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Scubadiva7
07/27/2007, 04:54 PM
Does anyone have pictures of very little baby clowns?
Fishboy42
07/27/2007, 06:13 PM
Here's one; I might be able to dig up some photos of newly-hatched if that is what you wanted to see.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/33076PL_Clowns-med.jpg

Matt
Scubadiva7
07/28/2007, 01:19 AM
Thank you. They are so cute
ZooZ
07/29/2007, 01:16 AM
yea i would like to see how big or actually how small they are when they first hatch
Fishboy42
07/29/2007, 06:56 AM
Here are some A. clarkii babies.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/33076baby_clarki.JPG
ZooZ
07/29/2007, 07:16 AM
wooow...that is so small...I have a black and white clown pair but they are just juvenilles right now. I hope i can breed them when they get older. What do you feed them? Wheres a good place to find info on breeding clowns? Thanks
TriGa22
07/29/2007, 03:17 PM
Fishboy do you feed rotifers? And the babies are so cute!
Fishboy42
07/29/2007, 03:42 PM
They eat enriched rotifers when they are first hatched, and then they transition to larger foods as they grow. Some good reading about clownfish here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=282136

Matt
papagimp
08/03/2007, 11:42 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10437202#post10437202 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ZooZ
wooow...that is so small...I have a black and white clown pair but they are just juvenilles right now. I hope i can breed them when they get older.

fwiw, I've read that the b&w varient of occellaris (if that's what you have) can take alittle longer to getting around to spawning than many other species. Up to 3 years is what I've read. I'm still waiting on my b&w pair to get with the program as well.
ZooZ
08/03/2007, 11:56 PM
How long is the lifespan of a black and white ocellaris?
olin
08/04/2007, 12:43 PM
My black and white ocellaris pairs started spawning at 1.5 - 2 years of age. I don't know if anyone has established longevity for these, but it's probably similar to regular ocellaris. I have several pairs that are going on 16 years now, and still spawning. There are numreous reports of 20+ years. In about a month I should have an article complete about conditioning these and larval rearing, complete with lot's of pics.