talkalot82 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 So my baby tomato clowns are six days old now I'm trying baby brine for the fist time today just a little so we'll see. I've been trying to give them spiralina and they seem to be eating it. Also I've been giving them iodine every day. since they are in a small tank ive been diluting it down to less than a drop. it's suppose to speed up metamophice so we'll see. The tank is at a cool 79 decrees with no ammonia or nitrates yet. ph is low, and p gravity is at 1.019. they are swimming around. keep your fingers crossed. oh ya and for lighting I am using a reading lamp. and I have egg crate for the top of the tank. I think not bad since i have a serious case of the flu.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Where did you read about dosing iodine at? I have never heard of that. Everything else looks good. Keep us posted. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bswe22 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 How about some pictures of the little guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkalot82 Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 Iodine was in the clownfishes book by joyce D wilkerson page 204 under additives says," I routinely add 1 drop of aquarium iodide (5% solution of potassium iodide, also known as reef aquarium iodine supplement) daily to each 10 gallons of larval rearing tank water. Iodide(a neccessary trace element) is transitory in marine aquariums and a daily additions keep the levels up. A drop of iodide a day in a larval tank causes no harm and may expedite metamorphosis . Frequent water changes restore other trace element, and there is no need for other additives in the larval rearing tank" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkalot82 Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 Id take a picture but they are small and my sister lost my digital camera in her move and she hasn't been able to find it and so all I have is my camera phone and when I take pictures of the fry with that they just look like dark shadows. But I am hoping she finds my camera as she unpacks a little more. At least I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkalot82 Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 Oh ya in the book it says to start feeding baby brine no more than two days old, because of their sharp and jagged, jerking appendages, becuase it can harm the larvas internally. It also says that certain types of clowns eat baby brines at different days. Have you had experience with tomato clowns? what day do you normally start tomato clowns on the baby brine? I dont want them to choke on the baby brine, and die or over eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Thanks for the reference on the iodine, I must have missed that... I usually started bbs on about day 5 or 6 with the tomato's depending on how big they were. Temp and feeding seemed to make a difference on size. They usually seem to develop in the larval stage a little faster than some others. I only feed bbs that are 24hrs old or less. It helps to make sure that they are as small as possible and if you are not enriching them they are also the most nutritious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkalot82 Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 cool. I gave them some today and I am waiting for the hatery to produce more. they are on day seven almost eight. Im still giving them rotifers and spirila, but I dont want them to over eat. Also the book says baby brine isn't as enrich food. Im keeping the amount I put in there rather small. I was also wondering do you bleach the cysts of the baby brine befor hatching them? so that the eggs seperate? So I have my tank painted black and the front I covered with a towel so I can see them when needed and I have noticed that some of them love the corners where is has silcone. I thought maybe at first that light was coming through there so I took lots of painters tape and I placed it in the corners but there still seem to go to the corners. They seem to have full tummys so I am not to worried, however I was just wondering what is going on.. Oh ya my tomatos are starting to get some pigment.. Yay for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bswe22 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Tell your sister to here up and find your camera. you should be recording their growth progress on film. Not to mention, we would like to see the little guys.(clap)(clap)(clap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkalot82 Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 I live in springfield if you want to see them they are going to metamorfic here soon, now they are eating baby brine. They are tomato clown eggs so when they are juvenile they actually have several stripes, and when they are older they lose them leaving only one. Most people will never see there juvenile colors. I know I havent so I am really looking forward to it. Right now one of my babys is starting to get his pinkish red pigment very exciting. Up to now I have had to search for them. Once or twice I have had to look in my water change bucket for one that has taken a ride down the siphon hose.. They were so small and clear and in a dark tank I almost couldn't see them. very exciting. I have had many loss, but There are survivers. Today I tested my tank even though I have a amnonia tester in my tank, it has let me down. it said safe. I did a reef test and I got .5 reading. after my water change. But this is ok because my ph is reading 7.8 so its not too hazardous. As long as I dont raise my ph with fresh salt water. I still have no nitrates or nitrites. so that is good. I also tested my water in the bucket today just for sh.. and giggles and it's three day old water. I know bad to use old water but hey it also kept my ph down which ended up making my amnonia not so fatal. But my water red low ph 7.8 and no amnonia or nirites or nitrates. I also for the first time in my life succesfully hatched two batches of baby brine. I normallly would have had the two liter soda bottle with the air, and I have had no succes with that. But I went to aqua serine and this employee suggest I try this other product for it so I bought it. Shrimpery educational brine srimp hatery.made by san francisco bay brand. It takes no air and just add water to the eggs and put fresh water into the top container and walla. 18 hours later I had bun loads of baby brine already fresh water cleaned. It only cost ten bucks not bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bswe22 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I have a nice digital camera, I could come by and snap some shots for you. PM me if your interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkalot82 Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 So today is day ten and I accidently last night sucked a baby clown into my cleaning bucket again and I think that when I tried to get him out it might have stressed him out and today he doesn't look so great. I think that I might loose him. Bummer. He doesn't seem to be eating flakes and or baby brine. His tummy is still silver. I just think that he's going to starve to death and there's nothing I can do. All the other clowns are eating with big round tummys but not him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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