clown spawn
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Fizhstiks
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I think they are going through meta, I just saw one doing the clownfish waggle swim 
Should i try brine shrimp this weekend, or should i wait until they've gone threw meta before introducing a new food? Is brine shrimp necessary because it seems it would be easier just continuing rotifers while trying to get them adjusted to flakes.
Oh, and my clowns just laid about 300 eggs so ill have to set up another ten soon...
Should i try brine shrimp this weekend, or should i wait until they've gone threw meta before introducing a new food? Is brine shrimp necessary because it seems it would be easier just continuing rotifers while trying to get them adjusted to flakes.
Oh, and my clowns just laid about 300 eggs so ill have to set up another ten soon...
toastii_reef
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I culture triggerpods in 5gl buckets
but those are way too big for them- i would only assume because they are too big for dwarf seahorse fry
anyways-
i suggest getting lots of packages- maybe 5- and pour two into your fry tank to gain density when they are placed into the tank
and then the other three into a bucket to start a back up culture once the rots in the fry tank have been sevearly dented-
i suggest you do this as soon as they lay eggs- which i guess is too late now- but for future
i cant wait till i get my clowns- i want them to breed i think that would be cool!!!
but those are way too big for them- i would only assume because they are too big for dwarf seahorse fry
anyways-
i suggest getting lots of packages- maybe 5- and pour two into your fry tank to gain density when they are placed into the tank
and then the other three into a bucket to start a back up culture once the rots in the fry tank have been sevearly dented-
i suggest you do this as soon as they lay eggs- which i guess is too late now- but for future
i cant wait till i get my clowns- i want them to breed i think that would be cool!!!
toastii_reef
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oh hey i just realized that this thred was started last year....
never mind looks like you got the hang of it
never mind looks like you got the hang of it
toastii_reef
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i just want to second what.. he/she (sorry) said- because this is crucial in any fry raising-
fry are fragile and you can be doing everything right and then they will just die on you and it frustrating and saddening but you wrk through it and try and work harder- your work on this is inspiring to me-
i though raising dwarf seahorses and their fry was difficult but this looks so complicated!!!!
but with seahorses you have a couple dieoff stages
1week 2week 8weeks (or something like that)
i had 30fry going for 2months or a little less than that- and they all just started dropping and i couldnt figure out why- but again fry are fragile- and i think its amazing you have come this far and shown this much dedication-
i do have a question- what do u do with the eggs that you dont try to rear
Fizhstiks
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Ok i hate this, my rotifer culture got wiped out somehow. I just checked on them yesterday and they were fine. I come home today and all i have is a cloudy bucket of water :mad2:
All the rotifers are gone and i don't know what killed them. Maybe it got too hot in the bucket? I am keeping them in a room that does get kinda hot. I still have some in the clownfish larvae tank and i think that they are breeding in there but now i have no culture and no food for the next batch.
All the rotifers are gone and i don't know what killed them. Maybe it got too hot in the bucket? I am keeping them in a room that does get kinda hot. I still have some in the clownfish larvae tank and i think that they are breeding in there but now i have no culture and no food for the next batch.
toastii_reef
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oh ok that works haha
im trying to read up as much as i can in advance- im getting my tank tomorrow- and clowns will be the last thing i add to my tank- mostly for aggresssion reasons
im also debating if i should have a clown only tank and have it completely devoted to them- but i like the reef idea!
i dont have a thred about my tank - but prolly should haha
im trying to read up as much as i can in advance- im getting my tank tomorrow- and clowns will be the last thing i add to my tank- mostly for aggresssion reasons
im also debating if i should have a clown only tank and have it completely devoted to them- but i like the reef idea!
i dont have a thred about my tank - but prolly should haha
Fizhstiks
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All the rotifers in the fry tank are gone this morning 
I'm hatching brine right now and have been trying to get the clowns adjusted to flakes too. I also replaced 90% of the water and kept all the mud at the bottom of the culture to see if the rotifers left any eggs behind when they died. Supposedly, the produce eggs when they are stressed and you can start a culture from that?
There's only 16 larvae left now
I'm hatching brine right now and have been trying to get the clowns adjusted to flakes too. I also replaced 90% of the water and kept all the mud at the bottom of the culture to see if the rotifers left any eggs behind when they died. Supposedly, the produce eggs when they are stressed and you can start a culture from that?
There's only 16 larvae left now
crpeck
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What day is this since the hatch? I'm thinking this is a bad day to be without rotifers. Can Reed Mariculture get you some quickly? It's right there in your state ... but that may even take too long. If the culture can regenerate, it will take longer than you have so I wouldn't count on it now.
Did you watch the rotifer density in your culture and cull? If the density gets too high, the culture will crash. Your clue that they're stressed is when you see very many of the fast swimming little male rotifers when you look with a magnifying glass.
Are you near a Petco? Hikari makes a product called "First Bites" which is a larvae rearing food. It's literally a powder. If you try flake, pulverize it down to the consistency of almost flour to be small enough so as not to choke them. It's a long shot, but you're right to try anything that might work.
Try not to do a water change that big again until after they're finished with MM.
Oh dear ... things were going so much better this time. Keep us posted. Hopefully these little fry will figure out that they need to eat what you give them.
GOOD LUCK!
Cathy
Did you watch the rotifer density in your culture and cull? If the density gets too high, the culture will crash. Your clue that they're stressed is when you see very many of the fast swimming little male rotifers when you look with a magnifying glass.
Are you near a Petco? Hikari makes a product called "First Bites" which is a larvae rearing food. It's literally a powder. If you try flake, pulverize it down to the consistency of almost flour to be small enough so as not to choke them. It's a long shot, but you're right to try anything that might work.
Try not to do a water change that big again until after they're finished with MM.
Oh dear ... things were going so much better this time. Keep us posted. Hopefully these little fry will figure out that they need to eat what you give them.
GOOD LUCK!
Cathy
crpeck
Premium Member
I just reread your posts and see that you are past or into MM.
The bad news is that this is a peak period of stress when you usually loose some.
The good news is that they are old enough that you have a decent shot to make it with brine and flake
Let us know and I'm crossing my fingers for you.
The bad news is that this is a peak period of stress when you usually loose some.
The good news is that they are old enough that you have a decent shot to make it with brine and flake
Let us know and I'm crossing my fingers for you.
Fizhstiks
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Today is the 10th day since hatch so they should be going through meta now, right? Their body shape has already changed...
I decapsulated some brine shrimp eggs a few hours ago so hopefully they'll hatch tonight. I am also feeding them powdered flakes (i used a mortar and pestle) and i think they MAY be eating it because a few of the clowns have some pretty big stomachs.
Im going to petco today so ill look for the food that D-rod posted and it they have that, i might give it a try.
I decapsulated some brine shrimp eggs a few hours ago so hopefully they'll hatch tonight. I am also feeding them powdered flakes (i used a mortar and pestle) and i think they MAY be eating it because a few of the clowns have some pretty big stomachs.
Im going to petco today so ill look for the food that D-rod posted and it they have that, i might give it a try.
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