hazymranch Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 So, my wife and I noticed last week that out male Banggai was looking a bit full but hasn't been eating anything for the last several weeks. Upon closer inspection it was pretty clear that he was brooding a few fry in his mouth. Late on Christmas Eve he finally spit them out and the only ones I could find were trapped in the overflow weir and I'm feeling pretty lucky that I managed to find and save at least those two. I moved the 2 survivors to the refugium where I have been feeding them a steady diet of baby brine shrimp. Anyone have any advice on how to keep them alive? I don't really have the capacity or know-how to set up phytoplankton or zooplankton cultures or even to enrich the brine shrimp but am willing to give it a go if it isn't incredibly involved. I would be beyond pleased if I could actually raise these to the point where I could release them back into the main tank. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU1 Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Hi, Congrataulations on the fry, I have red that newly hatched brine shrimp is best.... Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 How are the fry going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazymranch Posted January 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 So far so good. They are growing steadily on the baby brine shrimp and on the BBS off days they get a granular fry food that the LFS gave me. Surprisingly, they eat it so I have hope of weaning them off of live food in a few weeks. One is a fair bit larger than the other so I am getting a little concerned about the runt's chances of survival. The glass in the 'fuge is filthy, but I will try to get a pic or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelifaxNZ Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Hi Hazy, Found this site which might help you... http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/f_marini_020799.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazymranch Posted January 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Thanks Heli. Already read just about everything I could find on it, including that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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