oceancube Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Plumbing sucks I never have everything I need and I dont figure that out till the store is closed. One day I will have some grow out tanks set up and plumbed together. Pics at about 2 months. I wish I could get some pics of the ones that are almost all white maybe when they get bigger. very nice... i got a group shot of my super snows ill post!!!! Link to comment
crooks Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 I would like to see your pic of super snows. I am not exactly sure how the grading of snowflakes breaks down and I will need to learn here pretty quick. Link to comment
oceancube Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I would like to see your pic of super snows. I am not exactly sure how the grading of snowflakes breaks down and I will need to learn here pretty quick. supersnows are almost all white , almost wyoming white but not quiet there... let me see if i can get samples for you.... btw i see about 5-6 supersnows in your pic,,, maybe more!!! Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 awesome breeding setup the babies look great have you ever seen a pure white clown? i saw one at a lfs labled as a platinum clown but everyone keeps telling me pure white is impossible. i would have bought it if my tank was set up then, even though it was like $500 Link to comment
crooks Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 I havent seen many grading threads for snowflakes like they have for picasso. Wyoming White are all white except the tip of the face and fins? Super Snows have all bars connecting or just 2 or more? Semi Snow no bars connecting but jagged stripes. Link to comment
reefer38 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 nice. i always loved too see the fish balls. looks so cool at first when i read this all i could think of was "eww" then i looked at the picture and saw what you meant. yeah that is pretty neat. and thats an awesome setup you got there. matches your awesome clowns Link to comment
oceancube Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 sorry guys but i got a really bad flu type bug and i cant get outta my bed...lol Link to comment
crooks Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 I almost have a 160 gallon grow out done. He is a crappy 30 sec vid of a 20 gallon tank. Link to comment
crooks Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 They arent worth as much as I hoped. If they pay for electric and salt I will be happy. Link to comment
Dasani Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 They arent worth as much as I hoped. If they pay for electric and salt I will be happy. O wow. are they just not selling or is salt and electricity that expensive haha? Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 How often are you doing water changes on that 20 to keep the levels in check? It looks like you are running 2 sponge filters? Hard to tell in the pics... but how big are the filters you are using? Link to comment
crooks Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 They arent big enough to sell. The price just isnt what it was a year ago. Those are two sponge 4 filters. Water change about every week. I kinda go more by looks if its dirty I clean and change the water, real scientific I know. Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 LOL... I hear you. I just lost some GSM's the other day because I left them in the 10 too long. I'd been doing daily water changes but when I saw some laying on the bottom I ran a ammonia test and it turned green in seconds. I did a LARGE water change and got the rest moved to a much bigger tank today. I though for sure they would do fine in there for a while longer. Link to comment
crooks Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 I have ammonia lock but havent used any in a long time. Are you running any filtration in their tank? Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I have ammonia lock but havent used any in a long time. Are you running any filtration in their tank? Yeah.. I'm running a sponge filter - but it was a 2" - I'm ordering some larger ones this week. I haven't used ammonia lock before just prime. Link to comment
mrbigshot Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 as far as grading i would go by what ora and most other big breeders use. im not sure what your pricing is but ill go by some common prices i see online. your right they have droped in value the last year or so, snowflake's (or premium snowflakes) will have the head and middle bars connected like this, sometimes the tailbars will connect to. ($99-$129) semi-snowflakes do not have the middle and head stripe connecting. ($49-$75) if its almost pure white where then they would be Wyoming whites ($199) Link to comment
crooks Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Ya I have recently talked to some other breeders I think I have a good grasp on grading but thanks for the pics. If I get the low end of those prices I will be happy. Link to comment
Arc Katana Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Getting retail for anything you spawn is the tricky part. Figure 1/2 to 1/3 for a trade/sold to store, about 1/4 for wholesaling to distributors. What is funny/sad is you quickly find out that volume wins over "specialty" 99% of the time. Link to comment
crooks Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Ya I kinda already figured that out. How is Florida treating you ARC? Link to comment
crooks Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 I pulled all the regular oscellaris out of that 20 gallon and got a quick shakey vid of two fish I think are cool. Link to comment
oceancube Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I pulled all the regular oscellaris out of that 20 gallon and got a quick shakey vid of two fish I think are cool. omg the one on the left is a replica of one of my breeder males.. at first i was like wtf how did he get a video of my fish!!! lol nice looking pair, if you keep them i would find them different mates and watch them grow and have there own babies, they will produce killer offspring for you in the near future!!! Link to comment
mrbigshot Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 very nice, wish i had the room for some. Link to comment
crooks Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks while those two have some cool patterns I doubt I keep them. I am going to keep a couple others that have more white, they are just a little smaller then those right now. Link to comment
oceancube Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Thanks while those two have some cool patterns I doubt I keep them. I am going to keep a couple others that have more white, they are just a little smaller then those right now. pics or i wont belive you!!! lol j/k but yeah post pics!! Link to comment
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