baby photos

[denise.gardner]

hi finally got hubby to take some pics of the babieshttp://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/baby 1.jpg
this is the reidi baby at 5 weeks above
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/baby 2.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/baby 4.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/DSCF0785.jpg
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/DSCF0779.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/DSCF0787.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/DSCF0789.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/DSCF0798.jpgall they do all day is eat hang upside down and make a mess just like kids.the barbouri babies are 2weeks and three days old ive still got 36 only lost 1 so far.http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/baby 4_1.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/baby 3.jpg

[stomgazer]

How sweet, you must be proud parents

[Sailfin]

Thats absolutely fantastic Denise - well done - you must be well pleased :D

[jobr]

Superb, well done.

[disco_dave]

well done great work.

[ceg56]

Excellent!!!!!! absolutely beautiful, bet you are so pleased with them:worship:

[Viv]

Well done Denise! Lovely nursery!!

[drivewayreef]

:thumbsup: great achievement and very nice photos , I hope your proud of yourself:applause:

Cheers, Mike

[Joanna]

Congratulations Denise

Well done and they are soooo cute. :wub:

Joanna

[saltyell]

aaww they are beautiful, well done you :clap:
:D
I bet raising them takes a lot of time and patience, and for that reason you have done an abosolutely fab job!
:worship:

[Allan59]

Beautiful baby ponies and well done you for taking the time out to rear them to this stage as I know it's not easy :applause: wouldn't know where to start the rearing process with my 2 pairs............any advice if I decide to try in the future :) ATB Judy

[denise.gardner]

the babies are still growing unfortuately i lost 1 so have 35 barbouris still have the reidis i have got 8 more at 1 week now so have high hopes for them spike the dad barbouri is due this weekend so dont know where i will put those babies already borrowed a tank from next door,might have to evict her tang and damsels from her other tank but i wont tell her that yet.it seems to be a constant round of feeding and water changes their such messy little things.here is a not so goodpic of them nowhttp://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/DSCF0844.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/DSCF0846.jpg

[saltyell]

aaawwww they are fsntastic, may I ask what are the tank requirements for a SH fry rearer? Just an airline?
:D

[denise.gardner]

heater, airline lots of water and food if you decide to go into it i will walk you through it

[saltyell]

That would be great thanks :D

[Dive Master]

Very nice little nursery you have there!

[marcopolored]

Great work, you must have untold patience!

[debbie1301]

Hi, I would like to pick your brains, I have just picked up some giant reidi, and the male is pregnant, due next week, I have kept marines for about 8 years and have just upgraded my system to an 8ft, I have always wanted to keep seahorses so convinced my husband we did not need to get rid of the old 6ft and that I could keep seahorses in it, I would really like to try and raise some fry, do not know where to start , you seem to have it sussed, could you walk me through it please, if you don't mind, debs

[dab]

well done there must of been alot of time and effort gone into them:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[denise.gardner]

Hi, I would like to pick your brains, I have just picked up some giant reidi, and the male is pregnant, due next week, I have kept marines for about 8 years and have just upgraded my system to an 8ft, I have always wanted to keep seahorses so convinced my husband we did not need to get rid of the old 6ft and that I could keep seahorses in it, I would really like to try and raise some fry, do not know where to start , you seem to have it sussed, could you walk me through it please, if you don't mind, debs
hi debs.i dont mind at all.i use a bare small tank which i light from the bottom .
tank size is about16 litres i place a light at the bottom on the outside of the tank a small fluoresence.i darken the back and sides of the tank as it stops the babies banging into the sides.i also darken the top as well.reidi babies are very small and they are attacted to light you need to stop themfrom doing this as they will gulp air and they will not be able to submerge.the next thing i use is a small heater and i use an airline for the first few weeks.when the fry are born normally at dawn take them from the parents tank in a beaker or cup or use a turkey baster.again try to make sure they dont gulp air.use water from dads tank so they don have to adjust to new water is use water from dads tank for water changes which you will need to do every day.if you have a skimmer it is advisable toturn this off at night when the babie are due because seahorses allways sit under them to give birth:confused:.when they are born thats when the fun begins.i use a mix of baby brine shrimp which i make up 4 batches a dayand rotifers.alot of people have reported success with using a dryfood that you can get from zm one of the sponsers its a fryfood called zm 100 and zm200.ifyou want i will send you some brine shrimp eggs these are a finer grade then the normal ones pm me if you want some .if you want i will go step by step on food prep etc later .i hope this helps so far if you need anyhelp just say .denise....:)

[debbie1301]

Thanks
So don't need any type of filter attatched? (I have got an old fluval knocking around somewhere,) just lots of water changes, how much 50%? when you say an air line, do you have this near the surface to create water movement?

So I need to get , small tank, small light and an air pump and line?

The other thing I am worried about is that I do have a sump , and a weir, do you think I would put some fine net accross the slats at the top of the weir as that is the only way the babies would get washed into the weir,

I would really like you to walk me through food prep if you don't mind, and yes if you could send me some stuff that would be great,

thanks for your help,

debs

[rt456]

you could stick some fine filter sponge over the weir. i tend to sit and watch until he has them then suck them into a turkey baster, you could have hundreds so it can take a while. Another method is to move the male in to the fry tank before he has them and let him have them in there then move him back, if you use the water from the main tank then he would not need to be acclimatised. Ive done this a couple of times and i found more fry survived in those batches possibly less stress and not being sucked in to a turkey baster :-)

You want the airline to create a circular motion so that the fry and food get suspended in the water column and don't get the chance to get near the surface to much. Also they will face into the flow and catch the food as it floats to-wards them. you could use a small air driven sponge filter, but doing the water changes is probably best as you wont have to long to get the filter populated with bacteria if he is already pregnant.

