Dosing Microvore for Anthias

[Patrick Cox]

Hello,
I have a new school of Ignitus Anthias and I was looking into dosing Brightwell Aquatics Microvore. It says that zooplankton feeders will take it. Anyone have experience with this or some other dosing method for feeding Anthias?

http://brightwellaquatics.com/products/microvoret.php

Thanks!

 

[ca1ore]

It's OK, but not really necessary for Ignitus. I use the SFBay ocean plankton (calanus) with great success with all my anthias.

 

[Patrick Cox]

It's OK, but not really necessary for Ignitus. I use the SFBay ocean plankton (calanus) with great success with all my anthias.

Thanks, where do you buy this? I googled what you typed but could not find it.

Also, I am trying to feed spirulina brine shrimp now and its like they don't know it is food. I think they are just waiting for something to hit their mouths. Any tricks on feeding them? I did not QT because I don't really have a good QT solution right now. Thanks.

 

[Patrick Cox]

It's OK, but not really necessary for Ignitus. I use the SFBay ocean plankton (calanus) with great success with all my anthias.

Is this it?...

http://www.sfbb.com/Plankton_53.php

 

[ca1ore]

Ah, sorry, it's reef plankton .... not ocean

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+7927+8038+14719&pcatid=14719

With anthias, they'll be much more interested if they think its trying to escape. I pour foods right into my vortech pump.

 

[shred5]

My ignitus eat pretty much anything frozen. All eat frozen usually right away.
I feed p/e calanus, small or fine chopped mysis, brine shrimp, fish eggs and pretty much any frozen food. They really are pigs and need lots off feedings. Only one will take dried food though. I have a bartlett and two lyretails with them that eat dry and they just wont follow.

http://www.mysis.com/about_pe_mysis_products/pe_calanus_frozen/4oz_blister_pack/

honestly mine prefer bigger stuff. I used to feed calanus, frozen BBS, cyclopeeze and now they actually prefer little larger stuff like small mysis and adult brine shrimp.

 

[Patrick Cox]

Well, the Anthias do enjoy the Reef Plankton! I am still wondering though if dosing the Microvore would be a feeding option for me when I am out of town? I can have someone stop by my house every other day to feed frozen but not in the frequency that they are fed with me at home. This would be on an exception basis. Thanks.