"First Night Death" syndrome

[Luis A M]

Hola Edgar!:thumbsup:
Didn´t hear from you since you went to France...But I saw some pics of your hatchery when Matt W.and Tal visited.
There are many ways to breed fish,some work for some, but not for others.I try to show respect for other people´s methods even if they seem wrong to me.

 

[Whip316]

Are you having the trouble with the same pair of clowns or different pairs?

I am having the same trouble with my gsm, tomatoes and I think my Darwin's as well. I would get about 90% death like you hvac. I feed mine very well too. I have my own recipe and I do use squid too. I keep a low watt bulb on for 3 days also and same mass death Happening. I do bleach my tanks out after each use and I rinse with vinegar and water after that to clean lit the residue. I don't feed or tint till next morning either unless I am up anxiously waiting for them to hatch. I think is glorious to see them hatch. Like I am 8 all over opening all my transformers I got from Santa!!
Sushi I am gonna send you a pm. Hope you figure it out and if I find out I will drop you a line. Good luck.


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[hvacman250]

I think mine is a parent issue, but I didnt get to experiment this hatch. The idiots laid 2 days after hatching. I thought it was 3 (which is what they have been doing when I have mass die-off quick), so I went to pull the eggs tonight and they must have hatched last night.

So after an 8 day hatch, they laid 2 days later. Maybe them not waiting the full 6 days to lay after hatching is turning up poor quality eggs. Maybe the energy to hatch is wiping them out? Pure speculation though.

Are you having the trouble with the same pair of clowns or different pairs?

I am having the same trouble with my gsm, tomatoes and I think my Darwin's as well. I would get about 90% death like you hvac. I feed mine very well too. I have my own recipe and I do use squid too. I keep a low watt bulb on for 3 days also and same mass death Happening. I do bleach my tanks out after each use and I rinse with vinegar and water after that to clean lit the residue. I don't feed or tint till next morning either unless I am up anxiously waiting for them to hatch. I think is glorious to see them hatch. Like I am 8 all over opening all my transformers I got from Santa!!
Sushi I am gonna send you a pm. Hope you figure it out and if I find out I will drop you a line. Good luck.


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[hvacman250]

Back to an 11 day spawn.

Is anybody else having frequent spawnings like this? I thought 14 days was pretty common.

 

[slumpysix]

my last spawning pair were on an 8 day schedule. From eggs to spawn 8 days, it was no longer than 7 days before a new clutch was laid. I had it timed to the hour when they hatched. My black o's hatched 8 days but took 12 days after the hatch to lay another batch.

 

[hvacman250]

my last spawning pair were on an 8 day schedule. From eggs to spawn 8 days, it was no longer than 7 days before a new clutch was laid. I had it timed to the hour when they hatched. My black o's hatched 8 days but took 12 days after the hatch to lay another batch.

These are laying 2-3 days after an 8 day hatch. Other clowns Ive had hatched 8 days, then 6 days later laid, spawning every 14 days.