More baby rock nems!!!

[ahiggins]

hey all!
The last batch of babies were all red with some white (as you can see in the pics) but last night I found 7 baby yellow ones!!!!!! They're about the size of half a pea or smaller.

 

[tripdad]

Very cool!

 

[Frosty Latte]

So how did you get more? I don't understand rock nems

 

[ahiggins]

rock nems are either male or female.
Under the right conditions, males release sperm, females release eggs. They find each other and fertilize and then land somewhere in the tank. Then a baby grows.

 

[DeniseAndy]

I have over 6 and still no babies. I think I have all males. Just my luck. :)

 

[ahiggins]

LOL how much flow do you have in the tank?
I have a 10 gallon and its got a 20 gal HOB only. no circulation pumps or anything and they fly all over before they settle.
Could be getting sucked up?
Also, I dont run any chemical filtration, just a filter pad.

 

[DeniseAndy]

A lot of flow as they are in my 210g gorg tank. Maybe that is the problem. I will have to try some in on of my picos or 40g lps tank. I guess the next pico will be a rock nem and hob with filter pad. :) Thanks for that info!

 

[ahiggins]

no problem :)
My 10 is the nem tank with a mushroom or two in there.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Cool! Those dudes are tiny!

 

[ahiggins]

They are super tiny lol but the ones from the last batch are about the size of a jellybean. I started feeding them last night lol
Im super excited because theyre yellow! all the ones from the first batch were red/white.

 

[jsbull]

So how did you get more? I don't understand rock nems

Here's a video of mine spawning.

 

[Frosty Latte]

Cool. My rose bubbles did this once and so did my star fish.

 

[tomtom2245]

Awesome!

 

[Postal]

rock nems are either male or female.
Under the right conditions, males release sperm, females release eggs. They find each other and fertilize and then land somewhere in the tank. Then a baby grows.

The females don't release eggs, they are internal brooders. After the eggs are fertilized and the baby nems form, they are released by the female.

 

[jason_mazzy]

thats awesome

 

[ahiggins]

The females don't release eggs, they are internal brooders. After the eggs are fertilized and the baby nems form, they are released by the female.

Hmm I've never read that before.
Do you have any links I could check out?

 

[4FordFamily]

That's pretty amazing thanks for sharing!

 

[Postal]

Hmm I've never read that before.
Do you have any links I could check out?

See if this link works

http://www.reefhobbyistmagazine.com/magazine-tiled-q2-2015-26.html

 

[ahiggins]

See if this link works

http://www.reefhobbyistmagazine.com/magazine-tiled-q2-2015-26.html

Very interesting! thanks for the link :)