Aquaculture Joculator angelfish breeding and rearing? (1 Viewer)
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Round two.
Eggs.
Hours old larvae
Eggs.
Hours old larvae
Nice pictures. What sort of microscope/camera are you using?
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I take it the wrinkly ones are the fertilized eggs?
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Yep, the eggs that have started cell division are fertile eggs, while the others are duds.
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Crazy how fast those first changes happen. How long would it take to feel like they're "out of the woods" and eating baby brine or something?
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:fistcash: Cash in hand; eh, Chad!?
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I can see the edge of the woods off in the distance is around day 30. Out of the woods would be after settlement around day 55 or so.
Going to feed Parvo all the way through, and supplement other copepods later on. May add baby brine shrimp if my copepods are not producing fast enough but would prefer to avoid them.
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Conquered a small milestone yesterday. The babies are eating copepods!
This larvae has an empty stomach for reference.
Full bellies
This larvae has an empty stomach for reference.
Full bellies
Love it!
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Day 7 post hatch and we still have at least 10 larvae.
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Congrats Chad! :bcake:
Keep up the great work!
Keep up the great work!
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Counted 6 larvae this morning when doing a quick check. I think when I let the water clear a few days ago, we lost a lot of the larvae. I'm considering the use of Nanno to keep the water tinted since the Parvo don't eat it. I'm having to dose T-iso algae daily to keep the water tinted enough for the larvae to find food. Proving to be a chore.
Larvae that are left look strong, so hope to keep them going for a few more weeks. I am hearing the most trouble is between 12 and 20 days when they have the most rapid development. Hopefully they are strong enough to get through that.
Larvae that are left look strong, so hope to keep them going for a few more weeks. I am hearing the most trouble is between 12 and 20 days when they have the most rapid development. Hopefully they are strong enough to get through that.
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Awesome to see! Good luck!
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Happy 10 day birthday little angelfish! 
So cool. I guess all you have to do now is keep doing what you are doing for another 2 months.
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Well, I should have juveniles in 30-40 days. I'm hearing a mix of settlement dates from people who have raised dwarf angelfish.
I was concerned that the larvae were dying when I took photos, however the recent larvae was put into a beaker, and was fine the next morning. Seems they are handling the stress of being smashed under a slide very well. This is a sign they are healthy, and getting the right food.
I already have some ideas that'll improve the next batch. Hope to collect more eggs this weekend for my 2nd larval tub.
I was concerned that the larvae were dying when I took photos, however the recent larvae was put into a beaker, and was fine the next morning. Seems they are handling the stress of being smashed under a slide very well. This is a sign they are healthy, and getting the right food.
I already have some ideas that'll improve the next batch. Hope to collect more eggs this weekend for my 2nd larval tub.
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Here's a video from Day 13 (Saturday)
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Down to one larvae at this age, and starting up round 3 now. Today is day 15 for the lone baby joculator though.
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Down to one larvae at this age, and starting up round 3 now. Today is day 15 for the lone baby joculator though.