Fish fry

[jezzeaepi]

I found what appears to be some fish fry in my tank. Does anyone have some links with some high res pics so I can figure out what I got? Hopefully its some anthias fry =)


Peace,
Jesse

 

[roscoe]

Oh man I thought you are talking about frying up some fish:lol:. I was getting hungry when I say fish fry!:lol::lol:

 

[jezzeaepi]

lol sorry to dissapoint

 

[jezzeaepi]

managed to charge up the batteries enough to take a pic:

Are these fry? Ultimately I guess it does not matter unless someone wants to take them on, but I would consider it a personal victory to get my anthias to breed successfully.
If they are fry and anyone in Washington state would like to try to raise them, let me know on the asap. Does that local Seattlite that used to raise clowns still do so?

Peace,
Jesse

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Hi Jesse, yes these are baby fish. You have breeding anthias? way cool!

I think Vicki raises fry. Fragman might also want them.

 

[Chichas01]

Wow! Super cool.

 

[returnofsid]

Oh wow!! Other than Anthias, do you have any other fish in your tank that could have possibly spawned? Most saltwater species, when hatched, aren't even a fry to begin with. They start our as a Plankton and then go through a metamorphis, into a fry several days to a couple of weeks after hatching. To have the Planktonic form survive in a reef tank is very incredible. It seems yours have survived that first stage!!

 

[roscoe]

Very nice Jesse! I didn't even know that antihas bred in captivity.

 

[djbroclj]

cool, if there Japanese Borbonius Anthias i will but one from you

 

[djbroclj]

wow cant speel this morring lol I'll buy one

 

[jezzeaepi]

They are Fiji lyretail anthias. I have two males, two females and they are the only fish in the tank that could breed. I just happened to get super lucky before I went out last night. I walked by my tank with the lights off, and noticed a bunch of iridescent eyes swimming in the corner. I quickly siphoned out as many as I could and they are currently sitting in a large cup. Most of them are still alive this morning and are probably hungry. Does anyone have any good threads they can point me too? Also does anyone know where I can get live rotifiers?

Peace,
Jesse

 

[returnofsid]

If at all possible, I'd get them in a small aquarium, with a sponge filter. You could also try pulverizing some frozen, meaty foods, or even quality flake food, until able to find rotifers. I'd also start hatching some brine shrimp. If you start now, they'll hatch in about 24 hours, if kept at about 80 degrees. They'll need fed several times a day, small amounts and great water quality. A sponge filter, with an air pump attached will give you a gentle filtration, without the risk of a powerhead that would suck them up.

 

[jezzeaepi]

If at all possible, I'd get them in a small aquarium, with a sponge filter. You could also try pulverizing some frozen, meaty foods, or even quality flake food, until able to find rotifers. I'd also start hatching some brine shrimp. If you start now, they'll hatch in about 24 hours, if kept at about 80 degrees. They'll need fed several times a day, small amounts and great water quality. A sponge filter, with an air pump attached will give you a gentle filtration, without the risk of a powerhead that would suck them up.

Thanks for the tips! Does petsmart have brine shrimp hatching packets? I think they do.