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Fishtal
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Last Supper - Thursday, February 16, 2012 6:51 PM
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I always feed my broodstock a varied diet of mostly frozen foods but I'm wondering if there is any particular type of food, more fat or protein, that would make a difference when fed on the expected spawn day. 
 
 
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Re:Last Supper - Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:53 PM
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I notice that mine don't eat on the day they spawn... or if they do it is very sporadic.
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Re:Last Supper - Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:04 PM
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Quote Originally Posted by CableGuy


I notice that mine don't eat on the day they spawn... or if they do it is very sporadic.

Interesting, mine never refuse food.
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Re:Last Supper - Friday, February 17, 2012 8:17 AM
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I think mine eat more just before spawning, and if I walk by the tanks while they are at it, they look at me like, "where's my snack?"
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Re:Last Supper - Friday, February 17, 2012 9:23 AM
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My Darwin's wouldn't eat on the evening they were to spawn but my Onyx would eat literally minutes before. I am wondering how quickly the food you feed would be processed and nutrition delivered to the eggs. Maybe the key meal would be the night before.
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Re:Last Supper - Friday, February 17, 2012 9:52 AM
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My female Ocellaris might nibble the day of the spawn but the day after she lays is a glutton... almost jumping out of the tank to get the food and won't allow the male to eat.  Next day back to normal.
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Re:Last Supper - Friday, February 17, 2012 10:28 AM
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My clowns(I assume we are all speaking clowns here) stop spawning,take their food,and then return to their thing.
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Re:Last Supper - Friday, February 17, 2012 10:37 AM
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Quote Originally Posted by waldend


My Darwin's wouldn't eat on the evening they were to spawn but my Onyx would eat literally minutes before. I am wondering how quickly the food you feed would be processed and nutrition delivered to the eggs. Maybe the key meal would be the night before.

That's what I was wondering too. 
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Re:Last Supper - Friday, February 17, 2012 10:38 AM
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Quote Originally Posted by luis a m


My clowns(I assume we are all speaking clowns here) stop spawning,take their food,and then return to their thing.

Yes, clowns. That's why I put it in this forum. Mine do that too if I happen to walk in and feed while they're spawning. Piggy
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