duncaholic
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So I'm thinking with all the novice breeders out there it would be interesting to try and make a simple and cost effective template that people new to breeding could follow to have a little fun without breaking the bank. I know that those of us who get really in to this part of the hobby end up spending thousands of dollars, but I think at least one of us can come up with a way to get a single hatch of the common Occs to 3/4" for under $100.
What I propose is a friendly competition to see who can get 100 fry from a single clutch to the 100 day mark for less than $100. This budget would include all equipment and food. I would propose that electricity and starter cultures of rots and phyto should be excluded. Hopefully anyone out there interested will be able to find a fellow hobbyist to hook them up with the cultures, and the electricity should be nominal a single little set up.
If anyone's interested feel free to post ideas and any guidlines you think should be included. I'm working under the assumption that this challenge would be designed to benefit hobbyists looking for a family friendly approach to raising a single clutch, and therefore they would likely need to purchase all the equipment from scratch. Not necessarily new as there's always stuff available on craigslist, but all of it, right down to the rigid airline and tiny tank vacs people like us have to either buy or build.
I'm going to start my search tonight and see if I can come up with the basic equipment for under $30. I'll be looking for a 20g or better yet a 29g with a hood, light, heater, airpump, HOB all included. May take a little while, but I know I can find a setup for that kind of money. Then I'll be looking at buying salt for the tank and the cultures. Next a second air pump and....and....and... we all know where this is going!
Anyone interested????
What I propose is a friendly competition to see who can get 100 fry from a single clutch to the 100 day mark for less than $100. This budget would include all equipment and food. I would propose that electricity and starter cultures of rots and phyto should be excluded. Hopefully anyone out there interested will be able to find a fellow hobbyist to hook them up with the cultures, and the electricity should be nominal a single little set up.
If anyone's interested feel free to post ideas and any guidlines you think should be included. I'm working under the assumption that this challenge would be designed to benefit hobbyists looking for a family friendly approach to raising a single clutch, and therefore they would likely need to purchase all the equipment from scratch. Not necessarily new as there's always stuff available on craigslist, but all of it, right down to the rigid airline and tiny tank vacs people like us have to either buy or build.
I'm going to start my search tonight and see if I can come up with the basic equipment for under $30. I'll be looking for a 20g or better yet a 29g with a hood, light, heater, airpump, HOB all included. May take a little while, but I know I can find a setup for that kind of money. Then I'll be looking at buying salt for the tank and the cultures. Next a second air pump and....and....and... we all know where this is going!
Anyone interested????
Airline, small air pumps, and sponge filters are cheap. Shop lights (for algae culture) can often be had for about $10 from the likes of HD or Lowes, even with the cheap bulbs that are fine for algae culture. Culture bottles can be 2L soda bottles, after you drink the soda 
