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The negative results your friend could have had maybe due to not pumping them up during growing season. I am amazed that she did not get better confirmation on her females . My males coming out of winter still have decent confirmation. Feed, feed , feed during growing season. Small quanity often. The last two years I have used a demand feeder from AES it works very well and is adjustable.
One other thing that I failed to mention is water changes even tho they are not eating prepared food they eat alge so I still change 15% water every week and add clay. I think those water changes are what keeps the shirogi up on my fish summer,fall,winter, spring. 30% water changes during growing season without fail.
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