Hi,
my A. Ocellaris laid their 2nd lot of eggs (with me) and they hatched 7 days ago. I got sick of the male eating so many one day I moved the pot with the eggs to the fry tank, without the eggs leaving the water, & filled the tank with the adults water.
They began hatching that night & continued for another day or 2. I removed the pot about day 4 when the remaining eggs started to go bad. I fed the fry freshly hatched BS which was too big for them. I also fed them crushed Plankton tablets which was basically a powder. On about day 3 the fry became much more active & were either swimming or resting on the bottom, head down. Over the next few days I could see the fry chasing the BS, but only saw 1 get eaten.
On day 5 I changed 2 litres (about 12.5%) with the adults water, as I had been doing every 2nd day. On day 6 I noticed almost all the BS had gone, and most of the fry were laying on the bottom. I have been using Prime in the adult tank to detoxify any ammonia & nitrate etc.
Today, day 7, I recovered about 95 bodies when I did my 2 ltre change, though there were more bodies left Im sure. The remaining fry (I guess about 20 or 30) were either on the bottom, or those swimming did so in loops. I fed them another fresh batch of BS but it is difficult to see if they are eating. There appears to be a few orange bellies so perhaps some have eaten.
I am wondering if anyone has a theory, did the water change kill them, or could they be going through this day 10 metamorphosis early ? Though I would be satisfied with only 10 surviving from each hatching (Id probably only be able to sell that many each time), I would still like to have more success.
The fry tank only has a heater (set at 25C, or 78F) and an air stone. What do people think, should I do a 1 or 2 litre change daily, every 2nd day, or just let them go until the metamorphosis is complete ? Are there any obvious changes in them when they metamorphosise ? Any help will be appreciated, thanks,
Stan
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my A. Ocellaris laid their 2nd lot of eggs (with me) and they hatched 7 days ago. I got sick of the male eating so many one day I moved the pot with the eggs to the fry tank, without the eggs leaving the water, & filled the tank with the adults water.
They began hatching that night & continued for another day or 2. I removed the pot about day 4 when the remaining eggs started to go bad. I fed the fry freshly hatched BS which was too big for them. I also fed them crushed Plankton tablets which was basically a powder. On about day 3 the fry became much more active & were either swimming or resting on the bottom, head down. Over the next few days I could see the fry chasing the BS, but only saw 1 get eaten.
On day 5 I changed 2 litres (about 12.5%) with the adults water, as I had been doing every 2nd day. On day 6 I noticed almost all the BS had gone, and most of the fry were laying on the bottom. I have been using Prime in the adult tank to detoxify any ammonia & nitrate etc.
Today, day 7, I recovered about 95 bodies when I did my 2 ltre change, though there were more bodies left Im sure. The remaining fry (I guess about 20 or 30) were either on the bottom, or those swimming did so in loops. I fed them another fresh batch of BS but it is difficult to see if they are eating. There appears to be a few orange bellies so perhaps some have eaten.
I am wondering if anyone has a theory, did the water change kill them, or could they be going through this day 10 metamorphosis early ? Though I would be satisfied with only 10 surviving from each hatching (Id probably only be able to sell that many each time), I would still like to have more success.
The fry tank only has a heater (set at 25C, or 78F) and an air stone. What do people think, should I do a 1 or 2 litre change daily, every 2nd day, or just let them go until the metamorphosis is complete ? Are there any obvious changes in them when they metamorphosise ? Any help will be appreciated, thanks,
Stan
[email protected]