They will need very small food to start, i use a mixture of live rotifiers and zm100, the idea being that the rotifiers trigger a hunting reflex and then the fry eat the high nutrient value dry food and the rotifiers. You can get some very small brine shrimp spices these might work, i haven't tried them. They need this for a while then i find around 2-3 weeks they are able to hitch and then you start to introduce larger bbs for them to eat.

Also don't be to upset if they all die, hopefully you will get lucky but reidi are notoriously hard to rear.

hope this helps a bit, i will stick some of my baby barb pics up later if i get a chance

[denise.gardner]

you could stick some fine filter sponge over the weir. i tend to sit and watch until he has them then suck them into a turkey baster, you could have hundreds so it can take a while. Another method is to move the male in to the fry tank before he has them and let him have them in there then move him back, if you use the water from the main tank then he would not need to be acclimatised. Ive done this a couple of times and i found more fry survived in those batches possibly less stress and not being sucked in to a turkey baster :-)

You want the airline to create a circular motion so that the fry and food get suspended in the water column and don't get the chance to get near the surface to much. Also they will face into the flow and catch the food as it floats to-wards them. you could use a small air driven sponge filter, but doing the water changes is probably best as you wont have to long to get the filter populated with bacteria if he is already pregnant.
They will need very small food to start, i use a mixture of live rotifiers and zm100, the idea being that the rotifiers trigger a hunting reflex and then the fry eat the high nutrient value dry food and the rotifiers. You can get some very small brine shrimp spices these might work, i haven't tried them. They need this for a while then i find around 2-3 weeks they are able to hitch and then you start to introduce larger bbs for them to eat.

Also don't be to upset if they all die, hopefully you will get lucky but reidi are notoriously hard to rear.

hope this helps a bit, i will stick some of my baby barb pics up later if i get a chance

rt456 do you want some of the fine grade brine shrimp eggs as i have a tub they are smaller then the usual:wave:

[ace45]

wicked

[rt456]

rt456 do you want some of the fine grade brine shrimp eggs as i have a tub they are smaller then the usual:wave:

whats the speices? Im' alright at the momment but i might give them a go at some point. I expect they are a bit simpler than rotifiers to culture,

:thanks:

[drivewayreef]

Hi Denise , I'm interested in the "smaller " brine shrimp these would be useful for clown , could you post /pm details of supplier etc Thanks in advance
Mike

[denise.gardner]

Hi Denise , I'm interested in the "smaller " brine shrimp these would be useful for clown , could you post /pm details of supplier etc Thanks in advance
Mike

i get the eggs from ta aquaculture they are sanfrancisco bay eggs which are smaller the then normal salt lake city eggs and will keep for upto a year in the fridge.:)

[debbie1301]

went out this morning and got a small , tank about 1.5ft x 1ft , an air pump , a heater and a plastic plant, I am worried about food though, as I have no live rots, how do I go about this?

[denise.gardner]

went out this morning and got a small , tank about 1.5ft x 1ft , an air pump , a heater and a plastic plant, I am worried about food though, as I have no live rots, how do I go about this?

you can order though reefphyto they are a good brand you can keep them in your fridge for a week or put them in a container with a salt mix the same as you use in your tank add an airline to keep them moving and they live for ages and breed just keep topping up the water:dance:

[howard6466]

hi denise,.....that is so beautiful to see...well done you :smartass:
bet you are so proud, :applause: :thumbsup: :applause: :worship:

michelle.

[denise.gardner]

in afew weeks im going to have to think about rehoming some of my babies:upset:as i cant poss keep 35 plusthe others, the reidi are staying with me after what happened.my next herd are doing well:dance:but hubby says no more tanks think of the electric:shocking: as if using 6 computers in the house doesnt drain the national grid:rolleyes:but :no: its always my hobbies that cost.:mad:theres 54 in the next lot and am running out of space what with the lizards,cats and kids.could rehome the kids:scratchhead::wave:but i dont think they will go for it:ponder:.peter has always said if i get a snake he would leave home i think ill try two to make doubly sure:devil:i think its his razor that causes the high bills so i could hide it and just get him disposables and if i hide his soldering iron that will save money too also if i dont make him hot drinks and dinner that would save money so i can have a whole housefull of seahorses:applause::dance:

[saltyell]

:lol:

That was funny! You keep lizards too....??




AWESOME!!! :D

[debbie1301]

Hi denise, if you do decide to rehome any then let me know I would be interested in giving a few a home

debs

[denise.gardner]

Hi denise, if you do decide to rehome any then let me know I would be interested in giving a few a home

debs

hi debs where abouts are you if they carry on the way they are i may take you up on that.but obviously they cant travel far.remind me again in about 4 weeks:)den

[mikeunlinda]

fantastic:thumbsup::applause:

[debbie1301]

hi ya, I am in hemel hempstead about 40 miles from you, it would also be nice to meet you and see your horses , debs

[denise.gardner]

hi where about in hemel i used to live in berkhamsted my husband lived in adeyfield most of his life in hobletts road.small world.:laugh:den

[debbie1301]

Hi only just saw this, I live just off of fletcher way in highfield , he will know where that is I am sure as not far from where he grew up,

debs

[pinkpony]

well done denise bet your soooooo pleased. good for you mate.

[denise.gardner]

new baby photohttp://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo339/lucycat1/DSCF0326.jpgjust hitching a lift off mum a there are no pip fish around when you need one

[umzo]

O there so beautifull,well done,box ready.:laugh: