Third attempt raising clownfish...
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mako56 said:
They are about 3/8 inch long. Some are smaller, but most are that big.
I have a couple of late metamorphosers who have only 1 stripe now, and a couple big guys that have all 3 stripes, but most have 2.
It's fun to watch them eat, and that's a good thing, cause they eat frequently! I put them on an auto-feeder for a midday meal of powdered flake while I'm at work.
ediaz said:
Thanks Ed, particularly for all your help getting me through this.
There is nothing like being able to ask the expert!
October 12, or thereabouts, is target date for the next batch of eggs. I hope to have a system set up and school obligations concluded by then, so I can devote some time to an ammonia free larval tank!
ediaz said:
Ya, disposable ones...
Seriously, though, despite doubling the tank volume with ammonia free water, addition of a, by now!, seasoned sponge filter, 15 pounds of 2 year cured live rock from my display in a sump under the tank, and twice a day scraping and siphoning the tank bottom, total ammonia is still 3 mg/L!!! pH is 7.9 right now, so I'm a little worried,
But the fish are growing like crazy and seem completely unaffected. There are only sixteen or seventeen baby fish in a 20 gallon tank. How much fouling could possibly be happening?
Should I be worried?
Should I be doing something?
kmleah said:Ya, disposable ones...
Seriously, though, despite doubling the tank volume with ammonia free water, addition of a, by now!, seasoned sponge filter, 15 pounds of 2 year cured live rock from my display in a sump under the tank, and twice a day scraping and siphoning the tank bottom, total ammonia is still 3 mg/L!!! pH is 7.9 right now, so I'm a little worried,
But the fish are growing like crazy and seem completely unaffected. There are only sixteen or seventeen baby fish in a 20 gallon tank. How much fouling could possibly be happening?
Should I be worried?
Should I be doing something?
Correction, 1.5 mg/L ammonia at pH 7.8.
That's about 57 ng/L free non ionized ammonia, so I guess that is not a whole lot. I would rather it was 0.
JustFin said:
Me, too. Mystified, I mean. I don't understand why the live rock isn't clearing the ammonia. I thought it would be 0 by now. The only thing I can think is that clownfish are pretty hardy when it comes to ammonia in general, and I occasionally use amquel, but not in any systematic way, and probaby I underdose. I don't want to harm the babies.
Thanks for your interest and the nice comment on the pix.
here's a link to more pix:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=5790326#post5790326
fun with reflections!
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=5790326#post5790326
fun with reflections!
They are doing great! I did lose one to an overflow accident, but the rest are eating and growing as I think they should.
I have 15 now.
I am getting ready to build a table to house 4 20 gallon tanks over a central sump to have an integrated grow-out system.
Seems like eggs should be happening any minute now. I'll have to check with Brad.
Cheers,
Kathy
I have 15 now.
I am getting ready to build a table to house 4 20 gallon tanks over a central sump to have an integrated grow-out system.
Seems like eggs should be happening any minute now. I'll have to check with Brad.
Cheers,
Kathy
paintbfreak1325
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man this has been a fun thread to read through. didnt catch it soon enough to watch from the beginning
Congrats on hatching all these
Congrats on hatching all these
Conceyted said:
I see you are from New Orleans. I am deeply sorry about what happened to your city. If you are in St. Louis or thereabouts, let me know and I'll put you on the list, but I don't plan to ship them. I have enough takers here, and the local fish store owner says she'll buy any I can bring in the door.
Atticus
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As for the ammonia are you running a DI cartridge on your Ro set up? If so then Ammonia should be undetectable. If not then your city water probably has high Chloramine content. Chloramnies are chlorine with an ammonia attatched to them to make city water cleaner further down the length of the pipes. Call you water provider to see what levels they are getting for chloramines and ammonia. With that information it is possible to structure a RO unit that will remove the ammonia. It usually takes a double carbon stage with one carbon being the chlorine guzzler type.
