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04-14-2009, 06:12 PM
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For a successful rearing, you need two things: small food and an urchin. Artemia will do for food although you'll need to gutload them. The best urchin to use is a long spine (diadema sp.). Or, if you don't want an urchin, you can use a surrogate (DIY urchin) made of a ball of epoxy putty with popsicle sticks or BBQ skewers stuck into it to simulate urchin spines. banggai larvae associate with urchins for protection
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04-14-2009, 06:24 PM
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Very cool
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04-14-2009, 06:39 PM
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I do actually have an urchin in the fuge, not a diadema, but a hitch-hiker with spines about 1 1/2" long, and it's so funny that just after I read justinl 's post I checked on him and he was over beside the urchin. I'm off the the LFS to check what they have for me.
(I kinda want to take my big boy out and shake him till he spits the others out, but I know that's bad--lol). I know I'm not gonna get anything done today because I'll be going to check out the sump every five minutes to see if there's more. I love this hobby!
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04-14-2009, 07:11 PM
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.....and then there were TWO.
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65 gallon mixed reef and 34 gallon mixed reef
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04-14-2009, 07:40 PM
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Wow congrats. This hobby is so cool
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04-14-2009, 08:49 PM
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Very cool. Good luck with them I hope they make it.
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One more fish should be ok?, right!!!  - Laurie
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04-14-2009, 09:15 PM
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Very cool!
my male was holding about a month ago and all the sudden the eggs were gone (3 days later). I figured they were just new at it. I was watching them shake and dance last night and I hope he will be holding again soon. Not to hijack the post, but why would you not strip the male - I did it a million times with africans - are SW fish any different?
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