It was this big... Now its this big...

Stang67 · May 28, 2024

F i s h y said:
Good morning everyone. Still alive.

Tank updates
Reef- still seem to be slowly losing some of my Euphylia everything else is growing at a high speed. Lots of sticks cut for a couple of reefers when the R2R express rolls through.
Babies - Have lost all 40 of the cardinalfish. I think that the issue is feeding, will need to figure out a different way of containing them in the grow out tank to ensure they are getting enough feed. Lighting is also an issue as they seem much more prone to sudden fright death than the clowns.
Still have all of the clown babies. I'll grab a video later tonight and post after work.

Sudden fright death is Definately a big issue with cardinals. A local here had a heck of a time with them due to this as well.

rmorris_14 · May 28, 2024

F i s h y said:
Yep I witnessed this as well. Unfortunately very few started swimming again. I think the main issue I am having is nutrition. They won't eat the prepared like the clownfish, so its frozen baby brine and Cyclopeeze. When I grow them in my refugium they have a constant supply of pods so I may just do that again with the next batch. The only issue with that is they end up in the return chamber. I've tried all manner of screen weirs to keep it from happening but they eventually clog and the babies just go right over the tops. Poor nutrition and SDF are no fun.

Ive got a brine hatchery and eggs you can use if you want to try that with them next time