First time raising clownfish fry

[reef_corgi]

Last night ~70 clownfish hatch and survive out of ~250 eggs.
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/Day%201%20clownfish/IMG_0091.jpg

Here is the parent: Female is 4 years old regular and Male is 1.5 year old snowflake.
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/Day%201%20clownfish/IMG_0092.jpg

Frys tank setup:
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/Day%201%20clownfish/IMG_0087.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/Day%201%20clownfish/IMG_0086.jpg

[Reef1589]

this pics dont work for me :(

[reef_corgi]

yeah.. I got it fix.. post the wrong link...

[Clownfish Depot]

Congrats! What method did you use to get them to the fry tank?

[Clownfish Depot]

Congrats! What method did you use to get them to the fry tank?

[mike13oy]

Congrats. Wonder how many will be snowflake?

[Clownfish Depot]

Looks like you may have a few pairs in a divided tank. What other pairs do you have?

[reef_corgi]

Congrats! What method did you use to get them to the fry tank?

After all light went out, I move the flower pot into the fry tank then replace the parent tank with a new flower pot. There is an air stone inside the pot to create a fanning movement for the egg or fungus took over. I make a mistake for not create enough movement. Lesson learned.

[reef_corgi]

Congrats. Wonder how many will be snowflake?

My snowflake nothing compare to your rare GSM babies. Nice article by the way:
http://blog.aquanerd.com/2011/09/local-breeder-shows-off-very-unique-maroon-clownfish.html

[reef_corgi]

Looks like you may have a few pairs in a divided tank. What other pairs do you have?

2 years old Picasso clownfish pair.
2 years old Snowflake with 8 months old B&W.
4+ years tomato clown pair.

It does not seem like they will lay egg any time soon.

[reef_corgi]

I lost a few fry last night and this morning.

In Day 2, fry look much stronger and healthier. I guess survive of the fitness.
Out of curiosity, why fry search and pick which rotifer to eat when there are a dense of them. Apparently, they are choosing the smaller rotifer rather than the larger one. I look at the larger one under a 20x magnifying glass and it is the same as the smaller.
Time to vacuum the bottom and water change. My DIY vacuum apparatus:

http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-17-11/IMG_0096.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-17-11/IMG_0097.jpg

The airline hose is from Home Depot because it is thicker and rigid then the one that is in the pet store. It is around the same price but will last longer. The balloon stick can be bought at Party City. A 10 mL syringe is to siphon out the water instead of me sucking on it which I am not in favor of it.
This setup work well for me; since it does not drain much water and rigid balloon stick allow me for easy control.

[reef_corgi]

Day 7

Some clowns are showing white snowflake helmet:

http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-22-11/IMG_0115.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-22-11/IMG_0110.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-22-11/IMG_0113.jpg

Testing out their new body after metamorphosis (super fast swimmer):
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[reef_corgi]

Sideburns pattern appearing next to head pattern:

http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-22-11/IMG_0117.jpg

[BluespotLady]

nice!

[mike13oy]

Very nice. keep them pics coming

[Sugar Magnolia]

So tiny!!

[reef_corgi]

nice!

Thanks...

@mike13yo..

Yeah. let me take a picture of premium snowflake pattern. I see one where the white middle connect to the head.

@Sugar Magnolia
tiny ATM but growing everyday.

[reef_corgi]

Once the white fill in all the clear area, it is possible this one will be mostly white.
Premium snowflake pattern potential:

http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-24-11/IMG_0122.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-24-11/IMG_0120.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-24-11/IMG_0124.jpg

[Mikesville510]

Nice batch of babies! Good luck rearing them! A lot of potential here.

[reef_corgi]

Nice batch of babies! Good luck rearing them! A lot of potential here.

Thank you Mike.

[Korrine]

really cool! Thanks for posting!

[reef_corgi]

11 days old.. around 40 clownfishs left. Half of which is snowflake and other half is regular clowns.

No misbar but all snowflake have sideburns pattern.

