HELP! Feeding ocellaris larvae

fortunato

fortunato

Member
Hello guys and girls.

My pair of B&W ocellaris have spawned.
Now I have a few issues to solve.

They have spawned in a small hole behind the anemone, where no fish or invert can reach.
So for security the things are about solved.

To feed the larvae, I have seen that in eraly days should feed them rotifers, but I do not have them, neither has any of my friends.
The LFS does not have also.

Can I feed them live brine shrimp, recently hatched?
Can I use Seachem Zooplankton?

Please do help.

Many thanks in advance.
 
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DaveK

Well-Known Member
To successfully raise clowns you need to have your plankton and rotifer cultures going before the fish spawn. It's really too late to save the current spawn. You can prepare for the next spawn.

Generally there is no substitute for rotifres. Newly hatched brine shrimp are far too large. You can try other foods although chances of them working are low.

To get the necessary cultures, do an online search on rotifer cultures for sale and see if you can find a supplier that will ship to your country. This may be difficult because it's a living product.

Be sure to read up on all this first. It's a lot of work and once you see what's involved you may feel that it's just not worth it.
 
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