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Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 01/07/2008, 03:46 PM
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Posted By acropora1981
oh, moontang, if you email me at...

oh, moontang, if you email me at acropora1981@hotmail.com i can definately find another pair for you...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 01/07/2008, 03:45 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
MoonTang, It will be quite sometime before...

MoonTang,

It will be quite sometime before they pair up...like 5-7 more months im afraid
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 01/06/2008, 08:58 PM
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Posted By acropora1981
no i absolutely have learned a few lessons in the...

no i absolutely have learned a few lessons in the past few days. I'm sure there will be more lessons to follow ;)
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 01/06/2008, 06:41 PM
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Posted By acropora1981
boo...i just had my first casualties i was...

boo...i just had my first casualties

i was trying to finish setting up my breeding system in the basement and i had to dismantle 3 tanks that were on the racks in order to move the racks that the...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 01/06/2008, 06:04 PM
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Posted By acropora1981
thanks man, to answer the q's ok... ...

thanks man, to answer the q's

ok...

telling apart the sexes is really hard. best to buy a bunch and pic out the pairs as they form, IMO.

eggs/babies are held approx 25 days

fry tanks are...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 01/05/2008, 10:37 PM
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Posted By acropora1981
thanks guys. Hey I'm going to register myself as...

thanks guys. Hey I'm going to register myself as a business so i can sell these things legally. Anyway I'm having trouble comming up with a name for my company. The best I've come up with (that...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 01/05/2008, 10:06 PM
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Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
so here's another shot. Taken today at i believe...

so here's another shot. Taken today at i believe 41 days. They're getting close to an inch tall. Adult coloration is really comming in now. They have very full bellies in the shot b/c they just...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 01/05/2008, 12:40 AM
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Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
had a bit of a scare tonight. Up to now i've...

had a bit of a scare tonight.

Up to now i've been changing water for the baby bangaii's with water from my reeftank, but now i want to just use new water. Anyway, with my reeftank I usually dont...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/31/2007, 12:29 AM
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Posted By acropora1981
ok nm i missed FMarini's earlier post about...

ok nm i missed FMarini's earlier post about mixing bbs with shaved...is this shaved with a chees grater or something finer?
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/30/2007, 11:43 PM
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Posted By acropora1981
weaning problems

yo...

ok so my first batch of bangaii cardinals are on day 34 or 35 and they are still utterly refusing everything but live baby brine shrimp. I've tried frozen baby brine and this week i tried...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/29/2007, 12:08 AM
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Posted By acropora1981
ok good book for clown breeding (i got it for...

ok good book for clown breeding (i got it for xmas) is called Conditioning, spawning and rearing of fish with emphasis on marine clownfish by Hoff.

My breeding pair is in a full mixed reef 72...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/26/2007, 11:28 PM
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Posted By acropora1981
here's a pic of bangaii cardinal fry annex #2,...

here's a pic of bangaii cardinal fry annex #2, located in my new fishroom ;)

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/63692Untitled-1.jpg

zoom in of the urchin:
...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/26/2007, 10:56 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
this is my most popular thread ever! sweet! ...

this is my most popular thread ever! sweet!

Update: last night (christmas day evening!) my male release 31 new baby bangaii cardinals which are now in a brand new 10 gallon tank with a homemade...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/20/2007, 01:36 AM
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Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
seacraze, maybe its because its 130 am and ive...

seacraze, maybe its because its 130 am and ive been waiting for a fish shipment for 3 and a half hours, but i am loving your quote! It makes me think of all the years i've been studying aquariums...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/19/2007, 03:08 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
FMarini - prawn eggs eh...can you get them at the...

FMarini - prawn eggs eh...can you get them at the supermarket? I cant get cyclopeze frozen in my area (Toronto) only freezedried). I will try the shaved shrimp (i assume you mean with a cheese...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/18/2007, 04:52 PM
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Posted By acropora1981
FMarini...not sure i needed a refresher course,...

FMarini...not sure i needed a refresher course, because im doing just fine ;) But I would like to know what age/size you started weaning your bangaii's over to frozen?
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/18/2007, 01:17 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
sorry i couldnt resist posting a pic of my new...

sorry i couldnt resist posting a pic of my new breeding system! Here it is there are 12 40 gallon tanks and 2 sumps on racks...yahoo!

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/63692system.jpg
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/18/2007, 01:03 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
Talking ok...my first post didnt go through and it was...

ok...my first post didnt go through and it was the main post...i hate that...

Anyway I thought I'd post and update at 3 weeks post release. So far I have no losses, i still have 26/26 fry that...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/18/2007, 12:49 AM
Replies: 93
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Posted By acropora1981
Talking oh, also i changed the feeding regime this week...

oh, also i changed the feeding regime this week and it has REALLY turbo charged growth. They get two feedings a day now, one with fresh hatched nauplii, the next with about 16 hr old nauplii...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/06/2007, 12:51 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
I just find bbs hatch way faster, higher hate...

I just find bbs hatch way faster, higher hate percentage, and no pesky shells to deal with when they're decapsulated. I tried hatching brine the normal way about 2 weeks prior to the bangaii's...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/05/2007, 11:51 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
Mine get red bellies after eating, b/c they're...

Mine get red bellies after eating, b/c they're full of bbs. I can actually watch mine dart for food... and take it. I'm keeping mine in a 15 gallon with about 5 lbs of live rock and a sponge filter...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 12/03/2007, 05:44 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
I've read that a lot of males release over...

I've read that a lot of males release over several days. Sometimes over 3 days. Mine released all in one night, but i dont think thats the normal course of events.
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 11/30/2007, 01:17 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
oh, and my male has another mouth full of eggs...

oh, and my male has another mouth full of eggs today!!! haha 4 days!
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 11/30/2007, 01:16 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
Now, onto brine shrimp decapsulation. Its quite...

Now, onto brine shrimp decapsulation. Its quite simple. My method comes from Sprung And Delbeeks Reef Aquarium Vol. 3...but there are many links you can google brine decapsulation...

What I do...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 11/30/2007, 01:07 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 18,349
Posted By acropora1981
hey, no problem i can answer all your q's. I...

hey, no problem i can answer all your q's.

I left the male in the display for the whole term, and he released the fry into my main display. Several days prior to the release I put a prefilter...
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