Why captive bred RL synos for beginners?

[L number Banana]

Reading old posts about S.petricola and noticed that the synos recommended always stated 'captive bred'. Um, what gives with that? Is it something to do with size, diet?
I'm picking up 5 captive bred F1 (?) S.petricola on Thurs and want to know if I should be even using the species page for info. Are they that different? and how?

I read that in and old FAQ thread from 2004.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... 11&start=0

ps. will post pics in ID - maybe lupinnis etc etc, haven't seen them yet, just trying to bone up on care info.

[Birger]

Post by L number Banana on Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:31 pm
Reading old posts about S.petricola and noticed that the synos recommended always stated 'captive bred'. Um, what gives with that? Is it something to do with size, diet?
I'm picking up 5 captive bred F1 (?) S.petricola on Thurs and want to know if I should be even using the species page for info. Are they that different? and how?

They are not that different but there is a few things that effect a wild fish in it's first days...any fish that has been raised in Aquarium conditions all it's life will usually not come with some of the troubles that wild caught fish can come with. There is the trouble of trying to introduce a wild fish to aqaurium foods...sometimes live foods are the only option to start with and one has to slowly switch them over.

Wild fish can be much more sensitive to changes in water chemistry and S.lucipinnis are sensitive as it is even tank raised.

And it is not uncommon for wild fish to come in with parasites etc. which can make things difficult as they are already in a weakened state from this add the travel and the shock of new surrounding...a rather traumatic experience which not all make it through.

Birger

[L number Banana]

Thanks Birger,
That makes sense as I've just finished the quarantine with my hatchets and have got them off the fruit flies/tiger-style aquarium-top cage... They're finally enjoying FD shrimp and tubifex 'dustings'.

Just read HH's article about hybrids so fingers crossed about my new *S.lupinnis* . Will take it very slow with the water change, thank you.

[DJRansome]

Just realized you've already got them. Edited.