My Breeding attempt - Perculas:
- Thread starter dazed
- Start date
- Status
dazed
New member
No not really; they seem fine & content. I think the female's yellow stripes are looking better than before due to the change in their diet; compared to what they were eating at the lfs. I did add a green clown goby to their tank a couple of weeks ago but don't get to see him very much. I have also moved a bunch of frags from my dt to the 40g that they are in just to see what those corals do under just t5's.
dazed
New member
Correct; although i do hope that in the future they will mate that way i can drive myself to be even crazier then now.
For the perc's it is a hatch that should happen on Sat. night. She is back to her clockwork ways 10 days for the eggs to be ready, she takes 2-3 days off before she lays another clutch.
I did receive my new rot's today from reed i ordered the 600k bag. Should be just enough time (4) days before i start to harvest them. I hope it helps out with the current issue of losing batches due to low food count.
For the perc's it is a hatch that should happen on Sat. night. She is back to her clockwork ways 10 days for the eggs to be ready, she takes 2-3 days off before she lays another clutch.
I did receive my new rot's today from reed i ordered the 600k bag. Should be just enough time (4) days before i start to harvest them. I hope it helps out with the current issue of losing batches due to low food count.
dazed
New member
Pulled the tile on sat. and had a good bunch of swimmers on sun. morning. Still had some that did not make it over the hatching night but not as many as the last couple of times it seemed. Tank has rot's and tinted green so i have my fingers crossed and will have to wait and see what happens.
My female laid anther clutch on sun. night? only one day after pulling the tile.
I do think that some of the current ones i have hatched out on Fri. night as the tile looked a little sparse in some areas.
I did some reading on one of the archive threads here and have started to wonder that with my clutches taking 10 days to hatch is it possible that due to that length of time the fry are using up their yolk sac? before hatching out and have a shorter amount of time to learn to hunt before expiring?
My female laid anther clutch on sun. night? only one day after pulling the tile.
I do think that some of the current ones i have hatched out on Fri. night as the tile looked a little sparse in some areas.
I did some reading on one of the archive threads here and have started to wonder that with my clutches taking 10 days to hatch is it possible that due to that length of time the fry are using up their yolk sac? before hatching out and have a shorter amount of time to learn to hunt before expiring?
jmadison
rebmeM deretsigeR
Chris- I agree with FB you could very well be onto something there, but wouldnt you tink that they would hatch on the 8th day in the tank with pops taking care of them if they were going to? What would the bubbler do to inspire them? (these ?'s werent supposed to sound rude if they do, im genuinely curious!)
dazed
New member
Yes; I think they will hatch when ready the difference would be the temperature of the water; currently my tank is at 78.0 to 80.0 at the end of the light cycle. I keep my larvae at or close to 82. Warmer temps have been shown to speed up the development process even just a degree or two can make a difference in 1 to 2 days for hatching.
The bubbler is just replacing what dad does normally; if the eggs are not aerated they turn white and die quickly.
I am thinking that maybe if i pull a tile on the 8th day; and place it in warmer water, i may be able to get them to hatch sooner then the normal 10 days that i have been working with.
The bubbler is just replacing what dad does normally; if the eggs are not aerated they turn white and die quickly.
I am thinking that maybe if i pull a tile on the 8th day; and place it in warmer water, i may be able to get them to hatch sooner then the normal 10 days that i have been working with.
dazed
New member
Only once seems like good odds to me.
How important is light for hatching bbs? Is it absolutely needed?
The reason i ask is my light for my bbs hatchery's shines down on my rot tank and i think it's causing unwanted algae growth in the rot tank. I can't really move either of them due to space but maybe i need to shield the rot tank from the light above.
How important is light for hatching bbs? Is it absolutely needed?
The reason i ask is my light for my bbs hatchery's shines down on my rot tank and i think it's causing unwanted algae growth in the rot tank. I can't really move either of them due to space but maybe i need to shield the rot tank from the light above.
dazed
New member
Well i still don't get what's going wrong as this last batch has been dwindling more & more each day. Seems that everyday i keep losing small groups at a time. I know it's not a food shortage issue this time around as the rotifer density has been very good. At this point there is probably to many rot's in the tank for the larvae number that is left. oh well; i hatched some bbs & added some this morning for them (day 6).
dazed
New member
Well by Sunday they were all gone nothing in the tank except rot's & bbs and a bunch of white dead zombie's.
I don't think it's a bacteria thing as the water color goes from green to clear as the rot's consume the rotifer diet. I have not seen any cloudy water just the little ones drooping off in groups each day. temperature has been above 80 and the aeration was ok & running as well.
- Status
Similar threads
