Woke up to a suprise this morning! - Page 2

Diana · #1 04-12-2006, 04:21 AM

It looks like they've snicked in air... I see a teeny weeny little bubble in thier throats, although they are not floating or swimming funny.

It might be because there were some little bubbles trapped along the inside of the bowl...

We'll see how many are left in the morning. So far though, none have died in the bowl.

-Diana

G1GY · #2 04-12-2006, 07:07 AM

Very

Beverly · #3 04-12-2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Diana

It might be because there were some little bubbles trapped along the inside of the bowl...

Diana,

Gently turkey baste those bubbles on the sides of the bowl to get rid of them.

Also, rest a low wattage light on the counter so it shines into the very bottom of the tank. The fry will stay low where the light is so they don't snick water from the surface.

Diana · #4 04-13-2006, 05:11 AM

Well they are all still alive, but only about 5 or 6 have bellies full of brine shrimp. A lot of them just follow the shrimp around but never snick at it, I guess its only the largest of the fry that are able to eat the brine. I enriched the brine with Selcon, hopefully this will provide the fatty acids.

-Diana

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #5 04-13-2006, 06:55 AM

Good luck Diana. Crossing fingers & toes in Burnaby.

Beverly · #6 04-13-2006, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Diana

I enriched the brine with Selcon, hopefully this will provide the fatty acids.

Diana,

Newly hatched brine shrimp obtain their nutrition from egg yolk sacs. They cannot eat until they are 36 hours old, or something like that, so feeding the BBS anything is useless.

The egg yolk sacs are what make BBS nutritious, so it is important to have the BS hatch just before feeding them to the fry.

Once the fry get a lot bigger, you can keep your BS longer and gutload them with Selco or Selcon. Doing so any earlier is a waste, ime.

Good luck with the remaining fry