Iwagumi Low Profile Opaeula Tank Setup

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Re: Iwagumi Low Profile Opaeula Tank Setup

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i suppose you could leave them be and keep a close eye, but if it were me id isolate them on their own just in case.
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Look what I found today!
Baby opaeula
Baby opaeula
The only one that made it, out of the expected 40+ haha!

Oh well, at least there's one :P Hope he/she grows healthy and make it to the juvenile stage.
Today marks as Day 1. 13 more days to go :)
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Awesome! One is better then none :wink:

Keep us updated!
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Great news. Awesome picture.

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Re: Iwagumi Low Profile Opaeula Tank Setup

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Day 4 of larva :)
Day 4 Opae Ula larva
Day 4 Opae Ula larva
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That's sooo cool :o
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I came across this photo of an opaeula on http://opaeula.weebly.com. Wow look at that color! It's claws/appendages is so prominent and red. Mine doesn't look like this, mostly still young perhaps? I wonder what's the age of it. :?:
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that's incredible, i wonder if they have pink lights overhead.
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mcdaney wrote:I came across this photo of an opaeula on http://opaeula.weebly.com. Wow look at that color! Its claws/appendages are so prominent and red. Mine doesn't look like this, mostly still young perhaps? I wonder what's the age of it. :?:
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Update on the baby shrimp!
This is Day 10 :)
Day 10 Opaeula larva
Day 10 Opaeula larva
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omg.. its so cute :shock:
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Update on baby opaeula (Day 13) :D
Opaeula Day 13
Opaeula Day 13
Short video of it here:
https://instagram.com/p/8VtyHLryCv/

My one and only seems to be growing up well! :mrgreen:
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Nice video. Keep them coming. The new shrimp looks great.

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Thanks Ken! Hopefully he/she gets along well with the big ones :D
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Update!
I've got a new berried female! :-D
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Hopefully this one will not drop most of its eggs :|
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