from what I read, a safe formulae is 2 shells per fish. I personally have changed over to small pvc elbows to ease harvesting. The Multi's breed non-stop so they've given them the thumbs up. But yeah, 2 per fish has served me well so far & have continual spawns & Multi fry coming out of my ears since 4 weeks after I added the parents to the tank. (Started 1M/3F) HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaman Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 What size are the elbows barramundi? Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colfish Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Daniel heed the warning off too many, when you need to catch out excess fry you will be glad you listened. and then you can speak from experience. great little fish, have fun. ; Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canerod Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 With 2 male and 3 female multies i set up an 80cm x 40cm tank with about 65 shells and they filled them all with babies and there are babies living under the shells too . The shells range in size from common garden variety to french escargot size and a few bigger than that. Harvesting is not a problem if you get a bucket and put a grate (25mm mesh is good) several inches from the top of the bucket then fill the bucket with tank water to a couple inches over the grate, put the shells with fish inside onto the grate and wait, when they see how far from the bottom they are they dive down and leave the empty shell for you to pick up. Then you can harvest all the fish from the bottom of the bucket Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burek Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 Ok..... I will just chuck in 1 shell per female and a couple of spare ones as ducksta said. Thanks again for your very good replies. i cant wait for my multis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barramundi Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 What size are the elbows barramundi? Cheers Richard 15mm pvc. I'd post a pic but don't know how on this forum. I've siliconed them to a piece of glass at one end so they sit up. I used the same harvest method as canerod when I used shells, it's good advice! The elbows make it unnecessary, but the shells look a lot more natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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