> From: "Barry Meiklejohn" <barrym at powerup.com.au>
> Reply-To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 18:37:17 +1000
> To: <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
> Subject: Re: [RML] growing plankton
>
> G'day Dennis
>
>> From ANGFA Qld February Meeting
> "Our second talk was by Simon Fletcher who showed us how to prepare green
> water and in particular his secrets for success. This is a useful mixture
> for raising fry and as demonstrated to us, is relatively straight forward to
> make with a bucket, lettuce and some organic fertiliser. I know that many of
> us have not made green water in the past, possibly due to being unsure how
> to go about it, but a practical presentation such as this is ideal in
> putting people on the right track."
>
> I just leave some tubs in full sunlight and the water will go green within a
> short period of time. I find it useful to include some snails to eat any
> crud from the bottom of the tub. Some people like to seed the water with
> lettuce, banana skins or manure to develop stronger cultures.
>
> I personally don't do this as I put my spawning mops in the green water and
> let the fry hatch out in the tub. That way they have plenty of food from day
> 1.
>
> Regards,
> Barry.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Holmes" <dhdesign at onthenet.com.au>
> To: <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 11:32 AM
> Subject: [RML] growing plankton
>
>
>> Any starting tips
>> Dennis
>>
>
>