Reef Discussion
5 Days Post Hatch - no deaths in the past 24 hours :)
Very evident now that some of the larvae are developing quicker than others - some don't look much bigger than hatch day whilst some have grown quite a bit and are getting darker,
Completed the first water change today - about 1 litre out and 2 litres put back in.
Nice fat tummy :)
Very evident now that some of the larvae are developing quicker than others - some don't look much bigger than hatch day whilst some have grown quite a bit and are getting darker,
Completed the first water change today - about 1 litre out and 2 litres put back in.
Nice fat tummy :)
So far anyway :)
Thanks
:)
So, I am now at 6DPH - another 3l removed and 5l added tonight.
I also added a few NHBBS tonight - 10 or so as a starter.
Question - the tank is still teeming with rotifers so why would the larvae think about eating the BBS? Are they old enough to start actively hunting something bigger? Should I be reducing the density of the rotifers to encourage them to eat the more nutritious BBS?
For those that don't know, clownfish go through a metamorphosis where their body transforms from a larvae to a juvenile. This is a stressful time for the larvae and is often the time when large numbers of deaths occur.
One of the first signs is the change to the tail waggle style of swimming that is common with clownfish followed closely by body colouration including the white banding.
That is why I was pretty excited to see some of the larvae swimming like this tonight.
:)
One of the first signs is the change to the tail waggle style of swimming that is common with clownfish followed closely by body colouration including the white banding.
That is why I was pretty excited to see some of the larvae swimming like this tonight.
:)
Thanks @Wrangy :)
I stuffed up the transfer of the tile and lost the majority of the larvae on this occasion - in hindsight this was probably a good thing as I have started to run short of nanno :rolleyes
At this stage it looks like I have around 45 larvae/juviniles but I could still loose some of these as they move through met - any that don't develop properly will also need culling.
I plan on keeping some but will try to sell some locally if possible.
I may consider shipping some in the future if there is sufficient demand.
I stuffed up the transfer of the tile and lost the majority of the larvae on this occasion - in hindsight this was probably a good thing as I have started to run short of nanno :rolleyes
At this stage it looks like I have around 45 larvae/juviniles but I could still loose some of these as they move through met - any that don't develop properly will also need culling.
I plan on keeping some but will try to sell some locally if possible.
I may consider shipping some in the future if there is sufficient demand.
45 at this stage still isn't a bad number :) a least there was a silver lining to the mishap :rolleyes hopefully not too many need to be culled and you end up with a healthy stock
Sounds like a plan, will you continue breeding with the stock you keep?
Sounds like a plan, will you continue breeding with the stock you keep?
Did you count them all individually?!? :eek :rolleyes awesome to see they're breeding well :)
