reefhound Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I have 3 rock flowers in my tank,, last night I noticed a bunch of flashy orange and yellow specs, got out the loups I collected over 20 from the sand and put them in a tray, and can count at least 10 more. I know there are probably another 10 I won't find for quite some time! 12 Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 lol, I've had these forever!.. now, if one of the other 2 is a female... one can hope. counting 32 in the tray now.. more will show themselves too i'm sure 2 Quote Link to comment
OldManSea Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Outstanding! Quite a haul. Quote Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Very cool! Feed live phyto and small particle food 1 Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 I know right? I've had a lot go wrong with this tank, but one I simplified everything as much as possible, it is doing extremely well I have phyto, nutramar ova, rottifers, R.O.E, and a ton of copepods in the tank.. I can spot feed a lot easier with them in the tray 3 Quote Link to comment
Simulated Fish Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 So lucky! "Keep it simple stupid" one of the best rules to reef by 1 Quote Link to comment
TheBig053 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 6 hours ago, Hippieheadshot said: So lucky! "Keep it simple stupid" one of the best rules to reef by One of the best rules to live by! FTFY Very cool on the baby RFAs. What're you gonna do with them? New RFA dominated tank? 1 Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 yep, I think so.. maybe an IM 10 or another lagoon Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 ok, i'm up to a 61 count on these guys. most are colored red or yellow so far, and i'm thinking a week old. from the little info I can find, it's rare to have so many from one rock, and rare to have them colored so soon. I have 2 more rock flowers on the way, and i'm clearing out the tank to get two more from the lfs. this leads me to believe I MAY have a serious problem. this will give me 7 adults total. so, i'm looking for a frag tank. ok, there a 2 things that happened before the birth. I feed them a variety. I put in a kessil A160 on a controller. I raised the temp 2 degrees to 76 2 Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 flower tank: 24x24 6" or 8" high. return pump eheim 600 with a loc-line spray bar Kessil A80 9001 skimmer smart ATO will do an egg crate bottom filled with coarse crushed coral.. virtually no biological filtration thoughts welcome, there are more knowledgeable ppl than me. 1 Quote Link to comment
Simulated Fish Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Keep us updated! I'm excited to see if they all make it. Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 i'm working hard to round them all up... they are in an open tray on my frag rack.. will update regularly 1 Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 ok, i'm still finding them. I am wondering if I had 2 females.. these things are all over the tank 1 Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 most are at 12 tentacles now.. they grow and open up pretty quickly. i'm feeding 2-3 times a day, but for future reference, I wish I knew exactly when they were born I traded a bunch of corals in for two more RFA's will post pics when they aren't so mad at me. both just came in from a failing nasty tank, I had to get one off the rock by drilling holes around it and popping off a chunk rock that was covered in slime Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Sounds like you hit the RFA jackpot! That failing tank sounds kinda disgusting. Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 it was.. the lfs didn't want to sell it to me until I told them I will accept all responsibility. I got the 2 pretty cheap Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Cheap is good when it's a good deal! Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 I had fragged a bunch of corals out to move them around the tank.. saw the baby RFA's and realized the isn't a choice anymore... i'm having a flower garden traded the corals in 4 Quote Link to comment
TheBig053 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 @reefhound Saw this on another forum and thought about your recent brood. Pretty cool looking tank! http://wamas.org/forums/topic/81490-reefcrest-9-gallon-drop-off-nano/ 3 Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 growing fast.. feed twice a day. rotifers, phyto, amino's, nutramar 4 Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 well, I come home for lunch.. today I saw her give birth to 13-15 or so more.. scrambled to get them into the tray. they are as big, or slightly bigger as the others, but have a lot more color. so, that's about 85 from one flower,, also, I should probably add, mine are just under 2" wide on a good day also, I have only 5 or so babys without color.. I hope they turn gold eventually they are now between 2-4mm 3 Quote Link to comment
reefhound Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 got a few more tonight.. oddly, all the new ones have bright white tentacles... I wonder now if the offspring from the two different males in the lank develop at different rates. also, the female started eating again before birthing the new ones. i'm hoping I have another "event" around the 20th I started cycling a new grow out tank tonight, will post pics in a new thread tomorrow 3 Quote Link to comment
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