I have a pair of Blue/Green chromis that had laid eggs a few times previous, but always on the glass or the grid over the overflow. Last evening they both looked mottled in coloration so I was thinking they would be laying. This morning I caught them laying on my "flipper" algae magnet that I left in the tank the last few days. So, I can remove the eggs and try to raise some!
After doing some research, both here on R2R and here I'm not sure what an appropriate first food would be. I was thinking rotifers, but the linked article indicates they used a species of copepods (Oithona colcarva) that I do not have access to. I currently culture Tigriopis and "arcti pods". The tigriopis I'm sure are to large, but would the other smaller ones be a possibility?
What about trying to 'co-culture' using phyto as well as the small pods? Anyone have any experience at home as opposed to in a 'real' lab? Wondering how soon I could try to switch to newly hatched baby brine.
After doing some research, both here on R2R and here I'm not sure what an appropriate first food would be. I was thinking rotifers, but the linked article indicates they used a species of copepods (Oithona colcarva) that I do not have access to. I currently culture Tigriopis and "arcti pods". The tigriopis I'm sure are to large, but would the other smaller ones be a possibility?
What about trying to 'co-culture' using phyto as well as the small pods? Anyone have any experience at home as opposed to in a 'real' lab? Wondering how soon I could try to switch to newly hatched baby brine.