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post #41 of 262
8/4/05 at 11:18pm
They won't eat till morning so it's OK to wait.
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post #42 of 262
8/5/05 at 9:29am
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well they did not hatch last night. not sure why. but the 4 or five i saw last night are still swimming around. should i feed them alone or wait till they all hatch. all the eggs are still see through and VERY silver looking. not sure why they did not hatch. i looked in with a flashlight late last night to check on them and from what i have read even a quick flash of light after lights out can delay the hatch for the night. do you find this to be true??
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post #43 of 262
8/5/05 at 11:27am
Originally Posted by oceana
i have read even a quick flash of light after lights out can delay the hatch for the night. do you find this to be true??
Yes, I have found that to be true.

You should probably start feeding the hatched Clownfish larvae.
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post #44 of 262
8/5/05 at 12:17pm
post some pics oceana
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post #45 of 262
8/5/05 at 5:51pm
Originally Posted by vi3tb0i
post some pics oceana
Clownfish larvae are very difficult to photograph.
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post #46 of 262
8/5/05 at 9:46pm
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like bang just said its tuff to get a pick but since you asked here ya go.

see that little speck in the middle thats a clown fish lol
best i could do for ya sorry

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post #47 of 262
8/6/05 at 1:54pm
Did they hatch last night??
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post #48 of 262
8/6/05 at 2:09pm
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nope. i dont understand. they are still clear and very silver. yet no hatching. from what i read they will soon use all there sack and then die in the egg.
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post #49 of 262
8/6/05 at 4:59pm
They must be getting adequate waterflow of they would be dead. Did your temp fluctuate?
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post #50 of 262
8/6/05 at 5:01pm
Do you have any spare Rotifers?
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post #51 of 262
8/6/05 at 5:34pm
u have any pics of the fulla tank shot updated ones?
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post #52 of 262
8/7/05 at 10:48am
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i have lots of roifer. mater a fact i have them coming out me A## lol why? i happen to live very close to florida aqua farms so its easy for me. i'm thinking about growing and selling them meyself. its so easy to keep them going.

as for the fry they hatched. well atleast alot of them did anyhow. there are still lots unhatched that are still very clean and look good but there is also an uncountable amount in the tank that did hatch. the ones that hatch 2 days ago are swimming around surprisingly well IMO. Some are really zipping around and i can see a few of them eating already. i have the rotifer concentration very high so they cant move more then 2 body lengthes without running into one. its very entertaining to watch the new ones trying to catch the rotifers. must be frustrating lol. wich i could help em haha. today i will be taking an airline and cleaning the tank and doing a small water change. i wonder if the others will hatch tonight


below are a few new picks for vi3tb0i.

the first is the best close up so far of a 2 day old clownfish fry. like said befor its very tuff.
if you notice all the very tiny specs all around them those are rotifers.

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the rest are just pics of the set up

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post #53 of 262
8/7/05 at 10:49am
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post #54 of 262
8/7/05 at 11:06am
Outstanding!!! Congratulations :)

That is so lucky that they lay eggs on the magnet, LOL. You don't even have to get your hands wet ROFL.

Can you e-mail me at guynwarsaw@yahoo.com? I'd like to get a different strain of Rotifers from you if you have spares.

Guy
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post #55 of 262
8/8/05 at 11:32am
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hey bang- how long do I wait to turn on the sponge filter (is it too soon now?)
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post #56 of 262
8/8/05 at 3:01pm
Now is fine.
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post #57 of 262
8/9/05 at 1:35pm
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so far so good. things look great and they are growing. fingers crossed. oging on day 4 for most of them and day 6 for others
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post #58 of 262
8/11/05 at 8:37pm
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well many have died but there are still some left and they are starting to get darker in color. they are black clowns so im not sure is that means they are changing or not. but the darest ones seem to be eating evry well and swimming around like normal fish.. we are at day 9 for some and and 7 more otehrs



I do have one question however about the rotifers.

in the rearing tank theya re breeding and they are getting rather thick. should i thin them out more then just the normal water changes or is that a good thing.
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post #59 of 262
8/11/05 at 8:43pm
Originally Posted by oceana
well many have died but there are still some left and they are starting to get darker in color. they are black clowns so im not sure is that means they are changing or not. but the darest ones seem to be eating evry well and swimming around like normal fish.. we are at day 9 for some and and 7 more otehrs



I do have one question however about the rotifers.

in the rearing tank theya re breeding and they are getting rather thick. should i thin them out more then just the normal water changes or is that a good thing.

IMO you should probably remove 10 - 20% per day, every day. Once you get a feel for how fast they are reproducing in your culture you'll know how much to remove. If they get too crowded they may start producing the less useful males and that can lead to a crash.
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post #60 of 262
8/23/05 at 3:36pm
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Well we've been down to one very tough little guy for a while now. It's hard to tell from the pics,but he got his first little stripe today (I don't think he likes getting his picture taken,sure is fast now). today is now day 18

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