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Project Orange
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I think the last remaining free floating Amano zoea has finally decided it's time to grow up. I noticed him as a shrimpet on Saturday and as of this morning he is doing just fine and clear color. Ready to go upstream and hopefully join the others. Speaking of which, they are doing well. Still making their journey on a different time scale. I'm going very slow this time. The salinity has only been dropped just a few points since the migration started.
New Amano zoea are still doing well. Lights on this morning and the rush was on to hit the currents. Within a few seconds, all zoea were back free floating. I fed about 1.5ml of phyto mix.
Second Amano lady has had just a few hatch out. I can see just a few zoea floating about. The rest will probably hatch any day now.
On to the Ninja's. I'm starting to question the salinity of these guys. The amount of zoea have really decreased. It's still possible that zoea syndrome has set in, however, with the amount of phyto and algae growing in their tank, the food source should be plentiful. The tank has went to the extreme green side. This may have something to do with it as well. I had this same thing with a batch of Amanos earlier and thought that there wasn't enough light penetrating through.
Propinqua udate. Only (2) remain from the ones I just got. They aren't opaque so I believe these two may just make it.
On tap. Have to move the Amano shrimplet out, get that tank cleaned and then I will move over another Ninja lady. Phyto harvest needs to be done either today or tomorrow. The new phyto mix will now have (3) phytos in the cocktail as the C. Iso is now ready to be harvested. I'm questioning the Dunaliella salina at the moment and trying to find out the "real" strain that has started to grow in the bottle. I'm also wondering if I were to take a small amount of Spirulina and mix it with fresh water, would this keep long in a fridge? Normally I just do this manually everytime but if I already had it prepped, I could just use a dropper to feed to be easier and save time.
New Amano zoea are still doing well. Lights on this morning and the rush was on to hit the currents. Within a few seconds, all zoea were back free floating. I fed about 1.5ml of phyto mix.
Second Amano lady has had just a few hatch out. I can see just a few zoea floating about. The rest will probably hatch any day now.
On to the Ninja's. I'm starting to question the salinity of these guys. The amount of zoea have really decreased. It's still possible that zoea syndrome has set in, however, with the amount of phyto and algae growing in their tank, the food source should be plentiful. The tank has went to the extreme green side. This may have something to do with it as well. I had this same thing with a batch of Amanos earlier and thought that there wasn't enough light penetrating through.
Propinqua udate. Only (2) remain from the ones I just got. They aren't opaque so I believe these two may just make it.
On tap. Have to move the Amano shrimplet out, get that tank cleaned and then I will move over another Ninja lady. Phyto harvest needs to be done either today or tomorrow. The new phyto mix will now have (3) phytos in the cocktail as the C. Iso is now ready to be harvested. I'm questioning the Dunaliella salina at the moment and trying to find out the "real" strain that has started to grow in the bottle. I'm also wondering if I were to take a small amount of Spirulina and mix it with fresh water, would this keep long in a fridge? Normally I just do this manually everytime but if I already had it prepped, I could just use a dropper to feed to be easier and save time.
Caught the last two Amano shrimpets from the salt tank and moved them to a smaller container. I will slowly move these guys upstream. The other two still are doing ok. They are moving further along their journey to freshwater with a small water change and a feeding. Their tank was cleaned out and a Ninja lady moved in.
As for the Ninja zoea, only a few remain. I think the salinity may be the cause. Next batch of Ninja's will live in a lower salinity.
Second Amano lady is hatching out hers as I type. There are a few dozen eggs at the bottom of the tank. Not sure if those will hatch out or not but we'll see. Definately not as many as the tank next door. It's still early yet so we'll see what transpires.
As for the Ninja zoea, only a few remain. I think the salinity may be the cause. Next batch of Ninja's will live in a lower salinity.
Second Amano lady is hatching out hers as I type. There are a few dozen eggs at the bottom of the tank. Not sure if those will hatch out or not but we'll see. Definately not as many as the tank next door. It's still early yet so we'll see what transpires.
Lights on this morning to find both ladies (Amano and Ninja) have hatched out thier eggs. Looks like the Ninja had 100% while there are still some eggs on the bottom of the tank from the Amano. They will be moved back to thier tanks today and the zoea will be washed out to sea.
Did still see a few Ninja zoea in the other Ninja tank today. No many the best I can though. I'm contimplating trying to remove them and put them in the new tank with the lower salinity since the numbers are low.
