[thedude]

I got one of the free samples from microcosm, and so far my tads seem to love it. I fed it to some newly hatched tads and they seem to be growing much quicker.

 

[stu&shaz]

Guys could you update this thread now in light of the results you have had over the summer. How do folks feel about the spawn and grow mixed in with soilent green? Jason, did you actually try the redrum solent green mix,have you changed anything?

We use a lot of Allen's products,I'm really thrilled with results,I'm looking towards trialing some with our tads. To that end we have soilent green,meatpie, spawn and grow and supergreen here.,no redrum unfortunately. How would you mix these,what ratios,might you utilize.

We already feed a pretty varied diet,two types of tetra prochips,cycops-EEZE,NLS phib formula pellets and have just added new era riftlake green to this.We also feed a lot of live wild food,such as mosi larvea/midge larvea/bloodworm,when it's available.

Tad size at morphout is good I think and mortality seems low,by and large(if I was pressed to put a figure down I think we loose around 5-10% at the most). Both are difficult to qualify,when one hasn't seen lots of other folks tads of the same morph,or knows what others actually loose.

So I'm happy with what we are doing and our results thus far,but as usual I am curious if I can do better for them,so repashy products seem like a great place to look. I don't have much in the water at this time,but want to get a few eggs set shortly,so now seems like a great time to bump this.

Many thanks in advance

best

Stu

 

[stu&shaz]

anyone please?

Many thanks

Stu

 

[hypostatic]

I, too, would appreciate some updates!

 

[stu&shaz]

Dan I'm just starting a trial,late because of the manic nature for us,over the last few months. But you'll be able to see where we are heading with my problem species in time. First feed was yesterday no doubt tads like the food,we have a mix of soilent green 4tbsps,1 meat pie,1 spawn and grow,plus some cycloops eeze(freeze dried) as an added extra as the base first mix. This will rear erm more than one methinks,so almost all is already frozen.

best

Stu

 

[aspidites73]

I'm quite happy with the results I've had using Soilent Green/Spawn and Grow and some freeze dried cyclopeeze

 

[stu&shaz]

I'm quite happy with the results I've had using Soilent Green/Spawn and Grow and some freeze dried cyclopeeze

You are rearing mainly Ranitomeya aren't you,can you give me an idea of what percentage you are rearing please from tads hatched?

Thanks for the reply,I'm very grateful

many thanks

Stu

 

[aspidites73]

I'm not certain an exact percentage but it is very high. I lose very few tads that aren't associated with young parents, and the ones I do lose tend to be < 7 days old. Ranitomeya is the only genus I work with that I raise the tads myself. I also work with Oophaga but as we know, they rear themselves.

You are rearing mainly Ranitomeya aren't you,can you give me an idea of what percentage you are rearing please from tads hatched?

Thanks for the reply,I'm very grateful

many thanks

Stu

 

[stu&shaz]

Thanks again,that's good enough,for me. An off topic question, "an association with young frogs",at what age does that association desist?

thanks again

Stu

 

[aspidites73]

I was speaking more towards young pairs than young frogs although I don't believe those qualities to be mutually exclusive. I attribute any < 1 week old tadpole deaths as coming from parents who aren't yet ready to reproduce successfully. Unless, of course, the pair has already produced viable offspring. At which time I would look at my egg/tadpole rearing husbandry instead of my adult reproductive husbandry. Obviously this is not a written rule. It is, however, what has worked for me. You may or may not see similar results in your practice. Since my '99 car accident and subsequent head trauma, my personal results have gradually deminished as reliable science. Beside that fact, there are so many different ways people see success.

Thanks again,that's good enough,for me. An off topic question, "an association with young frogs",at what age does that association desist?

thanks again

Stu

 

[stu&shaz]

I was speaking more towards young pairs than young frogs although I don't believe those qualities to be mutually exclusive. I attribute any < 1 week old tadpole deaths as coming from parents who aren't yet ready to reproduce successfully. Unless, of course, the pair has already produced viable offspring. At which time I would look at my egg/tadpole rearing husbandry instead of my adult reproductive husbandry. Obviously this is not a written rule. It is, however, what has worked for me. You may or may not see similar results in your practice. Since my '99 car accident and subsequent head trauma, my personal results have gradually deminished as reliable science. Beside that fact, there are so many different ways people see success.

My apology I should have stated young parents as you did, my reply would have been much clearer. Essentially what i was asking is how old would you consider a "young" ranitomeya pair of an age to breed viable offspring. For sure different species might mature at different times and one could there fore only postulate a ball park figure. Just basic curiosity really. I'm sorry about your accident,your written word is very eloquent!!

You have an interesting way of looking at tad mortality,I have never thought of attributing various age deaths in this way.

Ahh a measure of success,well my summersi could be measured either way at the moment,if only by myself. It's such a joy to finally have eggs with embryos and fertility and to finally have froglets. But by the same token this level of mortality is saddening,I'm elated one minute crushed the next,I'm not sure how to rate the experience other than it makes me want to be better!!

many thanks

Stu