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while this is the first time I have tried to keep large numbers of slings , I have always had 10-15 at a time since I reentered the hobby 4 yrs ago. back then I had almost a 20% fatality rate and was doing everything "by the book" when I started to experiment with less time consuming methods including several things that are generally considered to be "bad husbandry", I haven't lost a single sling in 6 months. not even sure where I am going with that statement except that I am kind of thinking to myself wtf, how did some of these become widely accepted as things not to do. I was always a little suspect of them not being able to find their prey if in to big of an enclosure . im sure a sling in a 50 gallon tank might have an issue finding a spring tail, but even then I dont know it might not have a problem with it. I know they don't live in 2oz deli cups in the wild...........

<blockquote data-quote="bwhatch2" data-source="post: 236487" data-attributes="member: 48909"><p>while this is the first time I have tried to keep large numbers of slings , I have always had 10-15 at a time since I reentered the hobby 4 yrs ago.&nbsp; back then I had almost a 20% fatality rate and was doing everything &quot;by the book&quot;&nbsp; when I started to experiment with less time consuming methods including several things that are generally considered to be &quot;bad husbandry&quot;,&nbsp; I haven't lost a single sling in 6 months.&nbsp; not even sure where I am going with that statement except that I am kind of thinking to myself wtf, how did some of these become widely accepted as things not to do. I was always a little suspect of them not being able to find their prey if in to big of an enclosure . im sure a sling in a 50 gallon tank might have an issue finding a spring tail, but even then I dont know it might not have a problem with it. I know they don't live in 2oz deli cups in the wild...........</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bwhatch2, post: 236487, member: 48909"] while this is the first time I have tried to keep large numbers of slings , I have always had 10-15 at a time since I reentered the hobby 4 yrs ago. back then I had almost a 20% fatality rate and was doing everything "by the book" when I started to experiment with less time consuming methods including several things that are generally considered to be "bad husbandry", I haven't lost a single sling in 6 months. not even sure where I am going with that statement except that I am kind of thinking to myself wtf, how did some of these become widely accepted as things not to do. I was always a little suspect of them not being able to find their prey if in to big of an enclosure . im sure a sling in a 50 gallon tank might have an issue finding a spring tail, but even then I dont know it might not have a problem with it. I know they don't live in 2oz deli cups in the wild........... [/QUOTE]

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