live silversides

[Fredericksburg]

Hi everyone. I have a 75 gallon tank with 2 clownfish and 2 firefish. I would like to add some silversides but couldn't find any information on them. What do they eat? What kind of care do they need?

 

[Bdog4u2]

Hi everyone. I have a 75 gallon tank with 2 clownfish and 2 firefish. I would like to add some silversides but couldn't find any information on them. What do they eat? What kind of care do they need?

You from the Fredericksburg area

 

[Fredericksburg]

No Fredericksburg is my last name. Thanks for the info. Anyone try?

 

[Keith_0011]

I am breeding Menidia menidia at work. They eat flake, small pellet, live brine. They will eat pretty much anything. They are a saltwater marsh fish and will tolerate full salt, but they are best suited to a slightly less salty area. I cannot say whether or not they will nip at corals. I feel they spend most of their day looking for their next meal.

 

[Fredericksburg]

Thanks. How often do you feed them?

 

[Keith_0011]

We shoot for about four times daily, but we are also trying to maintain breeding condition.

 

[Fredericksburg]

Are they hard to breed? Are they lay eggs?

 

[Keith_0011]

They are so hard wired to breed you would have a hard time stopping them. We control it by introducing and removing spawning materials. Yes they lay eggs that day take about a week to hatch.

 

[Fredericksburg]

What are the spawning materials? Do you remove the eggs? What do the young eat?

Thanks for the info

 

[Keith_0011]

We use pillow batting stretched very thin hung from the top. Yes remove the eggs to a shallow tray covering the floss with water. As they hatch they can be moved to a new home. We feed rotifers that we culture for this purpose.