Grade A/Snowcasso Breeding Journal

[oceancube]

if i were you i would stick to the rotigrow plus, ive tried both and sofar im way happier with rotigrow plus, to me the rg complete isnt that great, but thats just my opinion....

 

[RandysReef]

Just ordered RotiGrow plus, as recommended by some breeders here on the forum. It comes this Friday. My Rotifers aren't doing so well because I ran out of reeds phyto and had to improvise by using "Phyto-Feast" from Reef Nutrition made
for clams and reef tanks. The rots were slowly dying off so I had put them
into hibernation mode by sticking them in the fridge. Hopefully by Friday when the phyto comes, I can restart my culture.

I have been slacking on the feeding lately so I am back into feeding mode and feeding 5-7 times per day. I am mostly feeding Rods breeder blend, Roggers reef food, cyclop-eeze, and mysis. I feed more frozen than dry foods because it is easier to feed and they like it more and finish with full tummys. They aren't really liking the otohime as much anymore and it is a pain to feed when they only eat 1 out of 5 pellets I drop into the tank! They love to eat Nls Thera+ as if it were
candy though.

I just took a quick video on my phone of the pair and luckily the female showed some Pre Spawning behaviors that I couldn't capture in any of the other vids.

[video=youtube;5ha19pwrpDw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ha19pwrpDw[/video]

 

[MarvinsReef]

man.. those bellies ARE full. :bigsmile:

 

[RandysReef]

man.. those bellies ARE full. :bigsmile:

Thanks! The male is pretty thick for his size IMO, but the female still needs to put on some weight and thickness. She is slowly getting there from day 1. :xd:

 

[RandysReef]

Happy Valentines day!!:love:

Have a quick update:

I saw the female acting a little funky, while they were eating cyclop-eeze. So with my phone in my hand, i couldn't resist! :xd:

In the beginning she does her "new thing" and throughout the vid also, :embarassed: Breeders, ever seen your pairs do this before?

Watch the whole vid please! :smile:

[video=youtube;Sdm3SOR2hA0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdm3SOR2hA0[/video]

 

[oceancube]

lots of pre-spawning behavior, i give her 3-4 months and she will lay. watch i bet you

 

[RandysReef]

lots of pre-spawning behavior, i give her 3-4 months and she will lay. watch i bet you

I hope! They have been together in this tank since late November, so 3-4 months sounds about right... I just hope you are right!

 

[RandysReef]

Update:

I sold the female to another breeder and i am turning my male snowcasso into female and then buying her a pair.


[video=youtube;sprmUvhxAws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sprmUvhxAws[/video]

Here he is happy in my reef in his new nem.

 

[Mr Cob]

Nice Randy, I have done the same on a few of my larger males. Took a couple of months for them to convert and take the female role along with nesting activity.

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[RandysReef]

Nice Randy, I have done the same on a few of my larger males. Took a couple of months for them to convert and take the female role along with nesting activity.

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Thanks! I was recommended by a few breeders that this was a good idea. He is almost 2.5" so i think in 3 months or so with a male i might see eggs. i might stick a male with him in soon to see how he reacts.

 

[oceancube]

Man

 

[RandysReef]

Man

Sorry.. She just wasnt doing it.. She is in very good hands tho.

 

[oceancube]

thats good, your male is awsome good luck randy!!!

 

[RandysReef]

thats good, your male is awsome good luck randy!!!

Thanks! Im also trying to set up a breeding system in the near future! Hopefully will be able to make a build thread if i have the time.

 

[clownfishbreeder101]

Thanks! Im also trying to set up a breeding system in the near future! Hopefully will be able to make a build thread if i have the time.

I cal dibs on two good ones when they spawn and do you enrich the rotifers?