Too many babies!

[Lifes A Beach]

Alot of action going on in this house! :eek1: My original black/white & orange/white ocellaris pair are keeping in their usual rhythm of spawning every 10-11 days, so they are tending a clutch that was laid on Saturday. THEN, a friend of mine has a pair of gold-striped maroons that laid eggs on a small rock that could be easily removed, so he gave that to me last Thursday night and I've been tending those eggs in my nursery tank with TLC and they finally hatched last night (Tuesday). It's a nice hatch and I'm really hoping I can keep them going! THEN, I got a second pair of nice ocellaris on May 10th that had been spawning, but once I placed them in their new home, I knew it would take a while for them to adjust. This afternoon when I passed by their tank, they're laying eggs! It's a nice big clutch too for their first spawn after getting them a month ago! WHEW....I'm tired already!

I got a nice big delivery of new rotifers yesterday to be sure I can keep up with all these babies. I figured it was time to start new cultures and I certainly can't afford to be low on rotifers at this stage of the game.

Must be something in the water... :love2:

--Barbara

 

[skippy2]

lol well good luck. I would love to see some pics.
It took my pair of false percs 5 yrs. to start laying eggs. 6 days after laying her eggs, the female died.

 

[FB]

I was considering getting another pair. The problem is I have no idea what kind of demand I am going to get for my fish once I start to sell them. Their are probably 25 stores within 60KM of me.

Anyway good luck with all your fish!

 

[Lifes A Beach]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12728560#post12728560 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by skippy2
It took my pair of false percs 5 yrs. to start laying eggs.

I had my first pair for 4 years before they started laying eggs. For 6 months now they spawn like clockwork! I'll post some pics soon.

--Barbara

 

[Lifes A Beach]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12728623#post12728623 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FB
I was considering getting another pair. The problem is I have no idea what kind of demand I am going to get for my fish once I start to sell them. Their are probably 25 stores within 60KM of me.

FB, if you have 25 stores in your area, that's great! You just need to find out who else is selling in your area. Then, there is always the internet buyers!

A member of our local marine club was tearing down his tank and selling his pair and the anemone so I got the "package" since he wanted the pair that he raised for 4 years to stay with their host. I never had a carpet anemone before and this one is huge! And beautiful! Hope all goes well.

--Barbara

 

[agsansoo]

All right ... I will have company raising maroons ! Do a good job so you can show me what I'm doing wrong. As for the carpet anemone. It needs lots of light ! rkelman has one, I'm sure he can help you.

 

[dazed]

WOW!! my head starting spinning reading & thinking about all of the things to do lol.
and i agree with agsansoo carpet anemones need allot of light but i am sure you already know that. I look forward to learning along the way as well.
do you have any pictures of the new anemone.

 

[bunkerboy]

check out www.mofib.com It is a good site, and there are wholesalers there who will buy your babies. Andy

 

[Lifes A Beach]

Here's pictures of the new pair, anemone, and eggs!

--Barbara

 

[Lifes A Beach]

Here's a picture of the Gold Striped Maroon fry that hatched 3 days ago.

--Barbara

 

[shutiny]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12743690#post12743690 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lifes A Beach
Here's pictures of the new pair, anemone, and eggs!

--Barbara

Is that H.magnifica in a 20g tank? Kudos to you, what a nice and healthy one!

 

[rkelman]

"Is that H.magnifica in a 20g tank?"

Its not really in a 20 is it? Its a beautiful mag. They are one of the harder nems to keep Barbara. Lots of light is the main thing. But they do need a larger tank and stable parameters. I have a Haddoni and I feed it now only every couple of weeks because I don't want it to grow too fast. You are very lucky to get one all ready acclimated to aquarium life. Good luck with it. Nice pair too.

 

[Lifes A Beach]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12743920#post12743920 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shutiny
Is that H.magnifica in a 20g tank? Kudos to you, what a nice and healthy one!

Yep, it's in a 20-gal. with 55-watt PC lighting for a month now. I didn't have room in my main tank for it so I figured my frag tank was okay for now. It gets really good circulation on that side of the tank. The eggs are actually just under the anemone and I had to push the edges aside in order to get a picture of the eggs.

If anyone has suggestions on what to do with the "magnifica" please post. This is my first and I've read limited info about them. Is there anything special they like to eat? How often?

--Barbara

 

[billsreef]

Feed the anemone small pieces of silversides

 

[Lifes A Beach]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12745218#post12745218 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by billsreef
Feed the anemone small pieces of silversides

Bill, how often should I feed? Thanks!

--Barbara

 

[shutiny]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12745169#post12745169 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lifes A Beach
Yep, it's in a 20-gal. with 55-watt PC lighting for a month now. I didn't have room in my main tank for it so I figured my frag tank was okay for now. It gets really good circulation on that side of the tank. The eggs are actually just under the anemone and I had to push the edges aside in order to get a picture of the eggs.

If anyone has suggestions on what to do with the "magnifica" please post. This is my first and I've read limited info about them. Is there anything special they like to eat? How often?

--Barbara

In my experiences, H.mag produces more metabolic wastes than any other large hosting anemones, except mertensii. It would be good if you could connect the 20g with another larger system or find away to increase your system volume to offset the bio load.
Ritteri can live in non metal halide tanks, and I have had seen ones that live up to a year in T5/VHO, but suffers a lot along the way before their demise. Was it in a metal halide tank before you got it? How long has it been in captive?
I believe, H.mag is more adopted to /depended on photosynthesis as its main subsistence than other methods of nutritional in takes(such as filtration), more so than the Stichodacyla genus. Feeding seems to help the carpets more than ritteris in general.

 

[rkelman]

Under PC's I'd feed it a couple silversides twice a week. Its only going to be in that tank short term I hope. I wish I lived closer I'd house it for you

 

[billsreef]

Two to three times a week should suffice.

 

[agsansoo]

I would feed him raw uncooked shrimp, from the grocery store fish dept.. it's more meaty then silversides. That's a really nice anemone !

Lighting:
For a good starter MH light fixture, you can get an Odyssea 24" for $179. I was part for the Odyssea thread here on RC.
24" fixture
I have the 36" fixture. You could also just get a MH pendant and e-ballast for around $250.

 

[Lifes A Beach]

Thanks for the info from everyone! Regarding the lighting and the size of the tank for the anemone, if it's been in my 20 gal. tank with pc lighting for a month now and it's still doing great, wouldn't it be okay just to keep it there with no modifications? I do regular water changes to keep the water quality in check.

And thanks for the info on feeding. I'll pick up some silversides and shrimp as a variety in feeding. So far the anemone is getting whatever I feed the ocellaris pair: live adult brine, mysis, pellets, and Rod's (I give the nem the bigger pieces in that blend). I keep my saltwater feeder shrimp in that tank also (for my seahorse food) and I'm sure the nem has made a meal or two on them too!

--Barbara