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Originally Posted by ladydragon55 
We are hoping at least one survives, but if not we are now ready for the next time it happens. So does anyone on the list have experience with breeding these little ponies??
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HI,
I had ponies for years.. As long as they eat frozen mysis they are as easy as any saltwater fish IMO. ITS ALL ABOUT WATER QUALITY! As far as the babies... I managed to keep quite a few alive through the years... The best way to try to keep the babies alive is to get a good brine shrimp station going FIRST! Get 2 or3 going if you can!
Then I also made a makeshift 1 gallon nursery "tank" to go INTO the main tank. **** To do this get a ONE gallon plastic fish bowl and cut the bottom off and glue gun a piece of tank divider On the bottom (for water flow)in it's place. THEN*** drill small holes on BOTH sides of the plastic 1 G bowl & then cover those holes with the divider material. (again for water flow) I made 4 holes in a row on each side.... CLIP this new home INTO the main tank. Using this type of "home" for the new babies will stress them out less because they are in the same water. Also you wont have to take care of 2 tanks and worry about "STRONG" currents on the new babies.***** Also use the small grass type decor things for hitching posts for the babies...
The babies will need to be fed like baby birds.. SMALL AMOUNTS EVERY FEW HOURS.. for the first few weeks...
ALOT OF WORK BUT THE RESULTS ARE WORTH IT!!Hope this helps you... It worked VERY well for me!!!
OH BTW.. When you see the male start birthing.. SHUT OFF ALL THE PUMPS!!
~KIM~