Rock flower spawning sequence and time line

[Boehmtown]

Congradulations! :D

If it's any consoltation, the Stienhart Aquarium's breeding progrram with Acropora millipora has results from only about half the colonies.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.961106/full
Have you thought about turning off all the water pumps when they spawn for a couple days and just use air bubbles for circulation?

I have not decided to turn off the flow. It's got sps in there that needs the flow. I do however only have a Refugium as filtration and my flow is setup to try to keep food and what not, in the display, instead of going over the overflow. So I think I just accidentally set it up so they can spawn easily in this specific tank.
Thanks for the link though, I love stuff like that

 

[exnisstech]

This is just too weird. After reading this thread today I come home and do my daily routine on the tanks. I then go to take a look at my flower nems and I'll be darned if there aren't two that look like a male and female and they spawn. I didn't get video but this is them.

 

[MockandRoll]

You will eventually get new color combinations. Here is my split face RFA and a video I made a few years ago. My RFAs spawn regularly.

 

[Trueruby]

Got really Jealous! Lol
I have 12 RFA for 6 months already and have not seen any spawn. Perhaps there is something to trigger?

 

[Boehmtown]

Mine lived under my auto feeder. Try feeding them

 

[homer1475]

Got really Jealous! Lol
I have 12 RFA for 6 months already and have not seen any spawn. Perhaps there is something to trigger?

I've kept RFA's for well over 20 years. I never saw them spawn, until I did one night. Now I see them doing it on a regular basis.

IMO, I have never directly fed any coral or nem in my tank, and they spawn quite regularly.

 

[Trueruby]

I've kept RFA's for well over 20 years. I never saw them spawn, until I did one night. Now I see them doing it on a regular basis.

IMO, I have never directly fed any coral or nem in my tank, and they spawn quite regularly.

What is your salinity at? or temperature?

 

[Boehmtown]

What is your salinity at? or temperature?

Mines all over the place with both

 

[Uncle99]

Other than predation, the fry are quite delicate and likely into filters.
They have some on board food when just hatched, maybe 12 hours worth. But they need a food item that is soft enough like rotifers available at all times for at least 7-10 days.