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Little Baby Clowns(Still haven't come out to play)
Topic Started: May 11 2010, 10:04:09 PM (722 Views)
Post #1 May 11 2010, 10:04:09 PM	Nick801
Posted Image Posted Image Posted Image Posted Image Posted Image even tho they are totally out of focus, its the dad and mom over looking the kids (Dad on left*Black Blurr and moms fin on the right)	... Posts: 47 Group: Members Member #28 Joined: August 28, 2008
Post #2 May 11 2010, 10:05:19 PM	Nick801
I took those last few pics around 10:30 pm 5/11/10 I guess they do still have a good amount of yolk wish they would hatch already .... maybe tomorrow night? or the next? what do you guys think?	... Posts: 47 Group: Members Member #28 Joined: August 28, 2008
Post #3 May 11 2010, 11:44:07 PM	Amie
Their yolksacs are definitely shrinking, but they are still in place, so that's good. I am almost inclined to tell you to let this batch go and wait for the next batch, however. Your temperature really need to be brought up to at least 80 in order for them to hatch in the normal time frame. If the water is too cold, they can take several extra days before hatching and sometimes the fry just aren't as viable as they could have been. So you end up really struggling to keep them alive, because they are weak, and things just don't go as well and you get discouraged. If you wait, warm the tank up a few degrees, get your rotifers going well, then you will be really ready for them in 2 weeks. Plus, the first batch of babies is never as strong as the following clutches.	stormy, stormy nights Posts: 2,362 Group: Admin Member #4 Joined: June 29, 2008
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Post #4 May 12 2010, 07:39:31 AM	Nick801
I know most would say I should pass on this batch(As my clowns haven't laid eggs in a while...) but I guess I just have too much time on my hands to mess around with... if none of them make it I wont be discouraged.... its just practice for the next round... even if just a couple make it Id be happy I've turned my water up to 80 and still waiting for these little guys =)	... Posts: 47 Group: Members Member #28 Joined: August 28, 2008
Post #5 May 12 2010, 08:36:23 AM	Suzy
How exciting! Good luck!	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
"i was informed of some dolphin related testing going on up there" Too Funny!
Post #6 May 13 2010, 11:55:11 PM	Nick801
Well dang it... I woke up today to see that almost all had hatched last night (I did stay up for about 2 hours checking ever 30 mins or so, then finally turned the pump back on) anyway there was maybe still 30 attached to the rock today... and I stayed up tonight I caught about 20 out of those 30 so will see how it goes... also when I was flash lighting my cleaner shrimp dashed up into the light and shook a few hundred babies off of its self... so now I have a mix of cleaner shrimp and clown fish hopefully that doesn't cause a problem	... Posts: 47 Group: Members Member #28 Joined: August 28, 2008
Post #7 May 14 2010, 08:11:12 AM	Suzy
I don't think the shrimp larvae would be a problem, as long as you watch your ammonia level. But, if they eat the same food the clowns do, you might get a snack for the clowns as they grow! So you have some babies to grow! Sweet! Are they in a nursery tank? Lots of yummy, nutritious food for 'em?	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
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Post #8 May 14 2010, 04:51:55 PM	Amie
That's awesome that you got shrimp as well as the clowns. Don't worry about not getting them all, they will do better next time, now that the temperature is a little warmer. The shrimp won't eat the clowns, they are too big. You will need to watch the bottom of the tank and make sure you vaccuum off any dead shrimp or clown babies to reduce ammonia, as Suzy mentioned. The shrimp will die within about 5 days because they won't have the right food to eat.	stormy, stormy nights Posts: 2,362 Group: Admin Member #4 Joined: June 29, 2008
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Post #9 May 15 2010, 12:35:40 AM	Nick801
well what are people feeding baby shrimp?	... Posts: 47 Group: Members Member #28 Joined: August 28, 2008
Post #10 May 15 2010, 10:55:45 AM	Amie
they eat freshly hatched hufa-enriched brine shrimp at least twice a day, so you have to start a new batch of them, twice a day so you have them hatching....twice a day, if that makes any sense. You can keep them in the refrigerator after they hatch and that will slow their growth down, but probably just a day or two. Does that mean that the clowns didn't make it?	stormy, stormy nights Posts: 2,362 Group: Admin Member #4 Joined: June 29, 2008
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