runn3rb3an
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wooo my erectus' just gave birth. new babys all over again haha. I ope i can keep them alive this time!
seahorses gave birth!....again!
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acropora12
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Very nice...any pic =D
runn3rb3an
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sure ill put some pics up a lil later. right now there in a lilttle 2 gallon tank with an airstone so they dont suck in air like last time = / . theres also some little fake plants in it. sorry im not too sure what bbs is. and they were local caught erectus and i live on long island so im not really too sure haha.
acropora12
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bbs = baby brine shrimp
runn3rb3an
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no i dont think i will. i tried feeding them that last time but it seemed like they wouldnt eat it.
im gunna try frozen cyclops. does this sound like a good idea?
im gunna try frozen cyclops. does this sound like a good idea?
reefnutpa
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No, the fry will not eat frozen cylopeze.
If they are locally caught on long island, they are most likely Northern Erectus. Not the easiest to raise. The fry are smaller than Southern Erectus and have difficulty eating baby brine shrimp.
When I raised Northern Erectus, I fed them rotifers for the first 4 or 5 days then slowly added in newly hatched SMALL STRAIN brine shrimp.
Most likely the fry you had previously didn't eat the baby brine shrimp because the fry were too small and the shrimp were too big
Hope you have better luck with this brood!
Tom
If they are locally caught on long island, they are most likely Northern Erectus. Not the easiest to raise. The fry are smaller than Southern Erectus and have difficulty eating baby brine shrimp.
When I raised Northern Erectus, I fed them rotifers for the first 4 or 5 days then slowly added in newly hatched SMALL STRAIN brine shrimp.
Most likely the fry you had previously didn't eat the baby brine shrimp because the fry were too small and the shrimp were too big
Hope you have better luck with this brood!
Tom
runn3rb3an
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ok thanks. ill be shure to pick those up tommorow.
i jus have the buubles going enough so they kind of lightly swirl around the tank to keep them from the surface.
is this ok?
how long can i keep them like that?
i jus have the buubles going enough so they kind of lightly swirl around the tank to keep them from the surface.
is this ok?
how long can i keep them like that?
runn3rb3an
Active Member
Ok thanks.
what do rotifers look like I havent seen them before?
do you feed them live or frozen and how much daily?
what do rotifers look like I havent seen them before?
do you feed them live or frozen and how much daily?
reefnutpa
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Initially seahorse fry will only eat live foods. Don't even try frozen foods for the first few weeks - you will do nothing but destroy your water quality which, in turn, will cause the fry to suffer/die off.
Once the fry are eating well and you've gotten them to be a few weeks old, then you can consider introducing some frozen foods to see how it goes. Fry must be "tricked" (or "trained") to eat frozen foods. You can't just drop it in the tank and expect them to eat it. I can explain it more when you're ready for that....but we can cross that bridge in a few weeks.
Rotifers are much smaller than baby brine shrimp. They are so tiny you can barely see them in the water. I cultured them for my northern erectus fry as well as my pipefish fry. I can't recall seeing rotifers for sale at any LFS around me. Maybe you'll have better luck in your area. Usually, to start a culture of rotifers I order them online and then culture them myself in a seperate tank.
You will need to at least find someone near you (local reef club?) that already has rotifers culturing or buy some to culture yourself.
Raising seahorse fry is not easy or simple. WHen I had northern erectus, I had two 10 gal tanks of rotifers, 3 brine hatchers and the tank of fry. It can get rather complex and time consuming, so don't be discouraged if a "shot-gun" approach doesn't yield good results. Quite honestly, if you weren't prepared ahead of time for fry, the outlook isn't too good.
As far as feeding, I feed newborn fry 3 to 4 times daily and siphon the bottom of the tank to remove poop and debris AT LEAST twice daily. This helps with water quality and reduces any likely ciliate issues within the fry tank. I use two pre-cycled large Hydro sponge filters in the fry tank to keep ammonia in check. The biggest thing with fry is to feed often and to keep their tank rediculously spotlessly immaculately clean. (Did I stress enough how important it is to keep the tank spotless? LOL )
I can't send you rotifers as I no longer keep northern erectus. I only keep/breed Southern Erectus and dwarf seahorses presently. I can give you places to buy rotifers if you PM me, but shipping overnight isn't cheap and with the holidays coming up I"m not sure if you can get them in time.
Best of luck..
Tom
Once the fry are eating well and you've gotten them to be a few weeks old, then you can consider introducing some frozen foods to see how it goes. Fry must be "tricked" (or "trained") to eat frozen foods. You can't just drop it in the tank and expect them to eat it. I can explain it more when you're ready for that....but we can cross that bridge in a few weeks.
Rotifers are much smaller than baby brine shrimp. They are so tiny you can barely see them in the water. I cultured them for my northern erectus fry as well as my pipefish fry. I can't recall seeing rotifers for sale at any LFS around me. Maybe you'll have better luck in your area. Usually, to start a culture of rotifers I order them online and then culture them myself in a seperate tank.
You will need to at least find someone near you (local reef club?) that already has rotifers culturing or buy some to culture yourself.
Raising seahorse fry is not easy or simple. WHen I had northern erectus, I had two 10 gal tanks of rotifers, 3 brine hatchers and the tank of fry. It can get rather complex and time consuming, so don't be discouraged if a "shot-gun" approach doesn't yield good results. Quite honestly, if you weren't prepared ahead of time for fry, the outlook isn't too good.
As far as feeding, I feed newborn fry 3 to 4 times daily and siphon the bottom of the tank to remove poop and debris AT LEAST twice daily. This helps with water quality and reduces any likely ciliate issues within the fry tank. I use two pre-cycled large Hydro sponge filters in the fry tank to keep ammonia in check. The biggest thing with fry is to feed often and to keep their tank rediculously spotlessly immaculately clean. (Did I stress enough how important it is to keep the tank spotless? LOL )
I can't send you rotifers as I no longer keep northern erectus. I only keep/breed Southern Erectus and dwarf seahorses presently. I can give you places to buy rotifers if you PM me, but shipping overnight isn't cheap and with the holidays coming up I"m not sure if you can get them in time.
Best of luck..
Tom
runn3rb3an
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Ok thanks for all the good advice. Ill look into it
