I am very happy to say my clowns have started laying. It was extremely hard to pair them - went through a previous male and had to separate them many times but they have been a happy couple for close to a year and got my first eggs yesterday. This is the labor intensive project I have been looking for! I think I can handle this. While I have no experience raising fish, I have raised cuttlefish from eggs and while they did not require rotifers, keeping mysid shrimp alive was challenging and I had to hatch bbs for the mysid so having all these extra tanks (buckets) of food will not be an issue.
First of all do I want S or L strain rotifers or should I get both? I have a 53 micron screen - I don't even remember why I have this. I've never cultured rotifers but will this work?
I have cultured phytoplankton but not for over 10 years. Obviously I need phyto, I need fertilizer, airline valves and lots of tubing. Should I be using an LED for them? the cheapest amazon black boxes are borderline affordable for this - I think when I was culturing them I was using compact florescent lighting. What kind of fertilizer do I need?
Baby brine eggs - I think I have some in my fridge but they are pretty old. I will try hatching them but obviously will need more. I think I've lost my brine net.
Sponge filters - I have a few but I will get some more and put them in sumps right away. I have a 33 gallon tank and 3 or 4 10 gallon tanks laying around so I should be able to house quite a few babies - I realize maroons have a higher mortality rate then other clowns.
Ammonia alert badges. I'll pick up a bunch since they are always good to keep on hand. I'll also double check I have enough heaters for all these tanks and maybe get another inkbird too. I know ammonia can be an issue with constant feeding and overcrowding of the fry. What about marine pure / brightwell bricks ect? Should I consider that in addition to sponge filters? Obviously when they get big enough I could use HOB filters / Skimmers.
Anything else I need?
First of all do I want S or L strain rotifers or should I get both? I have a 53 micron screen - I don't even remember why I have this. I've never cultured rotifers but will this work?
I have cultured phytoplankton but not for over 10 years. Obviously I need phyto, I need fertilizer, airline valves and lots of tubing. Should I be using an LED for them? the cheapest amazon black boxes are borderline affordable for this - I think when I was culturing them I was using compact florescent lighting. What kind of fertilizer do I need?
Baby brine eggs - I think I have some in my fridge but they are pretty old. I will try hatching them but obviously will need more. I think I've lost my brine net.
Sponge filters - I have a few but I will get some more and put them in sumps right away. I have a 33 gallon tank and 3 or 4 10 gallon tanks laying around so I should be able to house quite a few babies - I realize maroons have a higher mortality rate then other clowns.
Ammonia alert badges. I'll pick up a bunch since they are always good to keep on hand. I'll also double check I have enough heaters for all these tanks and maybe get another inkbird too. I know ammonia can be an issue with constant feeding and overcrowding of the fry. What about marine pure / brightwell bricks ect? Should I consider that in addition to sponge filters? Obviously when they get big enough I could use HOB filters / Skimmers.
Anything else I need?