Advise SAP

[Pufferpunk]

How do they look? I haven't seen a single SSP that didn't develop ich or velvet, after being introduced to a new tank.

Water parameters?

[Nikoo]

One looks very healthy, he eats a lot. The second one is eating too but his eyes are not so clear as the other ones. And the thirt one looks healthy but isnt eating.
So you think that they just need more time to adapt to the new tank?

I'll post water parameters tomorrow!

Can you help me with my other previous questions too?

[bertie 83]

They will glass surf for a while and it will drive you insane. This can be reduced by adding fast flow along the front of the aquarium, these guys love to swim fast and hard. Any uncooked seafood is fine, the crunchier the better. Give them time and they will settle

[Nikoo]

I just got a hydor korolia 900 powerhead. Together with my cristalprofi 1501e filter I should have a 2400 liter/h (635g/h) waterflow.

[RTR]

Many wild-caught fish have to be "trained" to aquarium feeding. You have to be persistent until they learn to recognize "food".

[Nikoo]

And how can I do that best?

[RTR]

Try co-feeding the crushed/cracked snail at the same time as some live brine shrimp. Brine shrimp tend to be nutritionally poor, but the flavor is apparently irresistible.

[Nikoo]

I am alrdy lookin for MS 222 because it won't be easy to find here in Belgium.
Someone suggested me a place where i can buy Phenoxyethanol. Does this work too?

[Nikoo]

Anyone? Because i don't want to use cloive oil and i can't find any MS222.

[Pufferpunk]

IDK anything about that drug. MS222 (Finquel) is used specifically for fish. I believe there are some in Europe using a koi sedative. Try searching for that here.

[tford92]

http://www.pharmaqaqua-webshop.co.uk/pr ... SubCatID=2

In Jan 2014, I purchased Ms 222 (Tricaine) in the UK here... hope this helps!

[PufferGhoti]

we have had our SAPs for close to a year now, they were picky eaters but the key is high flow as they seem to like high currents. For food we try to provide a variety of seafood. minishrimps work very well (Asian supermarket freezer section), pieces of langoustine with shell on them. cuttlefish etc.. find a good seafood importer... we also get leftovers of lobster preps from the local supper market for free

[Nikoo]

Do you think that i have enough current? 635g/h in a 90 gallon tank.

My SAPs look happy, they eat snails if i crush them. It seems like they can't get through the shell if i dont crush them.
In 2 months i'll be able to get 2cm crabs as food, i'm curious if they will like it.

And 2 of my saps are also eating sera vipachips.
http://www.sera.de/en/products/in_categ ... chips.html
Is this bad for them?

[bertie 83]

They will soon learn to crunch, even small saps can crunch a snail. They just need to realise there is food inside before they work for it.

[Nikoo]

Do you think the vipachips are good food?
They are very hard and all 3 saps eat them now. It takes them around 20 min to eat them because they can't bite parts of it at the start.