I intend to set up a 16g RFA breeding tank (22x16x12). I think I may have some help from another reefer here who has done a fair amount of fish breeding and lives within a couple of hours from me. I'm hoping I can rope him into doing a RFA breeding tank as well. Actually, he put this idea in my head at a frag swap a few weeks ago, so maybe it won't be too hard to accomplish! ;Hilarious
So I want to start an open conversation here in this thread. And then those who want to be part of a more serious conversation via an open PM I can set up with as many reefers who have had RFAs breed in their tank as are willing to help. We can ask questions, share information and see that kind of solid anecdotal, or even semi-scientific data, we can come up with and verify with an actual breeding tank. If anybody else has or wants to create a breeding tank as well, you are welcome to join in. I'll share all that I know about RFAs for a scientific fact (very little), as well as what I think I know about RFAs that is just my experience or that I've heard from others.
As an introduction, here in this thread I'd like to hear about your experiences with RFAs:
1. How long have you had RFAs in your tank?
2. How many do you have?
3. How many times they have spawned?
4. Can you put dates (specific or in general) to when they spawned?
For info purposes my answers are:
1. Roughly 5 years since I bought my first few.
2. Now, 50+. I may have as few as 5, or as many as 15 that are big enough that in my opinion are big enough to be mature enough to breed.
3. 3 times. I've never seen the spawn or the birth events, just found new rounds of babies in the tank.
4. No, the best I can do is say the 3 rounds of new babies were found over about a 3 year period.
If you are interested in helping out, sharing info, please answer the above questions here. As soon as we have enough volunteers I'll set up an open conversation in PM form and we can go from there. But I'm happy to share any info here in the open form as well. The PM conversation will make more serious discussions about specific ideas easier to maintain.
So I want to start an open conversation here in this thread. And then those who want to be part of a more serious conversation via an open PM I can set up with as many reefers who have had RFAs breed in their tank as are willing to help. We can ask questions, share information and see that kind of solid anecdotal, or even semi-scientific data, we can come up with and verify with an actual breeding tank. If anybody else has or wants to create a breeding tank as well, you are welcome to join in. I'll share all that I know about RFAs for a scientific fact (very little), as well as what I think I know about RFAs that is just my experience or that I've heard from others.
As an introduction, here in this thread I'd like to hear about your experiences with RFAs:
1. How long have you had RFAs in your tank?
2. How many do you have?
3. How many times they have spawned?
4. Can you put dates (specific or in general) to when they spawned?
For info purposes my answers are:
1. Roughly 5 years since I bought my first few.
2. Now, 50+. I may have as few as 5, or as many as 15 that are big enough that in my opinion are big enough to be mature enough to breed.
3. 3 times. I've never seen the spawn or the birth events, just found new rounds of babies in the tank.
4. No, the best I can do is say the 3 rounds of new babies were found over about a 3 year period.
If you are interested in helping out, sharing info, please answer the above questions here. As soon as we have enough volunteers I'll set up an open conversation in PM form and we can go from there. But I'm happy to share any info here in the open form as well. The PM conversation will make more serious discussions about specific ideas easier to maintain.