laurarca
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I finally had a batch of erectus fry that are now 2 weeks and 3 days old. I started out with appox. 25...I am down to 8...I researched for hours and went upon sought out advice, and it's not working...Here are my details below...ANY help with my boo-boos would be GREATLY appreciated and I thank you for your time in advance...
I am attaching some photos to show you as to what the heck I may be doing wrong. The most frustrating thing that happened JUST NOW is as I am watching my seahorses happily eating...all 9 of them... one decides after he ate a few brine, he twitched a few times, then sank to the bottom and died...what the heck??? He was getting so big!!
To help you see my set up I tried to show as follows:
The FRY TANK:
-5 gallon
-aqueon HOB filter with sponge covering intake, pantyhose covering the sponge so help prohibit uptake of brine and seahorses.
-plastic plant hitching post from petCo
-I turn the power off when I feed so the brine and seahorses don't swirl everywhere
-I add 5ml a DAY of Formalin 3
-I siphon the bottom as best I can of detritus with a turkey baster and replace with aged saltwater
-I feed them enriched brine 5 times a day
-I now turn the light off at night to give them a day/night schedule
The ENRICHMENT BBS Tank:
-5 gallon
-just an air hose, no airstone
-a 1 pound piece of liverock to hold the tube down
-3-4 zebra turbo snails because that tank is FILTHY!! How the heck do you keep it clean?
-I keep them in lightly green water due to adding DT's phyto plankton
-I have brine that are getting BIG
When I feed, I take out the brine with the turkey baster, put it in the brine net and rinse under tap water. I invert the net and feed to the seahorses.
If I left anything out or can do something different, please let me know.
Laura
I am attaching some photos to show you as to what the heck I may be doing wrong. The most frustrating thing that happened JUST NOW is as I am watching my seahorses happily eating...all 9 of them... one decides after he ate a few brine, he twitched a few times, then sank to the bottom and died...what the heck??? He was getting so big!!
To help you see my set up I tried to show as follows:
The FRY TANK:
-5 gallon
-aqueon HOB filter with sponge covering intake, pantyhose covering the sponge so help prohibit uptake of brine and seahorses.
-plastic plant hitching post from petCo
-I turn the power off when I feed so the brine and seahorses don't swirl everywhere
-I add 5ml a DAY of Formalin 3
-I siphon the bottom as best I can of detritus with a turkey baster and replace with aged saltwater
-I feed them enriched brine 5 times a day
-I now turn the light off at night to give them a day/night schedule
The ENRICHMENT BBS Tank:
-5 gallon
-just an air hose, no airstone
-a 1 pound piece of liverock to hold the tube down
-3-4 zebra turbo snails because that tank is FILTHY!! How the heck do you keep it clean?
-I keep them in lightly green water due to adding DT's phyto plankton
-I have brine that are getting BIG
When I feed, I take out the brine with the turkey baster, put it in the brine net and rinse under tap water. I invert the net and feed to the seahorses.
If I left anything out or can do something different, please let me know.
Laura