bunsenburner
Premium Member
Its been a bit and since a coouple folks said the were following the saga...
First batch all died by day 14. I seem to remember a big die off at day 12 and the reamining 2 at day 14. I suspect these fatalities were related to poor nutrient export.
Second batch seems to be growing at a more consistent rate. 33 left last count and it is almost day 9. I modified the set up so the small round containers are constantly but slowly cycled with water from the 5 gallon tank they sit in. I change about 1/3 of this daily. I've been really loading up the round containers with newly hatched brine, 3 times a day when possible. It is amazing that after 5 hours they seem to have decimated a once dense population. I've been trying to grow bigger brine for the upcoming days. Growing adults is more difficult than I imagined, but since one somehow was swimming in a copepod culture I know it is possible.
I expect the next hatch around Monday, but have decided to donate this to SMCC aquaculture because I want to focus on the tough 2 week transition with the current batch.
It continues to be very fun learning. I even made a powerpoint presentation about the experience so far which I tagged on to the end of a mad cow presentation at work. Hopefully later this summer I'll have a few different fry stages and host another tank tour.
I've also turned into a homebody, always at home fussing over the herd.
First batch all died by day 14. I seem to remember a big die off at day 12 and the reamining 2 at day 14. I suspect these fatalities were related to poor nutrient export.
Second batch seems to be growing at a more consistent rate. 33 left last count and it is almost day 9. I modified the set up so the small round containers are constantly but slowly cycled with water from the 5 gallon tank they sit in. I change about 1/3 of this daily. I've been really loading up the round containers with newly hatched brine, 3 times a day when possible. It is amazing that after 5 hours they seem to have decimated a once dense population. I've been trying to grow bigger brine for the upcoming days. Growing adults is more difficult than I imagined, but since one somehow was swimming in a copepod culture I know it is possible.
I expect the next hatch around Monday, but have decided to donate this to SMCC aquaculture because I want to focus on the tough 2 week transition with the current batch.
It continues to be very fun learning. I even made a powerpoint presentation about the experience so far which I tagged on to the end of a mad cow presentation at work. Hopefully later this summer I'll have a few different fry stages and host another tank tour.
I've also turned into a homebody, always at home fussing over the herd.
