H.Reidi Fry pics update

[rayjay]

Have some new pics of my fry as the owner of the parent Reidi's came over last night to take pics.
First pic is of the 69 day old fry of which I have 57 left.
Second pic is of the 39 day old fry of which I have 14 left of the original 25 I started with.
Unfortunately the pics of the newest fry at 23 days did not turn out. I have 45 of those.

Bad news for me is the owner is moving out west and I'll loose my supply of fry to raise.

 

[rayjay]

Sorry but I screwed up. The second pic is of the newest fry, not the in between ones.
Couldn't edit original so it should read:
Have some new pics of my fry as the owner of the parent Reidi's came over last night to take pics.
First pic is of the 69 day old fry of which I have 57 left.
Second pic is of the 23 day old fry of which I have 45.
Unfortunately the pics of the in between fry at 39 days did not turn out. I have 14 of those left of the original 25

Bad news for me is the owner is moving out west and I'll loose my supply of fry to raise.

 

[Mo2]

thats pretty sweeet! Anymore pics? how are you raising them? Which breeder set up are you using?

 

[rayjay]

All the rest of the pics are basically just the same.
I have a lot of nurseries I have built in the last 6 months or so, but I never had any success. There are pics of these on the ORG.
I had nine successive failures with the longest being 26 days until I abandoned the nurseries and went with 4 litre jars.

 

[hightower4]

They are beautiful. My male seahorse is about ready to have his first babies. Do you have any suggestions for me? I am brand new to this.

 

[Rukis]

mine is about to have babies as well, whats the best way to collect them and make sure they all survive?

 

[rayjay]

Best suggestions for raising Reidi fry are found on the seahorse specific forums where they have library articles as well as threads to steer you in the proper direction.
As each hobbyist has their own conception of the perfect nursery, and proceedure, it's best to read of the various methods and pic the one that you feel suits you best.
As for collection of the fry, I think that it's best to put the male in a separate container before the fry are released. Then put the male back after you are sure they are all done.
The fry I get from a friend are collected by siphoning them from his tank into a bottle.