JamisonSmith
New member
Thought I would share my good news. After purchasing a mated pair of GSMs from a local reefer (Thanks Armando!!) and having them sit in my tank and eat food but nothing more for almost 6 months they have FINALLY laid a clutch of eggs! I used a few techniques from Wilkerson such as, consecutive feedings of baby brine shrimp to simulate a plankton bloom, adjusted the photo period down to roughly 8 hrs for a week and then back to the 12 hrs and I dosed a little iodine. I also recently added a BTA that I am actively propagating to sell and they were instantly hosting in it.
I am probably going to let this batch pass, we'll see if it looks as if it is developing properly, I have someone who wants to try as i am going to be out of town mostly over the next month and won't have time to try. Back in the breeding game. Lucky for me I still have the phyto and rotifer cultures going strong. I also have someone interested in giving me as many Ocellaris eggs as I can raise so I am probably going to do that in a little while. The dang job of all times is keeping me away from home the next month and then everything will be back in full swing! :bum:
As for the recent stint on the Green Chromis eggs - all was going well and I had a bunch of larva actively feeding on rotifers and go figure, the cheap, 50W glass heater that i have had for ages and used on many tanks decides to blow apart in the bucket that I had the fry in and all are now gone
Take care all, I will try to take some pics tomorrow and post them.
Jamison
I am probably going to let this batch pass, we'll see if it looks as if it is developing properly, I have someone who wants to try as i am going to be out of town mostly over the next month and won't have time to try. Back in the breeding game. Lucky for me I still have the phyto and rotifer cultures going strong. I also have someone interested in giving me as many Ocellaris eggs as I can raise so I am probably going to do that in a little while. The dang job of all times is keeping me away from home the next month and then everything will be back in full swing! :bum:
As for the recent stint on the Green Chromis eggs - all was going well and I had a bunch of larva actively feeding on rotifers and go figure, the cheap, 50W glass heater that i have had for ages and used on many tanks decides to blow apart in the bucket that I had the fry in and all are now gone
Take care all, I will try to take some pics tomorrow and post them.
Jamison
Still learning the abreviations...
