Baby Pterapogon kauderni pictures
- Thread starter BrianH
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In the past, the baby cardinals seem to be interested in baby brine as soon as they can permanently stay off the bottom and swim in the water column. Their yolk sacks can sustain them for 3-4 days. I think these guys are 2 days from being free swimming and ready for the baby brine (my baby brine shrimp factory is already up and running.)
-18" flourescent light that runs 24 hours/day
-1/4 tbs. brine shrimp eggs (brine shrimp direct 90%) in about 1.25 L of 1.025 salt water per container
I stagger each of the three containers so I always have freshly hatched brine shrimp (or if one crashes). It takes about 24 hours until one container is ready to feed.
-1/4 tbs. brine shrimp eggs (brine shrimp direct 90%) in about 1.25 L of 1.025 salt water per container
I stagger each of the three containers so I always have freshly hatched brine shrimp (or if one crashes). It takes about 24 hours until one container is ready to feed.
As of this morning, dad had released 14 and all of them were free swimming and looking healthy. I could tell dad had more in his mouth so I helped the process along by picking him up and gently opening his mouth (he's pretty docile after not eating for the last 20 days or so while he has been holding the developing eggs) and the rest swam out. Total 33 or 34 alive and swimming normally, 1 dead (my maroon clown thought it was delicious 
). I will introduce the babies to fresh hatched baby brine this afternoon.
). I will introduce the babies to fresh hatched baby brine this afternoon.
I can tell you how excited I am about the big # too!! I've read that they can produce upwards of 50, but 19 is the most I have ever collected. Maybe after the last few spawn/hatch cycles his capacity to carry more eggs to hatch has increased. He is well fed and seems to still be getting bigger, though not as big as Chris's monster at Aquatic Art. Hopefully this won't be the last 30+ batch from him.
