pepeinthenavy
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How about you acclimation to the tank did you follow the proper techniques. I know that anthias can be very finicky on how they are acclimated. You did say that they are fairly new. They could still be very stressed.
What's the deal with Anthias
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From what I've read a larger harem than 3 per male is desireable to spread out the agression. I believe it is better to purchase all females and let them settle in. At least one will likely morph into a male and the hierachy will be established. I tried this recently with 4 bartlets and 3 of them have turned into males but they already have tank areas and sleeping places so very little agression. They are out all the time and have encouraged more activity from the other fish. The reef they"re in has a solid cover. Single specimens are fine but I really like the acivity that this small schoal brings to the reef.
pepeinthenavy
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How do you what?
Gut loading means feeding them, since most adult brine, by the time you get them, are pretty much starving. They eat phyto/spirulina water, they can also be fed wheat extract, yeast, etc. Basically, anyhting tiny I think will work. Do a google search on feeding brine shrimp for more info...
pepeinthenavy
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I've been feeding my anthias live brine shrimp once a week since I got them. They love it
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hmmmm..... that would be something to see. What makes them harder to raise?
They are cannibals! The couple of suppliers that sell them get them from labs. The ones sold are too old for the labs needs. They are nice because they can be kept in full strength seawater or under esturine conditions. I added 100 to my tank when first set up. They are gone from the tank but are everywhere in my refugium, rock sump, skimmer sump and even in the skimmer bodies.
Carl
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pepeinthenavy
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that dosent sound so bad. You have continuous food. that sounds like a great idea. I would like to fill my fuge with pods though do you think mysids would eat them.
pepeinthenavy
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do you have either in your tank
Copepods are everywhere. Amphipods are sometimes seen in the tank but I mostly see them in the cheato ball in the refugium. There are probably alot in the tank but I don't look into with a light at night. I have a Wetmorella species of wrasse in the tank and he is quick to chomp on anything that makes the mistake of moving around.
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pepeinthenavy
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Do you have any full tank shots of your tank just for the heck of it?
Well...
Saturday I tried some grass shrimp and some guppies, but they both got snubbed. The dispars would chase down the guppies, but then hold off at the last second.
On sunday I went back to a mix of some flake/pellet with garlic. I even tried mixing in some cyclop-eez and finally some frozen mysis. They get VERY active when the food hits the water, and they swim around nibbling at things and then spitting it back out. They are aggressive in tracking down the food, but then they won't swallow it!!
What else can I do??? We are on day 6 now and they still haven't really eaten. Throughout the day I see them nibble on things floating through the water, but its definitely not Coepods, Isopods, or anything like that.
I think Brine may be my last alternative... PLEASE HELP!!
Saturday I tried some grass shrimp and some guppies, but they both got snubbed. The dispars would chase down the guppies, but then hold off at the last second.
On sunday I went back to a mix of some flake/pellet with garlic. I even tried mixing in some cyclop-eez and finally some frozen mysis. They get VERY active when the food hits the water, and they swim around nibbling at things and then spitting it back out. They are aggressive in tracking down the food, but then they won't swallow it!!
What else can I do??? We are on day 6 now and they still haven't really eaten. Throughout the day I see them nibble on things floating through the water, but its definitely not Coepods, Isopods, or anything like that.
I think Brine may be my last alternative... PLEASE HELP!!
pepeinthenavy
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I Have those same Sieos. Do you get the swirling effect where they suck down micro-bubbles?
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