I am working on my 3rd attempt at angelfish spawning. I followed excellent advice I was given last time, but have a few questions I can't find answers to in my old post (or wigglers). I let the parents hatch the eggs into wigglers. I moved the leaf of wigglers to their own tank, with a heater, sponge filter, and water from the parent tank. Questions:
1. Am I correct that I did NOT need to add m.blue to the baby tank (because they were already hatched into wigglers)?
2. Was I supposed to put a bubbler/constant air flow on the wigglers? The mom was no longer fanning the wigglers, so I assumed I should just add the sponge filter instead of an airstone.
3. I was given excellent advice last spawn to move the eggs, add certain things to the baby tank, and LEAVE THEM ALONE! Lol. However, I don't have m.blue in this tank, and I don't believe I seeded the sponge filter enough. So, the baby tank this time has water from the parent tank, and is not cycled. I understand that the wigglers don't eat or poop, so they're not causing ammonia. But, there is water from a cycled tank, with not enough beneficial bacteria to fight whatever was already in there (from the fish in the main tank). So....do I do daily water changes? I am really torn, as I know the wigglers are greatly affected in by any change to their water, but I woke up this morning and half were dead. I tested for ammonia, and the tester turned slightly green (meaning ammonia). The main tank's water is perfectly yellow( no ammonia). That tells me that my sponge wasn't cycled enough, and there is bad bacteria having a hey day in the baby tank. (Please correct me if I'm wrong)...so, are daily water changes the answer? Will slight ammonia kill wigglers? (I know it would kill fry, I just didn't know if the wiggler egg sac protected it?)
4. If I do water changes, do I use prime to dechlorinate?
Any help is appreciated! My last spawn got to the free swimming stage, but only 2 actually survived to grow up.
Last 2 questions:
1. What is the best method for hatching brine shrimp? I have failed at my first 2 attempts. I'm using aquar salt, tap water and the brine egg mixture, under a heat lamp with a heater next to it. Air stone goes trough an opening in the top, to mix everything up. I'm using a 2 liter bottle, inverted. Was told this was the easiest way, but the mixture seems to stick to the sides of the bottle above the water (is my air hose to strong?)
2. I have another angelfish wigglers set still in the main tank. I was going to move them today to their own tank. Should I buy an active sponge filter for their tank before moving them?I obviously did a poor job seeding my sponge filters, and I hate feeling like I'm killing babies that may have lived if I left them with their mom. Or, should I just use new water that is the same ph, temp, etc?
Thanks everyone!
1. Am I correct that I did NOT need to add m.blue to the baby tank (because they were already hatched into wigglers)?
2. Was I supposed to put a bubbler/constant air flow on the wigglers? The mom was no longer fanning the wigglers, so I assumed I should just add the sponge filter instead of an airstone.
3. I was given excellent advice last spawn to move the eggs, add certain things to the baby tank, and LEAVE THEM ALONE! Lol. However, I don't have m.blue in this tank, and I don't believe I seeded the sponge filter enough. So, the baby tank this time has water from the parent tank, and is not cycled. I understand that the wigglers don't eat or poop, so they're not causing ammonia. But, there is water from a cycled tank, with not enough beneficial bacteria to fight whatever was already in there (from the fish in the main tank). So....do I do daily water changes? I am really torn, as I know the wigglers are greatly affected in by any change to their water, but I woke up this morning and half were dead. I tested for ammonia, and the tester turned slightly green (meaning ammonia). The main tank's water is perfectly yellow( no ammonia). That tells me that my sponge wasn't cycled enough, and there is bad bacteria having a hey day in the baby tank. (Please correct me if I'm wrong)...so, are daily water changes the answer? Will slight ammonia kill wigglers? (I know it would kill fry, I just didn't know if the wiggler egg sac protected it?)
4. If I do water changes, do I use prime to dechlorinate?
Any help is appreciated! My last spawn got to the free swimming stage, but only 2 actually survived to grow up.
Last 2 questions:
1. What is the best method for hatching brine shrimp? I have failed at my first 2 attempts. I'm using aquar salt, tap water and the brine egg mixture, under a heat lamp with a heater next to it. Air stone goes trough an opening in the top, to mix everything up. I'm using a 2 liter bottle, inverted. Was told this was the easiest way, but the mixture seems to stick to the sides of the bottle above the water (is my air hose to strong?)
2. I have another angelfish wigglers set still in the main tank. I was going to move them today to their own tank. Should I buy an active sponge filter for their tank before moving them?I obviously did a poor job seeding my sponge filters, and I hate feeling like I'm killing babies that may have lived if I left them with their mom. Or, should I just use new water that is the same ph, temp, etc?
Thanks everyone!