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very cool video it has to be really neat to be able to look at that fish and be able to say Yeah i did that...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12738277#post12738277 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lifes A Beach
Nice! How old is the fry in that picture?

--Barbara

24 Day old. He's 26 days old today. :D
 
Update:
Maroon pair laid their 12th clutch of eggs Saturday. I will have more live phyto this time. Also have re-read Joyce wilkerson book again, the part about ph levels and ammonia. She does water changes in her larvae tanks, starting at day 3. Will see if I can do better this time !
 
Well last night I checked up on the eggs. It appears that something is eating them. There is only about 2/3 of them left. My guess is my peppermint shrimps. The male doesn't seem to be as attentive this time around. He may be getting fatigued. He doesn't eat that much while watching eggs.
 
Otohime

Otohime

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12790261#post12790261 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by agsansoo
OK I finally ordered and received my Otohime starter pack. So which do I feed my 33 day old fry ?

I found this posted by someone a while ago on Reef Central and copied it. You can use is as a guide.

"use A for a week or two, B1 for about 3 weeks overlapping with A at the start and B2 towards the end. B2 for about another month or two and C1 until I sell them at 4-5 months"

--Barbara :fish1:
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12791526#post12791526 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by billsreef
How big are they now?

Oh about 1/2" head to end of tail. They are more longer than wide. Constantly on the move. I can't even get a good picture, just blurry photos. LOL I still am feeding BBS.
 
Re: Otohime

Re: Otohime

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12792140#post12792140 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lifes A Beach
I found this posted by someone a while ago on Reef Central and copied it. You can use is as a guide.

"use A for a week or two, B1 for about 3 weeks overlapping with A at the start and B2 towards the end. B2 for about another month or two and C1 until I sell them at 4-5 months"

--Barbara :fish1:

Thanks Barbara !
I tried "A" first, but it seemed too small. So I feed them "B1" . They still like chasing the BBS. Not sure how much Otohime they're eating.
 
Update:
12th clutch of eggs hatched out last night. Even though half the eggs were missing I still extracted about 100 little ones. I like when they hatch over the weekend, I can watch them more ! I have noticed this group doesn't seem so light sensitive. I have a overhead light and they are swimming around way more then previous hatches. Water is only slightly tinted with greenwater.
 
Hatch 12 Day 1

hatch12-01.jpg
 
Looking good :thumbsup: They should be good on the B1 at this stage. Just a very light sprinkle a couple of times of day is good. Keep the bottom of the tank clean as you tend to get more debris accumulating once you introduce prepared foods.
 
Batch 12 update:
OK ammonia is back again ! I'm thinking it's the phyto. I will be using switching back to instant algae in the larvae tank. Day 1 there was no ammonia. Day 2 it was off the safe mark. Day 3 it was toxic. All I did was feed the tank rotifers the morning after the hatch with just enough phyto to tint the water green. Day 2 added more phyto to tint the water green again, with no rotifers were added. Day 3 is had to do a 50% water change. Adding Prime and T.iso instant algae. Fry seemed to handle the change well. SG is 1.021with PH still too high at 8.0.
 
My oldest fry at 36 Days old. This is why I can't take any good pictures of him. He so fast ! This is him eating BBS (baby brine shrimp).

 
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