Banggai Babies First Birthday!

[pt109]

OK - it's only their first month, but I'm pleased as punch.

They're still taking only freshly hatched baby brine shrimp, swimming right past any frozen Cyclop-eeze. They continue to grow, tho' I'm going to have to move them out of the 10 gallon soon.

As you can see from the attached pix, they're about 0.5cm in body size (excl. fins) - sorry about the flashback on the metal ruler!

[CroatianGuy]

:hbday: .......... :toomuch:

[twizttid1]

hey PT109....
I notice you've got one of those in-tank Hatch'n'feed units....
Do you find it works well for these guys?????? I just had 25 of my own....
I've currently got a 2L hatchery station and a 1G, holding tank for the bbs.

[pt109]

Worked like a charm, although I did experience a bit of a problem with the air hose where it joins the body of the unit. Once I glued it on, everything was great.
I kept the babies on Baby Brine Shrimp (BBS) for the first month, but have since weaned them onto frozen Cyclop-eeze.
I plan to try dried Cyclop-eeze and shaved frozen bloodworms, just to get them used to alternative foods. Hopefully, that'll keep up their growth rate.

[psiico]

Like little starfighters in formation. Cool, sort of reminds me of something from Babylon 5. Nice work keeping them alive, I'd screw it up I'm sure, lol.