small alien
The fungus is among us.
Thanks all! I'll post some pics when they get here. :spin3:
Just bought a pair of Orange Spotted Filefish on DD. Now what?!?
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small alien
The fungus is among us.
They're here
They're here
Both arrived alive along with a lovely little pearly jaw.
Here are the pair in the acclimation bucket.
The male is smaller and a bit skinnier. Both have reasonable body weight but they're not fat by any means.
Both have shown interest in food but it's a bit hard to tell if they're eating any for sure. Saw the male take and then spit out a piece of brine shrimp. Have tried mysis, roe, cyclops and brine so far. Will try some more roe shortly.
Here are a couple more shots. I'm not much of a photographer but so it goes.
They're here
Both arrived alive along with a lovely little pearly jaw.
Here are the pair in the acclimation bucket.
The male is smaller and a bit skinnier. Both have reasonable body weight but they're not fat by any means.
Both have shown interest in food but it's a bit hard to tell if they're eating any for sure. Saw the male take and then spit out a piece of brine shrimp. Have tried mysis, roe, cyclops and brine so far. Will try some more roe shortly.
Here are a couple more shots. I'm not much of a photographer but so it goes.
small alien
The fungus is among us.
Both fish are eating!!!
Both fish are eating!!!
Both fish confirmed eating Nutramar ova prawn roe! I am super stoked!!!
It's been about 24 hours since they went into the tank. The female has been eating but haven't seen the male eat until this evening. Then he really went for it.
I feed some mysis. They were interested but it was PE and pretty big. I think they took some bites but it wasn't obvious and I couldn't watch forever.
Feed some spirulina brine. As far as I could see, they mostly spit it out. But maybe they were eating the good part and spitting out mostly the "shell".
Finally, feed some prawn roe which I figured to be the most likely to be eaten (and why I saved it until last) and they both went for it.
I put some in and then turned off the flow. The were both eating. Then turned the flow back on. They were both taking individual eggs out of the water column with the flow on. They were both eating just like any planktivore. I mean, their feeding abilities seemed more than adequate to take food from the water column on the fly. As anyone who's seen Matt's 'eating flake food' video can attest. Really quite amazing.
And to think that it has something to do with human training. With human/nature interaction in a rather profound way. If you think about a fish labeled an "obligate coralivore" taking plankton from the water column, that is really something.
I'll post some more pictures soon and report if they take more foods.
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!:spin1:
Both fish are eating!!!
Both fish confirmed eating Nutramar ova prawn roe! I am super stoked!!!
It's been about 24 hours since they went into the tank. The female has been eating but haven't seen the male eat until this evening. Then he really went for it.
I feed some mysis. They were interested but it was PE and pretty big. I think they took some bites but it wasn't obvious and I couldn't watch forever.
Feed some spirulina brine. As far as I could see, they mostly spit it out. But maybe they were eating the good part and spitting out mostly the "shell".
Finally, feed some prawn roe which I figured to be the most likely to be eaten (and why I saved it until last) and they both went for it.
I put some in and then turned off the flow. The were both eating. Then turned the flow back on. They were both taking individual eggs out of the water column with the flow on. They were both eating just like any planktivore. I mean, their feeding abilities seemed more than adequate to take food from the water column on the fly. As anyone who's seen Matt's 'eating flake food' video can attest. Really quite amazing.
And to think that it has something to do with human training. With human/nature interaction in a rather profound way. If you think about a fish labeled an "obligate coralivore" taking plankton from the water column, that is really something.
I'll post some more pictures soon and report if they take more foods.
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!:spin1:
seahorsedreams
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Mine hated spirulina brine. They like them with just the added vitamins.
seahorsedreams
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There were a couple there were on DD yesterday... those looked rather skinny.
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
small alien
The fungus is among us.
Fed roe before I left for work this morning and they really chowed down.
I'll try a few NLS pellets when I get home. Hopefully, they'll go for it!
They are very mellow fish. I did a small 1 gallon water change last night and they didn't even flinch when I dipped a container in the tank. They just kept right on eating through the entire process. woo and hoo. :celeb1:
I'll try a few NLS pellets when I get home. Hopefully, they'll go for it!
They are very mellow fish. I did a small 1 gallon water change last night and they didn't even flinch when I dipped a container in the tank. They just kept right on eating through the entire process. woo and hoo. :celeb1:
uhuru
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For the NLS pellets, soak it in the same water as the roe for a while, and whatever else they like to eat already. The pellets are good at soaking up other flavors. It also softens them up making them more palatable. I would even let them soak in the fridge overnight to get them eating it.
I'm setting up a refrigerated auto feeder this weekend that will be dosing Ova to the fish on an hourly basis. It is pretty cool that these obligate corallivores can catch food from the water column isn't it?
I'm setting up a refrigerated auto feeder this weekend that will be dosing Ova to the fish on an hourly basis. It is pretty cool that these obligate corallivores can catch food from the water column isn't it?
small alien
The fungus is among us.
Good tip, Uhuru. Thanks. I will try the soaked pellets this afternoon when I get home. They are very agile hunters it appears. I feel like "omnivore" is a reasonable classification for this fish.
small alien
The fungus is among us.
Would love to see a pic of that refrigerated doser when it's up and running.
seahorsedreams
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What size tank are we all using for an adult pair? Mine are still in the training tank.... next month it'll be a year O.O
seahorsedreams
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The influx is more from DD that have already been conditioned (hopefully) and trained to eat frozen. I wouldn't agree with it if they weren't already trained. That's the hardest part in keeping them, IMO.
small alien
The fungus is among us.
both ate small nls pellets soaked in roe juice!!! I think if I soaked it longer, they'd get even more in. I have to say, these fish have that feeling of "I want to live!" I'm sure you all know what I mean. They are simply very vigorous eaters and I am so happy.
Let's hope things keep going in the right direction.
Let's hope things keep going in the right direction.
Great news. Good luck!
small alien
The fungus is among us.
Thanks CorkPuller.
Fed the pellets soaked in roe juice again this morning. And I smooshed up the pellets. That really did the trick. Once those small pieces were flying around in there, they really went nuts for them. It just blows my mind. The only other fish I have who will touch pellets are captive bred or damsels. So far, this has been one of the easiest fishes to feed I've ever had which just so flies in the face of standard ideas about this fish as of pretty recently it seems. I feel almost guilty having such an easy go of it having read about the really hard work of others to train this fish. I wonder how much work it was for DD to train them and how they did it.
I am not getting too sure of myself or the fish, just really feeling awesome about the progress so far. I dare say in 3 days they have both added body weight. Not much. But that's my gut impression. Wheeeeeeeeee!!! :dance:
Fed the pellets soaked in roe juice again this morning. And I smooshed up the pellets. That really did the trick. Once those small pieces were flying around in there, they really went nuts for them. It just blows my mind. The only other fish I have who will touch pellets are captive bred or damsels. So far, this has been one of the easiest fishes to feed I've ever had which just so flies in the face of standard ideas about this fish as of pretty recently it seems. I feel almost guilty having such an easy go of it having read about the really hard work of others to train this fish. I wonder how much work it was for DD to train them and how they did it.
I am not getting too sure of myself or the fish, just really feeling awesome about the progress so far. I dare say in 3 days they have both added body weight. Not much. But that's my gut impression. Wheeeeeeeeee!!! :dance:
small alien
The fungus is among us.
I'll try to take some more pictures later today. I know everybody loves pictures. I do.
