mayjong
02/04/2010, 09:58 AM
so, last night i was checking out my abalone after lights out (see pic, he's cool!)
i started to see "stuff" floating around in the tank. the "stuff" increased dramatically in about 2-3 minutes from several to thousands(?)
i look closer, and they are shrimp (fry?)!!!!
i basted several out into a white cup, and i'm sure they were scarlett cleaner shrimp fry...i "basted" at least 100 into my sump, hopefully they will grow in my chaeto??? i didn't even think to put them in my quarrantine tank (wasn't set up)
questions-
if it happens again, what are my chances of "raising" these?
what would they eat?
is there any way (HOB nursery tank?) to quarantine them in my main tank?
any thoughts?
thanks!
ps-sure would be nice to "sell" to LFS. rather than spend, spend, spend!!!
i started to see "stuff" floating around in the tank. the "stuff" increased dramatically in about 2-3 minutes from several to thousands(?)
i look closer, and they are shrimp (fry?)!!!!
i basted several out into a white cup, and i'm sure they were scarlett cleaner shrimp fry...i "basted" at least 100 into my sump, hopefully they will grow in my chaeto??? i didn't even think to put them in my quarrantine tank (wasn't set up)
questions-
if it happens again, what are my chances of "raising" these?
what would they eat?
is there any way (HOB nursery tank?) to quarantine them in my main tank?
any thoughts?
thanks!
ps-sure would be nice to "sell" to LFS. rather than spend, spend, spend!!!