Glyptothorax Gut Content Analysis

[Shovelnose]

Has this ever been done??? Question asked to find out if there are other commonly available items I can fed 'em beside blood worms and tubifex as their availability might come down in the summer here. Earthworms I guess could be an option.

FBS seems to work rather poorly on 'em from my experience. The G.indicus I have currently kept losing weight rapidly when fed exclusively on FBS.

[Silurus]

There have been a couple of studies for the Sundaic Southeast Asian species (G. platypogon, maybe also G. plectilis) published in obscure Indonesian journal, and these might be the only ones I know of, IIRC.

Off the top of my head: you might want to try aquatic insect larvae (I think something like stonefly or mayfly larvae would be ideal, small odonate larvae might work in a pinch), possibly cladocerans.

[Shovelnose]

Thanks HH. Im guessing there s very little scope of retrieving the literature you mentioned.

So insect larvae primarily. Will aim at starting a harvest for the same and keep this thread updated as and when something happens.

[racoll]

Earthworms I guess could be an option.

Most fish won't refuse an earthworm. I would give these a go.

[Mike_Noren]

Doesn't Glyptothorax accept replacement food?

[Shovelnose]

I have kept 6 species so far and none of 'em seemed to too bothered by the sight of processed food in front of 'em as is the case with most Sisorids.

I have read of 'em accepting processed food in a few instances but I am happier giving 'em what exactly they need. I get ugly stares from the other side of the tank for feeding FBS as it is.

[medaka]

HI Balaji

Have you tried newly hatched brine shrimp?

I don't advise feeding this regualary, BTW, I am of the opinion that if brine shrimp naupalii is fed every day or so it constipates the fish; but, I find that most of my sisorids like the stuff.

[Shovelnose]

Hey Adrian,

Nope. Haven tried freshly hatched brine shrimp but will they suit a 7" fish. I would imagine their size is perfect for the smaller Sisorids.

[medaka]

HI Balaji

Slightly puzzled now, you say your

Glyptothorax indicus

is 7 inches in length.
I wasn't aware that they grew to that size, I thought that they were more likely to max out at around 4" SL.
Thats why I suggested giving them baby brine shrimp, my G telchitta used to relish a small feeding of them.
Or was you just asking the question about feeding Glyptothorax species in General?

[Shovelnose]

Hey Adrian,

Question was aimed at looking at other feasible sources of food for all Glyptothorax species but since G.indicus is the only one I am keeping at the moment, was referring to him. And no, they do grow more than 4" for sure.

Ps : Im referring to sizes in TL.

[beta]

My G. indicus love earthworms. They also eat shrimp mix and FBS, I think you can still feed them FBS after soaking them in Selcon or something similar.