Breading of severuns?
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I don't know how breading on severums would be, but breeding them is cool. You don't have to do anything. Cichlids do all the work. The parents will tend to the eggs and fry when they hatch. Enjoy watching them.
When they hatch, they will be what's called wrigglers. It'll look like they are a little pile of wiggling good. The parents will defend them. I'd leave them be if this is the first time spawning. When the fry are free-swimming, you can pull them to another tank.
Order some golden pearls from http://www.kensfish.com/kensspecialtyfood.html Ken's fish. I bought the 200-300 micron size, but would recommend getting some 100-200 and 200-300 size. My port babies grew like crazy on it. It simulates newly hatched brine shrimp in the water and stays in the water column instead of sinking or floating on the surface.
If you want to breed and raise severum, set up two tanks for them. They will breed about every 2 weeks then take about 2 more weeks to get the fry to free swimming. Once the fry are free swimming, move the pair to the other tank, fatten them up, and they'll breed again. In the meantime, you'll have the other tank full of fry to raise.
Order some golden pearls from http://www.kensfish.com/kensspecialtyfood.html Ken's fish. I bought the 200-300 micron size, but would recommend getting some 100-200 and 200-300 size. My port babies grew like crazy on it. It simulates newly hatched brine shrimp in the water and stays in the water column instead of sinking or floating on the surface.
If you want to breed and raise severum, set up two tanks for them. They will breed about every 2 weeks then take about 2 more weeks to get the fry to free swimming. Once the fry are free swimming, move the pair to the other tank, fatten them up, and they'll breed again. In the meantime, you'll have the other tank full of fry to raise.
I agree , the parents do all the work - but it may take a few spawns before they get it right . When the fry reach free swimming I would recommend removing the fry to another tank (bare bottom) and let them grow out there rather than move the parents , that way a smaller tank would do . I raise my green severum fry with crushed flake and "reef roids" a small grain powder food for marine inverts that is high in protein and they go crazy for it ( good feeding response ) I also crush up frozen bloodworms and they eat this as well . I have tried to hatch the eggs seperate from the parents but the hatch rate is higher when the eggs are left with the parents . If you have more than one spawn growing out in the same tank use a divivder as the older fry will eat the younger ones ( from experience ) . Good luck .
One more thing - watching the parents do thier thing raising the fry is amazing . I have trouble keeping control of my son , I can imagine 200+ LOL
One more thing - watching the parents do thier thing raising the fry is amazing . I have trouble keeping control of my son , I can imagine 200+ LOL
kansei;2889406; said:
LOL, You need a BIGGER tank for fry not smaller. There's going to be 200-800+ depending on the size of the pair. Fry are more susceptible to damage when moving, so moving the 2 parents is much easier and safer.
Don't waste your time trying to hatch baby brine shrimp. Golden pearls is fry feeding on easy mode. Ken has 4 or 5 different sizes from particle to big enough for larger fry.