Xth attempt raising clownfish
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NicoleC
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I seem to be sailing through with my clowns. Still no losses, although I think I fed too much BBS this evening-- a couple stuffed themselves so much their bellies were lumpy and sticking out in all directions. I am not seeing any serious effort to eat the ground up flake, and they are not big enough for cyclopeeze, so I guess I am on BBS for a while. I'm going through this bottle fast wince the hatch rate is so low, but I think I will have enough. (Old product.)
Kathy, it could just be a bad batch or larvae. Stressed parents, the chemical additives, something. I wonder if the person who has the parents has introduced anything new to the tank lately that may have brought in parasites -- maybe not affecting the adults much, but too much for the babies?
If I had an adult fish and it was eating, but still getting skinny, I know I would be thinking parasites.
Kathy, it could just be a bad batch or larvae. Stressed parents, the chemical additives, something. I wonder if the person who has the parents has introduced anything new to the tank lately that may have brought in parasites -- maybe not affecting the adults much, but too much for the babies?
If I had an adult fish and it was eating, but still getting skinny, I know I would be thinking parasites.
I do think it is the chemical additive. They are so skinny at this point I am thinking of fishocide. The chances of them growing to be normal fish are so slim at this point.
The makers of Chemi-clean sent my friend on his request an MSDS on their product with the chemical name blacked out. No one can find out what this stuff is.
So if you are breeding fish, beware of Chemi-clean. No proof here that it was the culprit, just hundreds of dead larvae and no eating. Previous hatch from same parents are fat juveniles now, right on schedule.
The makers of Chemi-clean sent my friend on his request an MSDS on their product with the chemical name blacked out. No one can find out what this stuff is.
So if you are breeding fish, beware of Chemi-clean. No proof here that it was the culprit, just hundreds of dead larvae and no eating. Previous hatch from same parents are fat juveniles now, right on schedule.
It did clear the cyano slime from my friends tank. And it only affected one coral for a short period of time.
The claim is that it oxidizes waste. I don't know.
My friend has done a 20% water change, and run carbon and poly filters, so I guess we can assume that the stuff is gone from the system. Eggs were laid yesterday, so next friday I pick up.
The claim is that it oxidizes waste. I don't know.
My friend has done a 20% water change, and run carbon and poly filters, so I guess we can assume that the stuff is gone from the system. Eggs were laid yesterday, so next friday I pick up.
