Red Scooter Blenny / RSB (Synchiropus stellatus) Breeding Log!
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mwp
In Memoriam
Red Scooter Blenny Larvae / Fry / Baby - 97 hours post hatch
Red Scooter Blenny Larvae / Fry / Baby - 97 hours post hatch
Well, every night since the spawn there's been courtship...my larval tanks are full so for the most part I'm not making a huge effort to collect and hatch eggs. I may on the pair tonight...no qualms about trying to raise them with the GBG larvae...
There's at least one RSB larvae from our first hatch running around - pulled it out tonight and snapped some pictures - 97 hours post hatch.
Matt
Red Scooter Blenny Larvae / Fry / Baby - 97 hours post hatch
Well, every night since the spawn there's been courtship...my larval tanks are full so for the most part I'm not making a huge effort to collect and hatch eggs. I may on the pair tonight...no qualms about trying to raise them with the GBG larvae...
There's at least one RSB larvae from our first hatch running around - pulled it out tonight and snapped some pictures - 97 hours post hatch.
Matt
mwp
In Memoriam
Well, Renee and I just sat this evening and watched the RSB's dance. Shortly after the actinics turned off, the female burried herself without spawning. The male zoomed around the tank, looking for her. He even sat right on top of her, burried in the sand. Eventually he gave up...talk about one persistent fish.
I guess it's safe to say that rising doesn't always equate to spawning....she probably IS just appeasing him!
Matt
I guess it's safe to say that rising doesn't always equate to spawning....she probably IS just appeasing him!
Matt
mwp
In Memoriam
Well, courtship continues on a pretty much nightly basis, but having 2 larval tanks full of baby fish I haven't been focusing much on collecting eggs since our last hatch.
The BIG NEWS on our RSB pair is diet related. For at least a couple weeks now, I've noticed that the male RSB was chowing down on Formula 1 pellets. Well, now I've been able to determine that our FEMALE is taking them as well. I think the ability to add in a well-composed pellet component to the diet is key in keeping any fish in excellent condition - I'm looking forward to giving the RBSs another shot soon!
Matt
The BIG NEWS on our RSB pair is diet related. For at least a couple weeks now, I've noticed that the male RSB was chowing down on Formula 1 pellets. Well, now I've been able to determine that our FEMALE is taking them as well. I think the ability to add in a well-composed pellet component to the diet is key in keeping any fish in excellent condition - I'm looking forward to giving the RBSs another shot soon!
Matt
mwp
In Memoriam
Some big news on the Mandarin front means big news on the RSB front too - Luis AM was instrumental in helping me get Arcatia tonsa into my zooplankton culture! That's a Calanoid (pelagic / free swimming) copepod - i.e. the type of pod needed to rear things like Flame Angels!
So, next time I try to rear a batch of RSBs, it's a whole new ballgame!!! Veteren's Day 2006 will be one of those pivotal moments that hopefully will forever change my Synchiropus projects (now I just have to figure out how to culture a LOT of them).
Matt
So, next time I try to rear a batch of RSBs, it's a whole new ballgame!!! Veteren's Day 2006 will be one of those pivotal moments that hopefully will forever change my Synchiropus projects (now I just have to figure out how to culture a LOT of them).
Matt
mwp
In Memoriam
So, could these be a partial "silver bullet" for Synchiropus culture? We'll surely see down the line! Rather than post it here, just check out the Acartia tonsa thread (includes QX5 pics).
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=971491
Matt
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=971491
Matt
mwp
In Memoriam
Silvio,
T-Iso (Tahitian Isocrysis) to raise the Acartia tonsa, but they do better on a mixed diet, so I'll probably use some Tetraselmis as well.
T-ISO (Tahitian Isocrysis) zum des Acartia tonsa, aber sie verbessern auf einer Mischdiät, also ich anzuheben verwendet vermutlich irgendein Tetraselmis außerdem
FWIW,
Matt
T-Iso (Tahitian Isocrysis) to raise the Acartia tonsa, but they do better on a mixed diet, so I'll probably use some Tetraselmis as well.
T-ISO (Tahitian Isocrysis) zum des Acartia tonsa, aber sie verbessern auf einer Mischdiät, also ich anzuheben verwendet vermutlich irgendein Tetraselmis außerdem
FWIW,
Matt
mwp
In Memoriam
So some disturbing news needs to be posted to the RSB thread. Our initial male has gone missing for the last few days. I'm afraid he may have jumped, which would stink because he's been a GREAT healthy male, chowing down on pellets and frozen and just a beautiful fish in general. I've found no traces of a corpse, and I've torn apart the back filter chambers (hoping maybe he just jumped into there); I've found no bodies outside of the aquarium either. Just simply vanished.
My only hope is that he's just burried himself and is taking an extended nap or something, but it's been a few days now and he's normally a very visible member of the community.
Looks like I'll be starting a search for a new male. So far we're having some "bad luck" with the RSBs...first female killled, first male vanished.
Matt
My only hope is that he's just burried himself and is taking an extended nap or something, but it's been a few days now and he's normally a very visible member of the community.
Looks like I'll be starting a search for a new male. So far we're having some "bad luck" with the RSBs...first female killled, first male vanished.
Matt
Peter Schmiedel
New member
Luis,
can I have some more info on A.tonsa? Got any link? I am surprised how a cold water species (Nordsee) can live in warm larvae tanks.
@Matt / Sylvio
if you want I can translate for you - the programm translation reads kind of funny on both languages
can I have some more info on A.tonsa? Got any link? I am surprised how a cold water species (Nordsee) can live in warm larvae tanks.
@Matt / Sylvio
if you want I can translate for you - the programm translation reads kind of funny on both languages
Luis A M
Premium Member
I was also surprised
.My Danish A.tonsa originally cultured at 15º were doing fine at 25º!.You just can´t do that with other cold water calanoids.:eek2:But J.Stottrup,the researcher working with them,wasn´t surprised at all.She suspected that A.tonsa is a tropical species that adapted to live in cold water.
In fact,this remarkable copepod is cosmopolitan and can be found in most coastal-estuarine waters of the world.It thrives at a wide range of temperatures and salinities.
mwp
In Memoriam
I gotta say, they're not as "difficult" to culture as Luis kinda made it sound like at first...I now have 2 2L cultures going and will probably split off to start a third. They're just like culturing tiggerpods, in that they may bloom, crash, bloom, but as time goes on they seem to be reaching a more "stable" population. Of course, I'm feeding mostly T-Iso, with an occasional smattering of Tetraselmis. Almost have them at full strength saltwater now.
Matt
Matt
