Baby brine

angnak · 07-11-2007, 09:53 PM

Are baby brine small enough for SPS? I was thinking the better nutrition for them over gut packed rotifers. Any thoughts?

Thanks

**JustDavidP** · 07-12-2007, 10:58 AM

I've had some SPS sting/capture BBS. You'd really have to a) ensure that the coral is in feeding mode/response and then b) blow the BBS with a baster or something, across the polyps. Otherwise, the "shotgun" approach would result in tons of BBS wandering around the system for not. Some would be consumed, others would die off. Not a real efficient means.

Yes, if you use BBS for food, you should enrich it.

David

PoonTang · 08-13-2007, 01:35 AM

What is the best way to enrich BBS? Phyto,Rotifers, ? And at what age for the BBS, they probably dont eat for the first day as they are using up their yolk sack arent they?

**Seahorsedreams** · 08-13-2007, 01:06 PM

After being hatched for >24 hours they moult into the second larval instar, which has a fully formed digestive tract, including functional mouth and anus, and this critter can feed on bacteria, algae, detritus or Enrichment Solutions at this point.

So, bubble 24 hours for the initial hatch and then enrich 24 hours later.

**CarmieJo** · 08-15-2007, 05:56 PM

Hi PoonTang and

to TR.

tim · 08-23-2007, 11:59 PM

I use unhatched decapped bbs eggs to feed and my corals seem to like it

thecoralreefer · 10-02-2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tim

I use unhatched decapped bbs eggs to feed and my corals seem to like it

Man you are one ugly kid !!!

thecoralreefer · 10-02-2007, 01:49 PM

BBs are a good food source for lots of different creatures.
The ones that do escape can and will form colonies in your tank.
I have used this as a food source for a year and a half in a 360 gal reef.
The rogue colony would move from areas nightly and customers were
suprised to see them moving around The wrasses in the tank could feed at will !
The corals would feed on it at night since it is a form of zooplankton
Even my stonogobiops yashia would feed on it.