Here is the group hug:

http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-27-11/IMG_0131.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-27-11/IMG_0130.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-27-11/IMG_0129.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-27-11/IMG_0127.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-27-11/IMG_0126.jpg

[Clownfish Depot]

Nice looking babies! How old are they?

[reef_corgi]

Nice looking babies! How old are they?

Thanks CD, they are 11 days old.

[Clownfish Depot]

Wow! That seems like they are progressing really fast. Congrats!

[reef_corgi]

Most of the clownfish in the fry tank are very orange than some. Hopefuly they stay like that to maturity.

Up Close regular and snowflake. These two are kinda bosses.

http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-28-11/IMG_0148.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-28-11/IMG_0145.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-28-11/IMG_0139.jpg
http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt163/reef_corgi/9-28-11/IMG_0136.jpg

[Paul_TheOctopus]

Congrats and best of luck !!!
BTW, where do you get the rotifers?

[vwwanksta69]

Thanks for the update.

[shioinu]

beautiful babies....love your pics! i want some too :)

[reef_corgi]

Congrats and best of luck !!!
BTW, where do you get the rotifers?

Rotifers were given to me by brother. It was enough for me to start my own culture when I first saw my clownfish laying egg.

[reef_corgi]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments!!!

[mike13oy]

Looking good. Keep it up.

[reef_corgi]

Past 3 weeks mark. They are healthy and do eat like crazy.

Video during feeding time:

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[Clownfish Depot]

great video! They look big and have their 2nd stripe already. Awesome job!

[nehsmit]

Beautiful. Congrats and good luck to you and them.

Sorry for the noob question but what is all the stuff floating around the tank?

[mike13oy]

Nice. I see you have some premium ones.
looking forward to see your babies this weekend when I get to New Orleans.

[reef_corgi]

great video! They look big and have their 2nd stripe already. Awesome job!

Thanks. They are bigger than I expected.

[reef_corgi]

Beautiful. Congrats and good luck to you and them.

Sorry for the noob question but what is all the stuff floating around the tank?

No need to apologies. All questions are welcome.

Those floating stuff are powder flake. It was their feeding time.

[reef_corgi]

Nice. I see you have some premium ones.
looking forward to see your babies this weekend when I get to New Orleans.

Yeah.. only one batch of babies. You can bring some of your rare maroon for me to take care if you wished...

[reef_corgi]

Thanks every1 for the nice comment!!!

[Reefing Newbie]

I love them!! This makes me want to raise the fry of my future pair of clowns lol. They grow more quickly than I thought they did, you learn something new every day!!! How big is your fry tank?

[LISound]

how do i get a pair? they look great. what a cool experience. I used to have peppermint shrimp hatch eggs every few months but they would get sucked up in the skimmer. but cool to watch. they would almost always hatch them on the new moon. do the clowns follow a similar cycle?

[reef_corgi]

I love them!! This makes me want to raise the fry of my future pair of clowns lol. They grow more quickly than I thought they did, you learn something new every day!!! How big is your fry tank?

I am using a 10 gallons tank.

[reef_corgi]

how do i get a pair? they look great. what a cool experience. I used to have peppermint shrimp hatch eggs every few months but they would get sucked up in the skimmer. but cool to watch. they would almost always hatch them on the new moon. do the clowns follow a similar cycle?

not too sure about clownfish cycle. I guess they will lay egg when they ready or regular interval.

You can get a pair at your lfs or some1 selling it local or online. I have mine for a while.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Looking good!!

[vwwanksta69]

thanks for the video update

[mike13oy]

any video or pics update?

[BonsaiNut]

Next you can start breeding koi! 30,000 eggs per spawn :) If you want practice hatching baby brine, that is the way to go!

Seriously nice job for your first time with these clowns. I love the photos of the rotifer tank... you had a TON of rotifers in there! Hint on the egg fungus - you will probably get better results if you use an anti-fungal in your hatch water if you go that route.

http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/nwkoi.jpg

[Clownfish Depot]

Hint on the egg fungus - you will probably get better results if you use an anti-fungal in your hatch water

WOW! Great Pic. What anti-fungal do you suggest for clownfish?