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Batch 4 looked ready to go tonight so I transferred them over to the 5 gallon tank. I counted 534 eggs. This is a smaller nest for this pair.
For rotifers I have a 5 gallon heated bucket with a sponge filter in it. I also have a 1 gallon unheated culture going now. Both seem to have taken very well but as expected the heated one seems to be doing better. We shall see how the sponge filter helps this batch. Still no where near the number of rotifers I would like to have, so I will see if we can scrape this batch by. I should probably wait but I can buy more rotifers next saturday to recharge my cultures if needed.
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For rotifers I have a 5 gallon heated bucket with a sponge filter in it. I also have a 1 gallon unheated culture going now. Both seem to have taken very well but as expected the heated one seems to be doing better. We shall see how the sponge filter helps this batch. Still no where near the number of rotifers I would like to have, so I will see if we can scrape this batch by. I should probably wait but I can buy more rotifers next saturday to recharge my cultures if needed.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14082388#post14082388 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rkelman
How are you getting by on that few of Rotifers FB? What's your feeding routine? I have 3 cultures going. Well 4 now but officially 3And you have more babies on average then I do..
I haven't really. I got maybe 60-70 fish out of the last three batches. Almost all from one hatch when my rotifers were doing well.
If their is one area I need to get better at it's rotifers.
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The rest of the eggs were white when I got home and the tank temp was 85.6. I turned it down and it is down to 84 now. I have probably 100 alive. I also added some Oto A and some filled up on it pretty quick, others don't seem to care for it yet.
I did a 10 gallon water change on my system tonight. My nitrates were the darkest colour on the API test kit which is 160 I believe. I also siphoned the bottoms of all the tanks and cleaned the glass.
I'm starting to see bubbles in the sand bed so hopefully it will start to bring it down. I lowered the flow in each tank and increased the flow through the sandbed to try and get better flow. I will probably do another 10-15 gallons tomorrow.
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I have been promising more pics for a long time. Well here they are.
My new skimmer
Octopus 200.
Loving the foam
A salt bucket in front of the skimmer for comparision.
My larger clowns. These are the size I am selling them at
My B&W pair. It appeared as thought the female was cleaning today. Not sure if that means anything but we shall see.
My picasso pair. These two will not go more than an inch away from each other. Lots of dancing with these two.
Here are some pics of my occelaris pairs
Hope you enjoyed them.
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PIC TIME
I have been promising more pics for a long time. Well here they are.
My new skimmer
Octopus 200.
Loving the foam
A salt bucket in front of the skimmer for comparision.
My larger clowns. These are the size I am selling them at
My B&W pair. It appeared as thought the female was cleaning today. Not sure if that means anything but we shall see.
My picasso pair. These two will not go more than an inch away from each other. Lots of dancing with these two.
Here are some pics of my occelaris pairs
Hope you enjoyed them.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14099074#post14099074 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rEd86
FB,
When you have your tanks lined up like this:
are the sides of each tank painted/covered so that the pairs can't see the occupants of adjacent tanks? I didn't know if that would interfere with mating or if it mattered.
Thanks!
--Ed
There is a piece of cardboard between each tank.
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