cainechow Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Of the batch I got at the same time as Claudio I had 10 survivors. The first few days are pretty disheartening. I was having one or two deaths a day. Things stabilised after a week or so. Just when i thought you got things figured out, they started moulting and with that came another round of deaths. Every time I saw a moult I was looking for a corpse. That was nerve wracking. Eventually there were 10 left. But now after Claudio's success, I've followed suit. We've both got different setups. I'm very grateful that there are babies. You can just make out the little guys hiding under the moss rock. Edited June 23, 2015 by cainechow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceturf Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Wow, those are really intensly colourful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudiohv Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Good stuff Caine! Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceturf Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 You two should post more photos, both documenting your success and showing off those neato shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Can you find the baby in the video? Edited June 29, 2015 by cainechow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 So far I've counted up to 24 baby cardinals at one time out grazing. I have 3 pregnant mommies at the moment. These little guys seem that grow quite quickly. The biggest one I've seen from the first brood is probably about 6mm in length now. Let's hope they make it into adulthood. I may have to spin up another tank to hedge against catastrophic failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceturf Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Yea I couldn't see any Juvi's in that video, I guess my eyes aren't sharp enough! How does Sulawesi Shrimp compare to Neo's for algea eating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 I added an annotation on the youtube video that starts at 10 seconds to point out the little baby. You can only make out the little white gloves doing their ninja thing. I suspect that neos are better algae eaters but I haven't kept neos for some time now. The cardinals don't seem to eat the more mature algae. I picked up some sun snails to hopefully clean out the older algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceturf Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Ha, that little thing in the corner is a shrimp? It looked like a snail or something the first time I saw it. Those little shrimp really blend in, despite being so colourful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudiohv Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Great video! I have counted 3 babies for me tho... Can't believe you have that many! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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