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11-26-2007, 05:08 PM
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I love mine( thanks Tangster ) They are really beautiful and exotic looking. Dont see them as much as I would like to, but non the less a great addition to my ecosystem. My wife doesnt like them that much b/c of their cannibalistic nature but she does admit they are a pleasure to look at. I dont think that their THAT expensive to feed( one $6.00 starfish every 2-3 weeks ) of course, fish are cheaper to feed. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | 
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11-26-2007, 05:22 PM
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I'd stretch that feeding out to 4 maybe 6 weeks that is if you are using a mid size C.C star and you have a better idea of their needs now then I do.. We feed all of our breeders a med green feeder star every 4 weeks . But I have plenty more (: But please don't pay 130.00 a pair Like a Link Cutting grass posted ..I'd like to get that for them but sleeping may be a problem (: And I need all I can get _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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11-26-2007, 06:38 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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Originally Posted by Tangster  I'd stretch that feeding out to 4 maybe 6 weeks that is if you are using a mid size C.C star and you have a better idea of their needs now then I do.. We feed all of our breeders a med green feeder star every 4 weeks . But I have plenty more (: But please don't pay 130.00 a pair Like a Link Cutting grass posted ..I'd like to get that for them but sleeping may be a problem (: And I need all I can get |
I wasn't advising anyone to buy them, I just thought they were pretty  Heck no, I surely wouldn't spend that much on two shrimps LOL | |
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11-26-2007, 08:40 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mactan Island, The Philippines
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Originally Posted by Tangster I'd stretch that feeding out to 4 maybe 6 weeks that is if you are using a mid size C.C star and you have a better idea of their needs now then I do.. We feed all of our breeders a med green feeder star every 4 weeks . But I have plenty more (: But please don't pay 130.00 a pair Like a Link Cutting grass posted ..I'd like to get that for them but sleeping may be a problem (: And I need all I can get | You mentioned that you have breeders? Any success with the raising of the larvae? and if so, do you have the method(s) online as I have yet to find any usable info that relates to a hobby sized effort.
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11-27-2007, 06:11 AM
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Yep we do have a better then 40% to 50% success rate as for the net and posting. No I don't post on any web pages or have any links Its just from experience that we found the needed methods and its not on the hobby level we work at , we are a for profit operation (: But I/We found the needed requirements and nutrition to get them through that larval stage.. We breed several different species of shrimps and getting the clams up past that mid way crash point also.. Having some luck with several species of fish also other then clowns.. Its all a work in progress.. As for the larval food I find it to be a great source of nutrition for corals also..
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11-27-2007, 06:48 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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Originally Posted by lunatik_69 My wife doesnt like them that much b/c of their cannibalistic nature | What did the one cannibal say to the other while eating a clown?
"Does this taste funny to you?" Nyuk nyuk nyuk....you can thank JohnO for that one 
Tell your wife that the shrimp aren't cannibals | |
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11-27-2007, 06:54 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mactan Island, The Philippines
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So any information on foods and rearing systems are a trade secret?
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11-27-2007, 09:54 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Originally Posted by charlesr1958 So any information on foods and rearing systems are a trade secret?
Chuck |
See: Care And Breeding of Harlequin Shrimp
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11-27-2007, 10:00 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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You just sent him to his own site Omar | |
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11-27-2007, 10:10 AM
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#20 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mactan Island, The Philippines
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Thanks, that is an awesome site...lol, But seriously, am always looking for more information that might allow me to get at least a few settlements. Am trying a new one just as soon as enough copepods populate it. A large outdoor phytoplankton tub. The biggest issue I have seen, as have others, is in keeping the larvae suspended. For some reason, after a week, they seem to weaken and drop out of the water column and die. Even with perfect water quality and seeing them eat pods, they still do a nose dive on me. Drives me nuts...lol
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