Pbass; Monoculus Spawning
#21
Posted 05 November 2010 - 10:39 PM
#22
Posted 11 November 2010 - 07:41 PM
I syphoned out 365 wrigglers today, had to individually pick them out of the soot and gravel using a little syringe thingy, so thats why I could count them, it took bloody hours.
Hopefully some will survive, I heard they are hard to raise, I put them in a fry tank using the same water they came out of, Im slowly cranking the temp to 30C to prevent whitespot which Ive heard they are prone to getting. I also have baby brine shrimp hatching in next 48hrs in case they dont like powdered food.
Cheers
Den
#23
Posted 11 November 2010 - 07:43 PM
#24
Posted 11 November 2010 - 07:45 PM
#25
Posted 11 November 2010 - 11:04 PM
J
#26
Posted 11 November 2010 - 11:25 PM
Daz
#27
Posted 11 November 2010 - 11:39 PM
they were three cm when i got them all and i started off with alot more the 5, i was a bit inexpericenced when i first got them tho
#28
Posted 11 November 2010 - 11:41 PM
#29
Posted 12 November 2010 - 11:21 AM
#30
Posted 12 November 2010 - 02:01 PM
Cheers
Den
#31
Posted 24 November 2010 - 12:29 PM
I suspect part of the problem is that some of them will not eat the sera micron and the hikari first bites powdered foods, I also dont think that the bbs are nutritious enough even though Im trying my best to ensure they are getting them freshly hatched with yoke sack attached, I was thinking to start them on micro worms but cant find any around,
anyone know a place where I can get live food suitable for small fry?
Cheers
Den
#32
Posted 24 November 2010 - 01:47 PM
I have seen a 1 inch fish choke on a 3/4 inch sibling resulting in the loss of both fish. And on a brighter note when they are adults they will have developed a taste for FH and I would recomend to people that they be kept together.
You will need heaps of BBS. The pics show my BBS hatchery and a small tank with monoculus fry.Take note of the low water level vacuum the bottom daily and gradually raise the water as the fry grow.
Good luck with them
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#33
Posted 24 November 2010 - 04:11 PM
No shortage of them at Den's Place Sorry I could not resist,
Good luck with raising the fry mate.
#34
Posted 24 November 2010 - 06:06 PM
BTW heres some photos to cheer you up,
#35
Posted 24 November 2010 - 08:00 PM
I buy Salt Creek select brine shrimp eggs from an eastern state supplier, hatch rate is about 90%. I decapsulate them myself, I usually only sell to shops but since you are useing them to condition those terrible monsters for feeding I will bend the rules for you. My current stock of BS eggs is 2.7kg how many would you like, I can decapsulate them if you want.
#36
Posted 24 November 2010 - 08:09 PM
Just out of curiosity, how do you decapsulate BS eggs Terry?
Andrew
#37
Posted 24 November 2010 - 08:15 PM
#38
Posted 24 November 2010 - 08:21 PM
The eggs are pre soaked in water then chlorine is added stir gently for about 10 minutes then rinse the eggs until you can't smell chlorine. Put the eggs into a very brine solution and store in your fridge. They will be viable for about 3 months after that the hatch rate will drop.
If enough interest is shown I will give a demo at a PCS meeting, there is a video in the library that Ronda and I made about 10 years ago
#39
Posted 24 November 2010 - 09:59 PM
That would be awesome Terry, I'll send you a PM to discuss further.
Cheers
Den
#40
Posted 26 November 2010 - 11:02 AM
This comment is not about the quality of Den's fish, they are as good as you can get and Den should be very proud of them.
I am refering to the fact that they do not eat FH so they were not trained properly when young.
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