Lifegard 4.1 pico tank

[danieyella]

In the rfa thread you talked about your spawning if I remember right. I just ordered some this year.

There definitely was some spawning action. I still haven't found babies - everyone over in that corner freaked out around the time we expected to see them -- all the rfas in the other area were fine. I'm not sure if a fish or my cleaner shrimp was harassing them. I think that possibly my filefish found and ate the babies?? They're all back to normal now, but no small ones unless they're deep in the rock

 

[sfin52]

There definitely was some spawning action. I still haven't found babies - everyone over in that corner freaked out around the time we expected to see them -- all the rfas in the other area were fine. I'm not sure if a fish or my cleaner shrimp was harassing them. I think that possibly my filefish found and ate the babies?? They're all back to normal now, but no small ones unless they're deep in the rock

Well I hope you find some. How long did you have them before you saw a spawn? Do you feed your rfa?

 

[danieyella]

Well I hope you find some. How long did you have them before you saw a spawn? Do you feed your rfa?

I target feed them about once every 2 weeks. What I use to feed varies. They get some pretty good crossflow in the tank and I keep easybooster on a doser so that pumps in daily for broadcast feeding, as well as whatever concoction I throw in for the fish. I'm a big fan of aqua edibles super eggs for them actually. Mine seem to happily shuffle that to their mouths when presented. They also get a lot of coral feast.

 

[danieyella]

Well I hope you find some. How long did you have them before you saw a spawn? Do you feed your rfa?

Also probably about 6 months to the first and only time I witnessed a spawn.

 

[sfin52]

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I target feed them about once every 2 weeks. What I use to feed varies. They get some pretty good crossflow in the tank and I keep easybooster on a doser so that pumps in daily for broadcast feeding, as well as whatever concoction I throw in for the fish. I'm a big fan of aqua edibles super eggs for them actually. Mine seem to happily shuffle that to their mouths when presented. They also get a lot of coral feast.

I've seen mine take chucks of fish food. Never really target feed. Hmm I might have to start.

 

[danieyella]

I've seen mine take chucks of fish food. Never really target feed. Hmm I might have to start.

Definitely makes a difference. I have a couple that I can't reach to target and they're much smaller in comparison.

 

[sfin52]

Definitely makes a difference. I have a couple that I can't reach to target and they're much smaller in comparison.

Thanks for the tip. I'll have to start doing that.

 

[LRT]

Wait a minute are we talking about RFA's?

 

[sfin52]

Would a diy fish food work for rfa or do they need something special

 

[sfin52]

Wait a minute are we talking about RFA's?

We are.

Four of the 8 I have.

 

[LRT]

Would a diy fish food work for rfa or do they need something special

We are.

Four of the 8 I have.

I dont think designer rfas count in this conversation.

 

[danieyella]

DIY should work fine, mine try to take the meatier chunks that hit them but the cleaner shrimp or canary wrasse usually snag them before they can do much with them. Smaller bits move faster.

 

[sfin52]

I dont think designer rfas count in this conversation.

There are deep water and shallow. Yours are shallow. The shallow rfa have some really cool patterns. If any of my lfs had some I would grab some. They don't sell as well as the deep water thus they don't carry them.

 

[danieyella]

I've been having a terrible time trying to find shallow water ones myself. Jealous!

 

[sfin52]

I've been having a terrible time trying to find shallow water ones myself. Jealous!

Your in flordia I think you can collect them from the ocean

 

[danieyella]

Your in flordia I think you can collect them from the ocean

Ah yes, probably. I'm pretty much always in a state of "healing tattoo" though and turns out the FL sun and oceanwater aren't great for that.... Not to mention I'm on the gulf and it has red tide half the year.

 

[sfin52]

Ah yes, probably. I'm pretty much always in a state of "healing tattoo" though and turns out the FL sun and oceanwater aren't great for that.... Not to mention I'm on the gulf and it has red tide half the year.

That would sting a little. Not to mention dry out the tats.

 

[danieyella]

Eventually I'll run out of space. Saltwater wasn't enough of a money suck for me so I started collecting skin art as well. Actually reverse that, the tattoo collection started first. Hey at least it's not drugs.

 

[sfin52]

Eventually I'll run out of space. Saltwater wasn't enough of a money suck for me so I started collecting skin art as well. Actually reverse that, the tattoo collection started first. Hey at least it's not drugs.

Thats why there is always another tank. Its a lot like skin art. There's always room for more. May just have to get creative.

 

[sfin52]

@danieyella thanks for the suggestion I just gave 5 food. The other 3 I cant feed. In locations I can't get food.