Help!! I just got 150 baby H. erectus Fry!!!

[FelipeBastos]

So, my LFS gave me 150 or so 1-2 day old H. erectus fry to raise.

They are currently in a 5.5 gallon tank that I had cycled already with a deep sand bed. Inside a breeder net I have a small air pump and caulerpa and chaeto for filtration purposes.

I have put a good amount of bbs into the tank a few minutes ago.

Some of the fry are floating in groups. Is that normal?

What else should I know? Any suggestions/helpful hints are more than welcome!!!

Thanks,

Felipe

 

[Laverna]

Visit the syngnathid.org ~ they have great info available. You may want to visit the following thread on their site http://www.syngnathid.org/ubbthread...r=13213&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

Good luck!

 

[chocolateblnt]

How's it comin' along?!

 

[FelipeBastos]

They all died. They were already kind of on the outs when I got them, so i was simply trying to at least save a few, but they all were gone in less than 96 hs.

Quite a bummer, though i am getting some adults tomorrow so hopefully things will improve when I have the chance to raise them from moment one and not only after they've already been starving.

Thanks for all the ideas, it really helped, but they were weak and wouldn't even eat BBS.


Felipe