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Originally Posted by ichthyogeek
Well, first off, you'll need a separate tank to raise the fry in. Second, you'll need brine shrimp eggs ( a lot of them), as well as a rotifer culture, and Nannochloropsis and Isochrysis phytoplankton(they sell these online as frozen, which is the most cost effective option). Check out MOFIB, which I think might have an account of how one person successfully raised their chromis' fry.
Do you have any pictures of the chromis and/or eggs? Are the fish doing parental care? I've not read about chromis breeding in a long time, so it would be cool to know this!
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Partially correct. Definitely some good info for sure.
You can get a larvae catcher to catch the fry from the main tank, hatching them in a separate tank will be much easier, as your fry will not survive in the display, they will get eaten or killed by your filtration.
Baby brine shrimp really shouldn't be used and aren't necessary. Not for
nothing, but they are kind of an antiquated way of doing things. There has been a phenomenon known as "Sudden Fright Death Syndrome" traced to the fats in BBS. The MOFIB site is decent, but you're best and most complete info will be
www.mbisite.org. The MBI has many journals on all sorts of fish to help out.
There are 2 types of rotifers available commercially now, so finding out what type to feed the chromis is paramount. For sales purposes they are divided into L and S type, just meaning Large or Small. Clownfish fry eat the L type, while cardinals and most damsels eat the S type. Culturing rotifers is fairly easy, but you must have a strong culture or two before you get serious about rearing the chromis fry. There are foods available to ween them off the rotifers and onto pellets. I raised all of my clown fry on rotifers, then TDO.
So I'd say:
Step One: Research, research, research
Step Two: Start your food cultures. Rots and everything you need can be acquired at
www.apbreed.com
Step 3: Setup your hatching station and growout tanks
And finally: Start your breeding in earnest.
Good luck!