True Perc's fry's

[mwilliams62]

To those that are at least close to being experts on "œTrue Perc's" clownfish fry's"¦.. Need advise this will be my second batch to actually raise in a while they are about 25 dph several have their second strips some only still have their first strip which to me this is very slow development is this normal for True Percs?
Second question is there is only one that I can tell has absolutely no strips at all is this good or bad?
Do I need to cull that fry?

I have heard of naked clownfish just not sure if this would be considered as that"¦

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

[gar732]

What temps are you keeping them at and what have you fed and what do you feed now? Misbars are thought to be a product of their environment, i.e. water quality. As long as they are healthy and have no deformities there is no need to cull them, some people like them.

 

[mwilliams62]

Water temp ranges from 82 to 84.
Feeding "was" rotifers water tented with Rotigrow plus.
Using Prime for Ammonia control
Now feeding TDO-A and adding a tiny bit of B1 in it.
My water changes have not been as frequent as it should be.

My very first batch I had a lot of Misbars and three babies with flared gills. I did not cull them and have been told I should have but they were a year old when I was told this.

 

[gar732]

The temps seem fine, how often do you feed? If the tdo is the same as oto b1 then they should be on to crushed foods by now. I start feeding oto a at around day 4 and they are off of rots completely by day 9-10. By then I'm already starting to feed b1 and I feed basically every time I walk by the tank. By the 30 day mark I believe most if not all have their second stripes at least starting to come in.

 

[billsreef]

I'd increase the water changes and give it a few more weeks before doing any culling

As for what to call, that is personal preference. Personally I don't like the misbars, but they sell for what I consider "stupid" money. So that is a consideration.

 

[mwilliams62]

Since True Percs take a long time to get their full strips then how will I know if they are truely misbars or just taking a long time to get their complete markings?