New kids in the growout tank

The slug colony is squeaking along toward full function.  The next batch of plants arrived from KP Aquatics this week, so the broodstock and growout tanks are smorgasbords of macroalgae.

With the growout tank ready, I added the first youngsters from Box of Slugs 2.  This batch consisted of two medium-sized and one small girl, and all seemed almost jubilant once they entered the tank.

The two largest could be twins.

New girls in growout tank, 4/18/15.

New girls in growout tank, 4/18/15.

The little one is keeping an eye on big sister.

Big and little sister in growout tank, 4/18/15.

Big and little sister in growout tank, 4/18/15.

Moving the next generation into the system here should take a little pressure off the fodder in BoS 2.  At some point I should get a better idea of the algae requirements on a per-slug basis.

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