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Also to be clear guys - he needs ROTIFERS. You cannot see rotifers with the naked eye - it's impossible. A copepod is 1mm in size. A rotifer is 0.1–0.5 mm long. In other words rotifers are 10x smaller! Clownfish fry will NOT eat copepods or pods that are eaten by mandarins etc.
I highly...
Rotifers are not at all picky about whether the phyto is LIVE or DEAD. Rotifers can be fed something like this Reef Nutrition Phyto Feast. Should be able to find it in a local shop. It is normally refrigerated so buying online/shipping is not ideal in the summer unless they pack it right...
yep the article above says it all. vibex is the one we want. Obseleta is the doppleganger that lives here in NJ/east coast and isn't really safe in our reef tanks.
hey guys. thanks @redfishbluefish and @MadReefer for the mention. I don't do this commercially so my methods are probably not the most ideal/efficient but let's break this down.
What to do with the eggs in a tank.
Some people will give up on eggs that are not laid on a tile (easy removal)...
Looks great ...quick question - what kind of sand bed are you using? Reason I ask is that I have black sand and the drawback for the type I had was that there was iron mixed into the particles...making the sand highly attractive to mag floats. You can test it by placing a magnet on the outside...
What about a life-membership? I would donate for a life membership if it were say $100. Maybe set up a sub forum for "lifers" and add a splash on the avatar. It's not really "buying" anything other than to show peeps that you're hard core for the club. =) The upside is a larger infusion of...
yep - orange cap is very, very hardy too. Mine has been through the power outage of sandy and then subsequently the air conditioning fail of 2019 (my home only) and still survives today. My kids are annoyed as they say my tank is just orange now. It doesn't help that all the other "colorful"...
you can place them wherever you want if you have the time and willingness to prune as needed.
Generally speaking LPS like Euphillia will grow larger and faster than SPS coral. Euphillia also has very strong stingers meaning they will obliterate nearby non-euphillia corals. Eyeballing your...
rotifers are not picky - they will eat dead plankton. I forget what I used before but I purchased some phyto/rotifier diet in a bottle form at the local fish store (before lockdown). Otherwise you could buy live phyto online. costs start to add up quick though.
it's possible the density isn't very high yet. The bags you have bought there will be good seed material - but not sure if you can harvest them already. As the rotifers reproduce/grow - they will start to leave a little detritus along the bottom and sides of the bucket. You will have to...
hey mickey -
So when conditions are right, your clowns should reproduce every 14 to 20 days like clockwork. There is no need to be concerned about losing a batch, unfortunately this is the nature of things.
if you are going to try again i would suggest the following first:
establish rotifer...
the weather we have had recently has been unusual - some times really warm, sometimes freezing cold. Was this shipped overnight or did you just do the priority mail option? I hate to say it but these "packs" suppliers sell are just a waste of money. You are better off saving your money and...
Thanks. One thing different this time around is the usage of a Vossen trap. It's by Chad Vossen. Interesting contraption to help collect the fry overnight from the main display. I'll post a pic later.