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Eggs Hatching!
Well my Bimac's eggs are starting to hatch. So far there are a few swimming around in their little octopus condo (more on this later).
I'll try to get some photos but they are tiny little buggers. They look like miniature cuttlefish. I have one question. Does anyone know how long they feed on their yolk after hatching? I don't want to feed them before they are going to eat it. Thanks, Jared |
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I think 24 hours. Start feeding amphipods ASAP, or copepods, or anything small enough for them to eat. The food needs to be smaller than the octo's mantle.
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I've been scraping pods from my main tank but it seems like not enough and I can't find any places around here that sell them. I did get some zooplankton that I think will work if I crush it up a bit. Any ideas?
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You can buy frozen Mysis and grate it with a cheese grater to make smaller pieces (while still frozen of course ). I don't have an octo, but this works great for seahorses, anemones, corals that need smaller foods.
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Ahahaha! My mom would FLIP if she saw me using her cheese grater to shave mysis, LOL!
I think that baby octos only eat live food. Well, for the most part. There are those instances though...just as with seahorse fry...
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