Hey guys... So as some of you know I've been giving breeding a shot. I currently have a pair of Ocellaris that have been dropping a new batch of eggs every 9 days and hatching 7 days after.
It was a slow start as I let the first 3 clutches go... They ate the first and second clutch and I didn't have the rotifers on time for the 3rd.
The fourth clutch only made it to day 4. I just didn't have the rotifers down and wasn't sure about some of the other conditions in the tank - i.e. air flow / lighting / blacking out the tank.
So now on my 5th attempt I've made it to day 10 and the larvae are starting meta. This last batch was a good size hatch - I collected about 140 in all. I think I still have around 70 or so that are going strong. So far I'm feeling pretty good about this second attempt but I'm in no way ready to claim victory.
I'm not not attempting to raise the 6th clutch - I'm letting my rots numbers build back up but I will be ready to go for clutch 7. I'm making a few more adjustments - mostly in feeding and expect that the 7th clutch will go better then this one.
There are so many books and theres so much info on the boards about this subject but there is nothing that completely prepares you for actually doing yourself - it's mostly trial and error. I've been fortunate enough to get the attention of some successful breeders who have coached me this far. Even that can get confusing because when you talk to 3 different breeders they have 3 different ways of doing things.
If anyone is interested, I've been tracking my daily progress here - if anyone else is interested in breeding you can definitely learn from my mistakes here: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...owtopic=229199
I'm going to try to keep posting my updates here as well - a lot of you guys made it possible for me to even attempt this and I appreciate all the help and advise here as well.
Here are a couple of pics of the larvae at day 10 (alienz!!!)
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