need help setting up a tank for my Bangaii frys

[Chipie]

Hi,
I just cought 22 Bangaii frys and i'm wondering how to set up a tank for these guys. I have them in a breeder box inside the DT for now.

I have a 10g i could use. A aquaclear hob filter, air pump,heater, powerheads LR, chaeto.

Can you give me advice on what would work for these small frys.
Thanks

 

[bguile]

I haven't bred any yet, but I would think the HOB is fine, but I would put a sponge over the inlet so that the fry wouldn't get sucked in. I wouldn't put in anything else but the heater

 

[reefstew]

Small tank , heater, airstone, & new hatched brine shrimp for at least the first week.

 

[Chipie]

Ok thanks, I've installed the 10g with an air stone and a heater. I took some water from the tak they were in to fill the 10g. The transfer went well and they are eating bbs.

Can the bbs that i have left over from today's batch be kept for a certain amount of time?
I want to empty the bottle they were hatched in to start another batch.

 

[flying_dutchman]

within 24 hours they will loose most of their nutritional value...
BTW I would an airstone next to the heater to keep the fry away and prevent them from burning themselves.

 

[Chipie]

within 24 hours they will loose most of their nutritional value...
BTW I would an airstone next to the heater to keep the fry away and prevent them from burning themselves.

Ok thanks. They will probably be used before the 24 hours anyway. I've added a few drops of amin Omega which contains HUFA and Omega 6 to help with the nutritional value of the bbs. Is this a good or bad idea?

I'll move the air stone next to the heater. Thanks for warning me about this.

 

[chuggy]

gut loading the nhbbs is a great idea, you can also feed the nhbbs green water for extra nutrition

 

[Chipie]

I have some phyto that i could add. I'm keeping the bbs that is not being used right away in a container with air stone for oxygen and the container is attached to the side of the tank to keep warm. Is that ok?

 

[agsansoo]

Congrats. Good luck. Post some photos if you can.

 

[ctenophors rule]

in the future a black round tub is more effective, you could even just put dark tape around three of the sides of your tank.

also keep in mind that the larger the tank the more food you need, and the more food that gets wasted.

for this reason i am using ten gallons with live sand, live rock, macro algae, and breeding nets.

if you set it up this way you can rotate chunks of algae into the breeding nets, and the ammount of pods that build up are very helpful

you can also seperate batches as they get older, some will get more food than others, those get put in a new net while the runts remain in their own.

have fun!

 

[Chipie]

in the future a black round tub is more effective, you could even just put dark tape around three of the sides of your tank.

also keep in mind that the larger the tank the more food you need, and the more food that gets wasted.

for this reason i am using ten gallons with live sand, live rock, macro algae, and breeding nets.

if you set it up this way you can rotate chunks of algae into the breeding nets, and the ammount of pods that build up are very helpful

you can also seperate batches as they get older, some will get more food than others, those get put in a new net while the runts remain in their own.

have fun!

I'm using a 10g tank. I also have a breeding net. You mean that you put some algea into the breeding net?
Why should i make 3 sides of the tank black?
Thanks for helping

 

[ctenophors rule]

I'm using a 10g tank. I also have a breeding net. You mean that you put some algea into the breeding net?
Why should i make 3 sides of the tank black?
Thanks for helping

the darker the color of your back ground the easier it is for the fish to find their food.

just think, if you have a translucent animal over a translucent background, their gonna cancel each other out. exp. BANGAII

but a translucent animal over a dark back drop is quite visible.

idealy all sides could be black, but you want to see them 2

and yes, i put a small chunk of chaeto in the breeding net to add copepods and oxygen. also i wonder if nutrients could be concentratewd inside those things...

be careful if you decide to swap chaeto daily, because these fish ae easily scared to death. though chances of sudden fright syndrome are lessened with the enrichment of hufas in their foods.

hth

 

[Chipie]

the darker the color of your back ground the easier it is for the fish to find their food.

just think, if you have a translucent animal over a translucent background, their gonna cancel each other out. exp. BANGAII

but a translucent animal over a dark back drop is quite visible.

idealy all sides could be black, but you want to see them 2

and yes, i put a small chunk of chaeto in the breeding net to add copepods and oxygen. also i wonder if nutrients could be concentratewd inside those things...

be careful if you decide to swap chaeto daily, because these fish ae easily scared to death. though chances of sudden fright syndrome are lessened with the enrichment of hufas in their foods.

hth

Ok thanks for the info. I've put a black background on the back and ends of the tank.

Here's a picture of some of the little guys(before the black background). I couldn't take a picture including all of them. There's always a few that like to wander further from the fake Urchin.