Post by Lance on Mar 29, 2014 10:47:35 GMT -5
I picked up 6 Dispar Anthias about 2 weeks ago. They are a pain in the @ss. So far they only eat Cyclops and they don't eat fast. They are very active swimmers. If you combine eating tiny food with not eating fast with constant swimming, you get skinny anthias real fast.
Another issue is that I felt like at least half of the frozen cyclops were ending up in my overflow unless I held the cube and let it slooooowly melt over 5 minutes or so. Something I am not interested in doing 3 or 4 times a day.
So, I came up with this little beauty:
Components include a floating feading ring, some eggcrate, and the strainer off a 1" bulkhead fitting.
Now I just pop a cube or two into the strainer. As the cube melts, cyclops (or brine or whatever) are pulled out of the strainer into the water column. A cube of cyclops takes about 5-8 min to completely melt in this contraption, depending on whether I have my Vortechs running or not. My impression is that much less food is wasted, the anthias have a more natural feeding experience, and I don't have to stand there with my hand in the tank.
ryansweatt2004 - tag in case you're interested
Another issue is that I felt like at least half of the frozen cyclops were ending up in my overflow unless I held the cube and let it slooooowly melt over 5 minutes or so. Something I am not interested in doing 3 or 4 times a day.
So, I came up with this little beauty:
Components include a floating feading ring, some eggcrate, and the strainer off a 1" bulkhead fitting.
Now I just pop a cube or two into the strainer. As the cube melts, cyclops (or brine or whatever) are pulled out of the strainer into the water column. A cube of cyclops takes about 5-8 min to completely melt in this contraption, depending on whether I have my Vortechs running or not. My impression is that much less food is wasted, the anthias have a more natural feeding experience, and I don't have to stand there with my hand in the tank.
ryansweatt2004 - tag in case you're interested
