Something you don't see everyday!
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landlord
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Thanks for the kind words folks. Hopefully they will continue to produce eggs, but I'll be ready for them. I've been pretty successful with other complexes, but as with anything there will be a learning curve to overcome.
ezhoops - I've had the pair for just shy of a year. I was very fortunate to have been able to acquire them as a very healthy pair. Not sure how much time they spent together before I picked them up...
Kurt
ezhoops - I've had the pair for just shy of a year. I was very fortunate to have been able to acquire them as a very healthy pair. Not sure how much time they spent together before I picked them up...
Kurt
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dalilgriffith
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i'd let them be for a few lays... get them in a cycle, like im sure you are accustomed to. Im not sure placing a tile into their environment would be a good idea so a snagger might be in order.
landlord
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I may not have a choice. I go on vacation in a month and my fish sitter isn't accustomed to dealing with rotifers, bbs, copepods, fry, etc.. She would be a bit overwhelmed. I have 22 tanks going so it will be a lot for her to absorb. She did it last year but I had 10 fewer tanks :lol:
I've never used tiles successfully. Couldn't master the aeration portion of it so I'll let mother nature and the snagger do the work
Thanks
landlord
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landlord
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Don't forget some luck in there.... I'm no marine rocket scientist for sure. Many thanks for the kind words.
hyperboy
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LOL...I understand. Still an accomplishment
landlord
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Well after searching for info from the 4 people known (known to me at least) to have hatched latz eggs I found some info from 2 of them and look to be expecting the hatch to occur around day 8, which thankfully enough is this Friday, I'll be on vigil Thursday just in case.... Hopefully the propsed Friday hatch will not interrupt Stargate Universe or Merlin :lol: I may breakdown and use the DVR! since this could be a one time fluke.
The eggs lost their lovely yellow color after the second day and turned a nice smoky grey color. Eyes starting appearing yesterday which pleases me greatly. Seems like after the intial laying several of the eggs went missing. I can only speculate that they were blown off by the female or perhaps they weren't stuck to the substrate properly??? In any case the initial nest appeared to have about 80-90 eggs and my examination yesterday yielded a count of around 50-75?? Very tough to count without going cross-eyed!
I would have expected the male to do more with the care of this nest than I am seeing but that simply does not seem to be the case. He is rather aloof about the whole thing. The female seems to be doing the brunt of the work keeping the nest clean and free of random hermit crab invasions. When the male does stop in for a visit he looks to be trying to fertilize the eggs (swimming in a circular pattern around the site, could be his way of cleaning???) and then makes a hasty retreat before being routed out by the female. She's a real peach!
Rotifers are ready to go for this hatch, but look pretty dodgy for any subsequent hatches, My culture vessels just aren't producing but it may simply be an overharvesting situation, I have some other initiatives going simultaneously. In any case for this round will be in tip top shape.
landlord
The eggs lost their lovely yellow color after the second day and turned a nice smoky grey color. Eyes starting appearing yesterday which pleases me greatly. Seems like after the intial laying several of the eggs went missing. I can only speculate that they were blown off by the female or perhaps they weren't stuck to the substrate properly??? In any case the initial nest appeared to have about 80-90 eggs and my examination yesterday yielded a count of around 50-75?? Very tough to count without going cross-eyed!
I would have expected the male to do more with the care of this nest than I am seeing but that simply does not seem to be the case. He is rather aloof about the whole thing. The female seems to be doing the brunt of the work keeping the nest clean and free of random hermit crab invasions. When the male does stop in for a visit he looks to be trying to fertilize the eggs (swimming in a circular pattern around the site, could be his way of cleaning???) and then makes a hasty retreat before being routed out by the female. She's a real peach!
Rotifers are ready to go for this hatch, but look pretty dodgy for any subsequent hatches, My culture vessels just aren't producing but it may simply be an overharvesting situation, I have some other initiatives going simultaneously. In any case for this round will be in tip top shape.
landlord
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sedgro
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Landlord
I had a pair laying eggs this time last year (and lost them but that is another story). They had a great hatch rate but I found the fry very difficult to raise compared to occs. They are extremely light sensitive - beware! It didn't take much at all to have them all swimming headfirst in to the bottom. I managed to get a couple out to day 12. Anyhow, best of luck to you.
I had a pair laying eggs this time last year (and lost them but that is another story). They had a great hatch rate but I found the fry very difficult to raise compared to occs. They are extremely light sensitive - beware! It didn't take much at all to have them all swimming headfirst in to the bottom. I managed to get a couple out to day 12. Anyhow, best of luck to you.
landlord
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I followed that post from day 1 and it made my heart sad with the outcome. You and Peter S. are the only folks who have posted any info on this species regarding their care. Not sure if mr. blue or anyone from SI put any info out there but that is what I believe to be the short list of folks with any first hand knowledge. I have digested the contents of yout thread and hope to build on your foundation.
Many Thanks for the kind words and well wishes.
Kurt
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Well I caught four of the little buggers about 2 hours past lights out. Left the pumps off and went to bed at 10:30 with about 30-35 left on the rock face. At 4:00 AM when I got up for work 1 remained on the rock and none were found in the water column???? I am guessing that they were eaten during the night. There is a large coral banded shrimp roaming around in that tank and without the pumps on he tends to roam 
I did get 4!!!!!!
and of the 4 no losses this AM. Big fry, like A. Frenatus. Probably could have stated them on NHBBS last night :lol:
--landlord
I did get 4!!!!!!and of the 4 no losses this AM. Big fry, like A. Frenatus. Probably could have stated them on NHBBS last night :lol:
--landlord
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