Got Babies? H. Erectus Fry

[Sea~Horse~Whisperer]

It's been awhile since I updated they baby pics. They are 9 weeks old now. I'm trying to get them to eat frozen, but not having much luck. I am now soaking their enriched bbs in garlic extreme. In a few days I will mix in some frozen bbs with the live and garlic extreme. Then add cyclo-peeze to the mix, them add shaved mysis to the mix. I'm afraid that if I don't get them on to frozen foods asap, I will loose all of them. BBS can not sustain them very long. I KNEW getting them onto frozen foods was going to be my biggest challenge. Darn it anyways!!!

Here are the pics.

[jojo22]

Those little guys get cuter every time I see them!

[dakar]

Angie, those little guys are looking great! Must be doing something just right...keep it up!

[Sweetpea]

Oh, they sure are precious! I hope you get to feeling comfortable with their diet soon! <let's all chant "eat frozen", "eat frozen", "eat frozen">

[Sea~Horse~Whisperer]

I've chanted, screamed, yelled, whispered softly, and prayed. Ohhhhh and muttered a few unmentionables quite a few times. It's a good thing they are not parrots. I'd hate to hear their first word, lol. My kids would know the language I use when they're not around, lol.

[Sea~Horse~Whisperer]

I did get them to eat the frozen cyclop-eeze...finally. Wednesday I plan to start adding shaved mysis to the mix.

I have set up another kreisel tank. This time for CB H. Reidi's that we have at work. 3 of the males are preggers. One is huge, lol. I will be bringing some of the fry home to try raising them. There is no hope for them at the LFS, even though I have a 5g tank with a kreisel set up there too. I explained how they needed to be transferred to the kreisel untill I get there to pick them up. The owner wants to try to raise some of them at the store. I give that a week, lol. Then I will have them all at my house. I have no idea when the egg transfers took place so I'm just waiting. I'm guessing they are due around the 24th or the 25th. Christmas Fry !!

Angie

[Sea~Horse~Whisperer]

Here are some updated pics of my 4 month old fry. I never got them to eat frozen so they are tiny yet. The do eat enriched adult brine shrimp and pods. They are in a 3.5g eclipse tank with a nano HOB filter on my desk.

[Sea~Horse~Whisperer]

I'm ordering live mysis shrimp for them on Monday. Maybe if I can get them to eat live mysis for awhile, they will switch easier to the frozen?? I can only hope.

Angie

[jojo22]

I only see 2 are they hiding.

[Sea~Horse~Whisperer]

There are 3 in the green plant on the right and 1 on the small plant in the middle. They hide very well. I will try to get more pics after the weekend. ( I work all weekend at the LFS)

Angie