One lonely little baby! I put him in the feeding container with rotifers, algae, cyclopeez. I'm not sure whether he is eating or gasping. :( He is still swimming around though.

I REALLY hope he makes it, but I wasn't expecting to have survivors for my first batch. So although it is not a surprise, it is saddening none-the-less. :cry

I FINALLY found a brine shrimp hatchery in town, but apparently it didn't come with an air pump. :angry Now, I need to go buy that, too.

I imagine it is too late to start this little guy on it, but I will definitely be set for the next batch in one to two weeks. I assume it will be around that time. Am I correct?

I don't think it was a lack of nutrition, though. They all seemed to be eating the cyclopeez and I believe they were also hunting the copepods and rotifers. The only thing I can think of is either water quality or bacteria. That would explain them going at about the same time. I added Prime before even testing the quality...panicked. Some were scratching, but it seemed to be mainly when I fed, so I thought it was probably the food tickling them.

Any thoughts or suggestions for the loner...and/or my next batch? Should I go ahead and try to offer shaved mysis? (It's the flat package around the size of a piece of paper.)