clownfish fry

SNAKEMANVET · Feb 4, 2015

My larva will hatch In my display tank where salinity Is 1.025.I have my grow out tank at 1.017 and my rotifers are also 1.017.How do I acclimate the fry to the change In salinity.

SNAKEMANVET · Feb 4, 2015

The larva should hatch tonight,any input would be appreciated. Thanks guys.

gar732 · Feb 4, 2015

I do a 5g water change on the parent tank and put that water and the fry in a 10g tank. The fry are very fragile at this stage and I'd imagine you'd have a total loss if you tried to move them to a different system right away.

fishroomlady · Feb 4, 2015

Is there a reason that you have the salinity so much lower in the grow out tank?

thedasher · Feb 4, 2015

You have to use the parent tank water for the grow out tank so that all parameters are the same. And the rotifers will be OK in the same salinity as the parent tank

bustayanky · Feb 4, 2015

thedasher said:
You have to use the parent tank water for the grow out tank so that all parameters are the same. And the rotifers will be OK in the same salinity as the parent tank

+1 with thedasher. I have my rotifers in the same salinity as parent tank. I think they grow better at lower salinity but even at parent tank's salinity the rotifers will grow plenty good.

SNAKEMANVET · Feb 4, 2015

Ok thanks guys,I thought I read the quick change in salinity would kill the rotifers

SNAKEMANVET · Feb 4, 2015

Water change is done,just waiting until later tonight to catch fry.Thanks again guys.

JerryO · Feb 5, 2015

SNAKEMANVET said:
My larva will hatch In my display tank where salinity Is 1.025.I have my grow out tank at 1.017 and my rotifers are also 1.017.How do I acclimate the fry to the change In salinity.

There's a really good FaceBook page called Clownfish breeding USA. It's a great forum that is extremely helpful. Not sure why you're keeping your grow out tank with such a low salinity.

JerryO · Feb 5, 2015

There's a really good FaceBook page called Clownfish breeding USA. It's a great forum that is extremely helpful. Not sure why you're keeping your grow out tank with such a low salinity.

SNAKEMANVET · Feb 6, 2015

Thanks Jerry.The reason I had it low was to match my rotifers salinity.I thought I read somewhere that the change in salinity would kill the rotifers when I add them to the larva tank.

president89 · Feb 18, 2015

JerryO said:
There's a really good FaceBook page called Clownfish breeding USA. It's a great forum that is extremely helpful. Not sure why you're keeping your grow out tank with such a low salinity.

Wow this is a great page. I too are trying to raise clownfish. Thanks for this