Did still see a few Ninja zoea in the other Ninja tank today. No many the best I can though. I'm contimplating trying to remove them and put them in the new tank with the lower salinity since the numbers are low.
Water changes in all the zoea tanks going on right now. A group each of Amano and Ninja's being washed out to sea. The existing zoea tanks will be getting a regular change. Phyto cocktail to be added to all tanks with Spirulina only added to the oldest batch of Amano zoea. The Ninja tank is very dark green. No food source needed there.
Pretty much going to be going with all airstones for these tanks instead of the bubble wands. I think with the stones right in the middle and adjusted properly, the current is picking up everything in the tank. Which could be a good thing.
As for the shrimpets. Gonna need a little more work on this. I may be removing them too soon. I lost two more shrimpets. And the transition is very slow at that. Hmmmm. {insert puzzled look here} But, this project is all about unlocking mysteries right? I'll pay closer attention to the data and may just decide to keep them in the salt for about a week after the morph. Is kind of hard to see if there may be any signs that they are ready to go.
Pretty much going to be going with all airstones for these tanks instead of the bubble wands. I think with the stones right in the middle and adjusted properly, the current is picking up everything in the tank. Which could be a good thing.
As for the shrimpets. Gonna need a little more work on this. I may be removing them too soon. I lost two more shrimpets. And the transition is very slow at that. Hmmmm. {insert puzzled look here} But, this project is all about unlocking mysteries right? I'll pay closer attention to the data and may just decide to keep them in the salt for about a week after the morph. Is kind of hard to see if there may be any signs that they are ready to go.
All the little zoea made it through the night after the water changes. Salinity still on the rise for the two fresh batches. We'll hit the target numbers today. I would love to be able to get some shots of the size differences. From the batch that is almost a week old compared to the fresh hatchlings, it's about twice the size. The Ninja's could be a bit hard to tell growth due to their overall size. As long as the tanks don't go too green on me, I'll be able to get in some good observation. The airstones are definately making a big impact. The aeration is excellent. I still have a couple of things I want to try so we'll see where it leads me. I now just have to make sure I only use these stones for salt and have another set for fresh when it's just the expecting females in the tank.
One further observation at this point concerning the zoea and survival rates up to the one week period. When I first started, I was taking them to salt a little quick. According to the reseach I've done, this should be fine as well as just dumping them straight into full sea water. While they will survive, I've noticed the casualty count is also a bit high. So far, with the slow and delibrate rise in salinity, the amount of casualties have been extremely low. This is perfect as it is the way nature intended it as they are washed out to sea. Just have to find that salinity "sweet spot" for the different species now. Oh...and of course...work on bringing them back to fresh water when they are ready.
One further observation at this point concerning the zoea and survival rates up to the one week period. When I first started, I was taking them to salt a little quick. According to the reseach I've done, this should be fine as well as just dumping them straight into full sea water. While they will survive, I've noticed the casualty count is also a bit high. So far, with the slow and delibrate rise in salinity, the amount of casualties have been extremely low. This is perfect as it is the way nature intended it as they are washed out to sea. Just have to find that salinity "sweet spot" for the different species now. Oh...and of course...work on bringing them back to fresh water when they are ready.
Boy what a roller coaster ride I'm on with the Propinqua's. I just got a new replacement batch of them in yesterday. As Billy Crystal would say...."They look Mahvalis". Acclimated them to the tank just fine. Woke up this morning to a busted tank! I lost (7) of them. Worst of all....this was my Otocinclus Cocama tank and yes, I lost all of them as well. Never had to deal with something like this before. I've heard the horror stories but now I'm living it. I'll get this tank rebuilt today and start back up again.
Didn't have the time to check on the zoea this morning due to the cleanup. Just turned on the light and quickly glanced. It appeared to look ok. The older Amano zoea were all clumped together. Hopefully they are fine as they normally sit on the bottom at night. Temps are pretty low here now which may affect some things so I will have to keep an eye on that.
Didn't have the time to check on the zoea this morning due to the cleanup. Just turned on the light and quickly glanced. It appeared to look ok. The older Amano zoea were all clumped together. Hopefully they are fine as they normally sit on the bottom at night. Temps are pretty low here now which may affect some things so I will have to keep an eye on that.
D: oh no! So sorry to hear about the tank busting, that really, really stinks.
On the note of the salinity changes, have you ever thought of using a really slow automatic water changer for that?
On the note of the salinity changes, have you ever thought of using a really slow automatic water changer for that?
