The Second Hatch
As expected, another spawn hatched on the night of 27/8/14. I didn't have time to do anything with them before work so they stayed in the larval snagger for the day - I did put some NHBBS in with them.
On the evening of the 28/8 I set up a small tank and transferred over the larvae, or zoea as shrimp are known. I added some green water, Nannochloropsis, together with a generous amount of NHBBS. By the time I got home from work on 29/8 it was obvious that there had been significant die-off.
This morning I thought they were all dead as I couldn't see any, but this evening I was able to find 30+ still alive.
I will keep trying with the remaining zoea but my expectations are not high.
I don't think there is enough water movement in my tank and hope to find time tomorrow to buy a small fish bowl or something similar.
1 day old larvae in the snagger
This is a 1 day old zoea
2 day old zoea - notice the change in the eyes which are now on stalks
At least they are moulting :)
Cheers
On the evening of the 28/8 I set up a small tank and transferred over the larvae, or zoea as shrimp are known. I added some green water, Nannochloropsis, together with a generous amount of NHBBS. By the time I got home from work on 29/8 it was obvious that there had been significant die-off.
This morning I thought they were all dead as I couldn't see any, but this evening I was able to find 30+ still alive.
I will keep trying with the remaining zoea but my expectations are not high.
I don't think there is enough water movement in my tank and hope to find time tomorrow to buy a small fish bowl or something similar.
1 day old larvae in the snagger
This is a 1 day old zoea
2 day old zoea - notice the change in the eyes which are now on stalks
At least they are moulting :)
Cheers
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