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oops sorry, forgot to post 14k color range.

Anyone got any 400w SE 14k bulb laying around that they're not using? new or barely used

interested in the garf bonsai, alien eye favia, new cut red planet, strawberry patch favia, lobo. can you post pics of favias and lobo, thanks

Just Kidding! It's just cool to see how these clownfish forming a fish-ball

I saw these in my tank before at night, while looking for clownfish frys. I got a bunch out and tried to raise them in separate container, feeding them with Instant Algae; they were pretty hardy creatures (no water change for few weeks). After 1-2 weeks what I saw were a few adult brine shrimp in the container; not sure if my container were contaminated with BS (sucked out from the main tank along with these shrimps) or not. I did put a few of these shrimp under the microscope, but couldn't conclude if they were mysis, peppermint, or cleaner. They do have red stripes running down their back; so I thought these might have been cleaner shrimp but after a several weeks of raising them they didn't morph to anything else. At that point i just dump the whole container into my clown fry's tank and give them a good meal.

that white button is probably a "breaker"/fuse itself (most likely not those replaceable fuse), much like the one you see at the bottom of garbage disposal under your sink. The short might be from the salt water creep/residue inside the plugs.

gone, hope it fulfill your purpose Will.

Pending Will

Free 1/5 HP chiller. It runs but wont chill, I'm guessing it need a refill. This is a pretty old chiller.

Pm'ed

I keep fresh saltwater in covered 5 gal bucket for over 1 week without circulation or aeration for over a week. I keep this water for Rotifer water change and the rotifer haven't died yet, so I assuming the water is still good.

That clownfish is gonna miss his mansion

They'll be moving into an apartment right next door, hopefully.

Up for grab is this green carpet anemone; assuming I can get this out of the tank (my tank is 37" tall, so I'll have to drain some water out before reaching in or else I'll need snorkeling gear). It is 14+ inches when fully open. It's a healthy specimen, I want it going to an owner who can take good care of it. You'll need a pretty big space devoted to this thing. $100

very cool invention, hopes everything goes well this time.

They gave me phytoplankton in a bottle, is this live?

You do not need live phyto to culture rotifers. The phyto I use to culture the rotifers were frozen.

best of luck on your endeavors.

first batch is usually the weakest. Hope things go better next time. If you feed the clowns regularly (1-2 times daily) you might see spawning cycle of 11-14 days.

hope they make it through.

Glade it's going well so far.

I actually tried crushed powder and live brine shrimp for newly hatched frys before; Both methods did not work, seems like the food was too big for the frys to swallow.

Make sure that the rotifers you guy got are live. Might not eat dead roti.

yes when they hatch they try to swim to any light source, hence the use of a flashlight to attractive them to the surface. On hatch night, the frys will hatch between 30 min - 1:30 hr after lights out. The tank must be totally dark during that period. You can check the status at 15-30 min interval on that night. Also, you'll have to turn off all pumps and power head so the frys will not get kill. When you see hatching starts, use that light source to attract the frys to the surface so you can scoop them out. The point is the frys swim toward any light source, so you can be creative about how you collect them when they hatch. You will be able to see the frys quite easily with the light source, they're about 1-2mm long when hatch. When you see all of their eyes turn Silver (All, not a few), then that's the hatch night. Usually the male will take care of the eggs by fanning it occasionally, but on hatch night you will see both the male and female fan the eggs crazily.

There are two method of getting the frys out. 1, use a tea cup and flashlight to scoop them out on hatch night (takes 1-3 hours). 2, use a rough surface tile for the clownfish to lay eggs on, then remove the tiles on hatch night. Some say survival rate is higher when you let them hatch in display tank, but I have not done enough trials to verify. Rotifers are a pain to culture, but if you don't mind the tedious job then it's fun. Rotifers can be use as coral food too, and I do see the corals liking it when I add rotifers into the tank. I can elaborate more about the methods if needed.

Rotifers are food for the clownfish frys, they are near microscopic animal. You'll have to culture the live rotifers to feed to the frys. After a week you then start feeding the frys with live brine shrimp.

My pair laid eggs like clock work, and it'll hatch exactly on the 7th night. You'll need rotifers to raise the frys though.