Feeding

[monalisa]

Originally Posted by ER..MD
once a week ...nh3 is zero no2 is zero and no3 is 5ppm...the salinity was a lttle low 1.02...I raised it overnight to 1.022
I hope I'm not reading his correctly...your SG has been at 1.02, and you raised it overnight to 1.022???
Please confirm.
Lisa

 

[er..md]

Yes over 12 hours it's an insignificant change, much less than a 3 hour acclimation assuming there was any difference between the distributor and home tank

 

[darthtang aw]

Raising salinity is safer than lowering it. You did it right. Mona 1.020 to 1.022 isn't much when typed that way....

 

[er..md]

An IV bag and drip set makes it very easy and slow

 

[monalisa]

Originally Posted by Darthtang AW
Raising salinity is safer than lowering it. You did it right. Mona 1.020 to 1.022 isn't much when typed that way....
Ohhhhh, duh!!! I was reading the first level at 1.002...Doh!!!
Sorry.
Lisa

 

[er..md]

no offense taken

 

[er..md]

Purchased a kuda 17.00 to see if company will help her eat

 

[monalisa]

Originally Posted by ER..MD
The tank has very low to no flow at the half the seahorse stays...was purchased at this site and looks well, just doesn't show much interest in the mysis or brine yet...
The description of the yellow h-erectus horses on this site states that they need live food. Have you tried that, and how did that go?
Lisa

 

[er..md]

When I purchased it they were advertised as eating frozen mysis and I asked them again specifically in an email....nevertheless, I'm not convinced he's a yellow anyway...unable to find live brine here will have to go into houston in am

 

[monalisa]

Originally Posted by ER..MD
When I purchased it they were advertised as eating frozen mysis and I asked them again specifically in an email....nevertheless, I'm not convinced he's a yellow anyway...unable to find live brine here will have to go into houston in am
How is he/she doing? I'm glad to hear that your new little kuda is doing fine.
Lisa

 

[er..md]

I'm not optomistic...she hasn't left the plant...stays tightly curled at the base and has her head down...color and fins are good she is breathing at a rate that is probably fast, but since my experience is limited I'm not sure what normal is...its possible shes eating stuff that's in the tank...I'm going to find some live brine in the am and see how that goes...

 

[rykna]

Originally Posted by ER..MD
I'm not optomistic...she hasn't left the plant...stays tightly curled at the base and has her head down...color and fins are good she is breathing at a rate that is probably fast, but since my experience is limited I'm not sure what normal is...its possible shes eating stuff that's in the tank...I'm going to find some live brine in the am and see how that goes...
If you can find some Decapsulated Artemia Cysts, you can hatch your own baby brine shrimp. While you're at the LFS you might want to also pick up a bottle of amphiopods or copepods too.