Queen Angel Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 In your outings to the shops, does anyone know of a place that has live brine shrimp right now? I have a very small queen angel that isnt eating. Thanks, Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 You can hatch your own pretty much overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Not difficult to hatch and grow out either. http://sfbb.com/faqs.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 http://www.sea-monkey.com Hollywood Aquariums in Lake Oswego seemed to have them a lot of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Angel Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 Thanks If I can get away from making pies today, I want to go get some eggs so I can hatch them. Good idea, thanks! I did try Hollywood Aquarium, but at this time, they dont have any. Too bad, they are the closest to me. Joel at Waves had the idea to try live rotifers (I think thats what he said) he said they might be too small though. He also said something about a net type thing that you put food in and the fish will pick at it. Sorry Joel if I got that completely wrong. Im having such bad luck with getting a queen angel. This one is just not doing well. I did buy it local this time too. thanks for the good ideas. Tam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Yah try hatching your own tonight and see if it will eat. Is this fish in QT? For future reference i would suggest a QT for all new fish. Makes it much easier to watch for infections or disease and also easier to target feed. Good luck! Lets us know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Angel Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 She's not exactly in QT, but she is in my 20 gallon long sump that has rock and alot of calepra (?) and chaeto in it. She had a few frozen brine shrimp today and picking at the rocks a little. Soon as I finished with making the fudge, Im going to Joel's. Im sure he has brine shrimp eggs. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Too bad fish won't eat fudge or pie huh (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Angel Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 LOL... Oh man.. maybe thats the problem. She is smelling lemon meringue pie and is holding out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Angel Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 I stopped off at Wave's and pick up some brine shrimp eggs and got some tigger pods to put in the refugium with her. Earlier I said she was in the sump, I meant the refugium. The queen is so skinny. Shame on me for buying her that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Angel Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 I woke up to the queen dead this morning. I checked her in the middle of the night and knew she wasnt going to be alive this morning. I cant let this ruin my day today. I have alot of family coming over for Thanksgiving, and Im so happy to have both our daughters and our grandaughter here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I've had great luck with those tiger pods. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 That sucks...sorry to hear(sad)..... mabey you should have tried the fudge (naughty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 LOL... Oh man.. maybe thats the problem. She is smelling lemon meringue pie and is holding out! Wow...I could have never spelled that word...meringue Sorry to hear about your fish. I had Isaak order me a Blond Nasso Tang and was very excited when I got it only to see it slowly lose weight till it died. It was eating good but not good enough I guess. Some fish are just great for a aquarium and some are not. I really dont think its the species some times. One Regal tang will just not live while the next one will grow fat and live long. Dont give up on your angel that you want is what Im saying. Try another someday when you see one at a LFS that is fat and eating. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Angel Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 Man I wish I would see a Queen Angel in a fish store that is fat and happy. They dont seem to last long in the stores. Are there really that many people with Fish Only tanks out there. Geez, would love to meet them. I only know of people with Reef tanks. My problem is when I do find a queen, they have usually just came in the day before. And I hear from the store owner that if I dont want him they no someone else that is looking for one. Joel had a real nice one for awhile but he said it had been returned three times because it keeps bullying other fish. If anybody sees a queen angel in there outings to the shops, could you let me know? thanks, Tam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 No problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 for future reference, i personally think that tigger pods and freshly hatched brine are going to be waaaaaaaaaay to small for even a juvenile queen. World of wet pets on the beaverton hillsdale hwy ALWAYS has adult brine. I know because i stop by there weekly to get them for my seahorsies. When you do get your queen and you get your adult brine to fatten her up make sure you enrich the brine with some selco, phyto, vitamin c, whatever you can get your hands on!! Let them soak in the enrichment for at least 12 hours!!! Then you will have a nice nutritious live food that will fatten up your queen and help to ween HER onto some piscine energetics mysis shrimp!!! I just don't think baby brines or tigger pods would even put a dent in her appetite. Furthermore, growing out brine to adulthood is easier said than done!!! They are dirty little buggers, and require more attention than most people realize, not to mention it takes at least 2 weeks to grow them out to adulthood!!! Hope that info helps! If you are to impatient to wait for a lfs to get a queen, this is the only, and i mean the only place i would order one from online. http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/CatDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3 They had one in stock last time i was browsing. They also quarentine for a long time, and i have had nothing but good luck with their fish. Hope that helps!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Angel Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 I know Hollywood Aquarium usually has brine shrimp. Good to know World of Wet pets does too. They had a nice sale going on this last weekend. I got a bucket of salt for 20% off. It lookslike way too much trouble to grow my own adult brine shrimp. But I do like the idea of fattening the ones I get from a LFS with vitamns before I feed them to my fish. Your right the tigger pods were way too small. But they were a great additive to my refugium anyways. Thanks, Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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