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05-07-2006, 01:19 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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|  Found a fry. Not sure what to do.
Well a few weeks back i set up a brackish tank for my fiddler crabs. I put a bunch of crushed coral in it. I just noticed that their is about a 1.25cm little fish their. I put some fresh hatched brine shrimp. I am not sure what I should do I wanna keep him. But I gess that he is a saltwater. I gess that their must of been an egg in the coral or on my fiddler crab. What else can I feed him. _________ Senior Noob Setting my 75 back up soon Main SW Tank:
55gal, 70LBS of Tonga/LFSDIY, 50lbs LS, 1x250watt MH(20k), AquaC Remora Skimmer Live stock: Velvet Damsel, (12)Blue legged crab, lawnmower blenny, (1)cleaner shrimp, Yellow Tang, Featherduster CoralsRandom Zoo's(like 10), more zoo's,red mushrooms and hairy mushrooms, Sinularia | 
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05-08-2006, 08:51 AM
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| | Pajama Cardinal
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: berwick, PA,Pennsylvania
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look around some lfs sell food for baby fish its super super fine food. i had a small container of it but i cant remember the name of it also if you can catch it put it in a breeder container so the crabs dont snatch it up _________ karla  75 gall, 80 lbs sand, 110 lb lr, 10k pcs, atinics, emperor 400, prizm skimmer, hagen and maxi jet powerheads | |
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05-08-2006, 09:10 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
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Should I put him in a brackish water or full salt? | |
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05-08-2006, 09:26 AM
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| | Pajama Cardinal
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it would be best to try to identify it , might be difficult with it being so small but if it brackish some fish need different brackish salinities try to catch em then get a id on it if all possible | |
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05-08-2006, 11:31 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
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Problem he still is kinda clear. He turned more brown when i fed him some brine shrimp. | |
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05-08-2006, 12:01 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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Well that's a good sign  The fish is eating!! I wouldn't expect anything crazy like a real expensive angel fish. lol But then again you never know what it might be. It should be an experience raising it and seeing if it will live to be an adult fish.
Brackish or salt?? Tough question but salt water fish can live in a lot less salinity than corals. Some of the saltwater fish go right up into freshwater rivers. So, I would keep it in a low salinity tank until it gets old enough to identify it. Enjoy.
Jim
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07-30-2006, 02:21 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver Washington Age: 33
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what a cool story.... what kind of fish did you have in the tank it came from? Best of luck raising the little fella | |
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07-30-2006, 03:52 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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I had nothing in that tank it had been dry for years. I think it came from my crushed coral. I moved the former fry(now 1.5 inches) into my 29 gal brackish tank and forgot that my brackish puffer is aggressive. He ate him it made me sad. I am tempted to take one of my 10s and raise guppys as some live feeders for my lionfish just for the ever once in a while feeding. I cant wait to see how ur breeding program goes. | |
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08-06-2006, 07:12 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver Washington Age: 33
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Did we ever find out what kind of fish it was?? Did I miss that part. Sorry about the little guy getting eaten. Guppies are easy to do. Have you done them before? I have and if you want any info, I have a ton of it. Lemme know. | |
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