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My understanding is that the rearing process is similar to that of peppermint shrimp, but that their larval period is about twice as long. I've tried them a couple of times with no success so far, but I'll keep trying. I just had a hatch-out yesterday. They are much smaller than peppermint...

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Fishmark, The reason you get such high survival to day 3 is probably that they have a food reserve (yolk) that will last for 3 days. I would think nauplii of the copepod, Gladioferens impairipes would be the ideal food for these guys. I've spoken to several people in Australia who have had...

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Mal, I usually add the phyto at the same time as the larvae or right after they hatch in the tank, but never with the unhatched eggs. The foam filter is not necessary, but it does help maintain water quality. I like to go as long as possible (a week or two) before changing water on a tank of...

Mal, I haven't had a chance to work with this particular species, but I suspect the larvae which are much smaller and less developed than Banggai cardinal young, will need something at least as small as rotifers as a first food. I would take one of those spare tanks you have, wrap some black...

Has anyone had any experience with sand tilefish breeding. I picked up a pair of redback sand tilefish, Hoplolatilus marcosi at a local pet shop. Apparently, they had spawned a couple of times in the shop (in a 20-gallon tank!). The pelagic eggs were seen drifting in the tank and stuck to...

Paats, Are you sure you're feeding it enough? What are you feeding it? What kind of flow do you have. I recently collected some filter-feeding gorgonians and placed some in 3 different tanks. Two of the tanks are typical reef tanks which get a small feeding of cyclop-eeze once a day. The...