clown larvae swim into sides

[zeptonium]

I have 8 day old GSM clown larvae that just started swimming into the sides and corners of the tank(5 gal about 2/3 full). Waving my hand in front of them sends them zooming to the middle again, but remove my hand and they are back.

I have been feeding rotifers and started adding BBS yesterday. I have tried covering the sides but that doesn't work. I am using a 15 W fluorescent bulb I think. How do I get them to start moving around and eating again?

 

[zeptonium]

Here are some pics of the larvae swimming into front glass. Some go head first into glass and some swim back and forth.

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[rkelman]

I would tint the water green with some phyto. When I do that I see immediate results. They come off the sides and start eating. 8 Days your doing well. How many do you have?

 

[zeptonium]

Thank you, I will try adding phyto to their tank. This was a small batch of eggs about 1.5 inch circle. Probably due to poor water (nitrates over 200). Normally I have 2.5 - 3 inch circle of eggs but have never got larvae to last this long.

The eggs always hatch over 2 or 3 days. This group I drank a bit to much Jack Daniels and didn't get eggs out the first night. About a third of them hatched and got eaten or sucked in filter. I had about 75-100 hatch the next two days, but lost quite a few in days 2 and 3. I have lost 1 or 2 per night since. If I had to guess I would say I have about 40-50 left.

 

[zeptonium]

I just looked in on parents and they are just starting to lay eggs again. This is the first time I have been able to see them spawn up close.

 

[rkelman]

Yep get the nitrates under control and lay off the booze and you'll be all set. Good luck with it. Its very cool to see them lay the eggs / fertilize ect.

 

[agsansoo]

Maybe that's my problem ... I don't drink enough (Jack Daniels) LOL Good luck, keep the pictures coming !