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02/09/2018, 10:45 PM | #1 |
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Clownfish fry miraculously surviving in DT...
So I was laying on the couch watching the olympics and my wife yells across the room that she sees "tadpoles" under the anemone's rock... I assume they are mysis and tell her that the clownfish fry cannot survive in our tank, hence her least favorite new smell of phyto culture in our basement.
She insisted I look, and low and behold they are actually fry!! They have found a crevice with little to no flow under the protection of the host anemone and have somehow made it through almost 4 days since the last clutch hatched. The only thing I can think is that I feed phytofeast to keep up a good pod population for my mandarin and they are physically protected from predators by the anemone and rock work. Has anyone experienced survivors in a DT like this? Should I rescue them to my rearing tank or just see what happens? |
02/10/2018, 11:48 PM | #2 |
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The short story is that I have a few clownfish fry that have survived 5 days now in my main tank. Has anyone seen this happen? Leave them or not?
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02/12/2018, 07:20 PM | #3 |
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Awesome
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Successfully bred: Banggai, Lined Seahorse, Saltwater Mollies, from egg dwarf cuttlefish, peppermint shrimp, Opae Shrimp. Saltbabies.com Algae Barn Discount Code: saltbabies15 Current Tank Info: 120 gallon seahorse/flame angel/sharknose/pipefish tank. 30 gallon grow out, misc. other tanks |
02/12/2018, 11:10 PM | #4 |
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I say leave them and see if they will survive and become juveniles...
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02/17/2018, 09:23 PM | #5 |
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Location: Port St. Lucie, FL
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Any updates?
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