erectus just had first brood.. now what?

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CTaylor

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Hi,
My erectus just had babies. I saw it happen by random chance. I pulled out about 30 of them . I dont have a lot of time to research like I should on what to do. I have a 20 gallon long and a 10 gallon tank in storage. I can get some air pumps today. What about food? what do I do? they are so cute! lol
 
Awesome!
Keep us updated on how their doing.
I am hoping mine have fry soon. Get the bbs going and keep reading and gathering info.
Your male might be pregnant already so it is important to get things up and running for the next batch.
PICS?????
 
They are still in the 1/2 gallon tupperware... I'm setting up a 20 gallon long this weekend.
***ANyone know of a breeder I can give/sell the babies to, maybe after they are 1 month old so they have some size on them?
I emailed SeaHorseSource (who I got them from) but they won't respond. I guess it's a dumb question. Though they are a great source! lol

thanks
 
Seahorsesource can't respond at the moment as they are dealing with the hurricane.
Normally you would raise the seahorses to around the six month stage where they can be mostly sexed properly, and have reached an age where the most vulnerable have already died off.
If you haven't already got the bbs hatching, there isn't a lot of hope that this first batch will survive though.
 
Hi,

I'm using pre packages live pods til the brine shrimp eggs get here. LFS doesnt even have them. SHS responds to my emails but not that that ?
 
This is going to be a big learning process so don't be discouraged by outcome but use every moment and advice given in a positive manor.
My first 300 fry survived a few weeks and I figured I was going to be a millionaire. ha ha
That was 30 years ago and still struggle getting it all figured out.
Enjoy the little ones and take lots of pictures.
Go to Rayjay's sight since he has lots of info to share and has been very successful.
 
I put in the pods, but it doesnt seem like the horses are eating them at all. So it has to be baby brine? these pods are tiny .
 
What species are the pods?
Are they as small or smaller than baby brine nauplii?
Do you have access to rotifers? They can bridge the gap until you get the brine cysts hatched.
 
i'm pretty sure most are about same size as baby brine. they are not big pods. I'll see if LFS has rotifers. i think they do.
**THey still seem to have yolk sacs. So can that be why they are not eating the pods also?

Thanks!
 
OK, the tiggers are too large as adults and only their nauplii might be small enough for the fry.
For me, I used nitokra lacustris along with enriched baby brine.
 
The pods do look as small as baby brine, but I guess not small enough. Will I be ok getting rotifers? If I can find them here.

Thanks!
 
Enriched rotifers should get you by until you have the brine shrimp hatched.
When raising H. reidi fry I started them on enriched rotifers for the first 4-7 days before switching to enriched brine.
 
Here's the babies!
 

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Chances are slim to none that any of this batch will survive. They do have a small yolk sac that will get them through a few hours maybe 24 at most, but after that they need live foods and lots of it. You will have to feed them small quantities several times a day and keep your water quality up. It is a lot of work but can be very rewarding.

Do what you can to try and save them but having everything in place for the next batch is very important. If you keep doing your research it can be done but it is not easy.

Good luck
 
They were born on the worst day for being not prepared, Friday. LFS here has and knows nothing. I'm going to try to go to another 2 today. I'm at least trying to get brine shrimp eggs. **WIll I even see them snick at any food, or are they so slow to eat I will miss them snicking? And am I ok getting DT's live phyto (some type of mix) to enrich the baby brine / copepods / rotifers? Since californicus may be too large, what species is acceptable for pods? Something like Tisbe?: https://premiumaquatics.com/products/tisbe-copepods-16oz.html
So far I think they still have the yolk sacs.
thanks!
 
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