jolliolli Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 yeah unfortunately ran out of time to go and see for myself. Would have been a nice addition of colour its a very empty tank a the mo with only a blenny and a mandarin in a five footer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I guess you have a good pod population by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 its getting there, the mandarin looks fatter but i never really see that many around, im sure they're there, just hiding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I've been trying to fatten my male up with regular BBS feedings. Unfortunately he's not gained any significant weight, but she is now Faaaaat! He spends all his time fighting with his own reflection, whilst she piles on the micrograms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BribieAquariums Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 ss rotifers will still be too large for mandarin fry, You will need to use copepod nauplii in the the range of 30um. The best to way for this is to try and find a local species that will tolerate tropical conditions, this may take some time and experimentation before you get it right but it pay off in long run. Nutrition is one of the most important factors in larval survival so you either need to enrich wild caught specimens if holding for more than a day or so or harvest wild collected copepods on a daily basis you will need a plankton net somewhere close to 30-40um mesh to get started If you are looking for a good adult feed to condition your broodstock have a look at arctipods.tm from Reed Mariculture http://www.reefnutrition.com not sure what your import laws are in regard to this kind of stuff but could be worth looking into. We have been using it here in Oz and sometimes are flat out keeping stock in the fridge. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 ss rotifers will still be too large for mandarin fry, You will need to use copepod nauplii in the the range of 30um. The best to way for this is to try and find a local species that will tolerate tropical conditions, this may take some time and experimentation before you get it right but it pay off in long run. Nutrition is one of the most important factors in larval survival so you either need to enrich wild caught specimens if holding for more than a day or so or harvest wild collected copepods on a daily basis you will need a plankton net somewhere close to 30-40um mesh to get started If you are looking for a good adult feed to condition your broodstock have a look at arctipods.tm from Reed Mariculture http://www.reefnutrition.com not sure what your import laws are in regard to this kind of stuff but could be worth looking into. We have been using it here in Oz and sometimes are flat out keeping stock in the fridge. Hope this helps Our import laws? You've got more chance of smuggling drugs into Thailand in a bodyboard bag Locally sourced Zooplankton is definitely the best. I am working on culturing Tigriopus Raku at the moment, but it's a slow process. They also maybe too big even in nauplii stage unfortunately. I also don't think we can get SS Rotifer strain here, and this hasn't proved to be at all successful anyways. Matt Witt has raised them successfully using natural zooplankton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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