Wild Onyx Clownfish. Take 3 - Page 23

ThRoewer · 07/30/2019, 07:54 PM

Nice ones!
They look very similar to the ones I have.

CoralsAddiction · 07/30/2019, 07:58 PM

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Nice ones!
They look very similar to the ones I have.

Thanks.
Pair 1 female looks like a reg true perc right now but her left side previously had Onyx colors. She lost it due to her previous host anemone, BTA

OrionN · 07/30/2019, 08:49 PM

I like to show my WC Onyx pair too. Here is the Female. She was recently acquired from a LFS. Her previous owner brought her back to the store due to unclear reason. She was thin, have scars on her head and all yellow instead of orange. After several weeks under my care she have fatten up and regain her orange color. The scar on her head have improve a lot. Hopefully she will fully heal.

Here is the male (along with a different view of the female). I have had him for several months. Initially he was not an Onyx but gain a lot of color under my care (mainly due to living in a Gigantea anemone)

This was how he looks when I first got him at the end of April, 2019. He is the fish on the right, in focus.

An here is the picture of my small Multicolor Gigantea. I will send this anemone to a friend in the next week or two.

CoralsAddiction · 07/30/2019, 09:18 PM

^^Nice clowns and great gigantea ^^^

OrionN · 07/31/2019, 04:47 AM

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Time for an update:
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Pair 2

Pair 3
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Very nice clowns. This pair will be really special. With a Gigantea, this pair will likely be all black with orange in the caudal, anal, pectoral and perhaps the adipose fins, essentially the same coloration as the darker fish of pair Number 1.
Is pair number 2 newly imported WC?

CoralsAddiction · 07/31/2019, 07:19 AM

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Is pair number 2 newly imported WC?

Yes, it came in about a week ago

CoralsAddiction · 08/12/2019, 09:54 PM

Larger clown from Pair 2 has developed dropsy. She's been swimming around bloated and at one point released liquid cysts from her anus. Pair 2 is in QT undergoing Kanaplex, Metroplex and Prazipro treatments. I might try to give it an Epsom salt bath tomorrow.

MarinaP · 08/14/2019, 11:43 AM

Looks like impacted eggs ^^

CoralsAddiction · 08/14/2019, 11:50 AM

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Looks like impacted eggs ^^

Very well could be. It’s been a challenge with this pair. I’m leaning towards Lympho diagnosis. There’ve been too many medications in QT. She’s covered with white spots but eating well. Perhaps time to get them out of QT

ThRoewer · 08/14/2019, 12:13 PM

Dropsy looks different. Most notably the fish's body scales are standing up and make the fish look like a pinecone. This looks more like the fish has eaten too much, is full with eggs. As a sign of disease it could be a tumor or blocked intestines. Eating well and behaving normal would speak against the latter.

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CoralsAddiction · 08/14/2019, 12:33 PM

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Dropsy looks different. Most notably the fish's body scales are standing up and make the fish look like a pinecone.

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I’m aware of the pinecone shaped scales in dropsy; just wasn’t sure if that was more of a freshwater fish symptom.

ThRoewer · 08/14/2019, 02:10 PM

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... wasn’t sure if that was more of a freshwater fish symptom.

It's the same with saltwater fish. This year I actually had a few fish that developed dropsy and they certainly looked like bloated pinecones.

CoralsAddiction · 08/14/2019, 09:43 PM

Pair 1 in their magnifica. They need a gigantea. The only way I've been able to keep wild Onyx clowns black in Magnifica is when they also had a gigantea in the same tank.
The male is simply perfection, form and color wise (Apologies for not so humble brag).

CoralsAddiction · 08/16/2019, 11:45 PM

Took pair 2 out of QT. They are acting normal and eating very well.
The white spots in the photo are actually baby snails on aquarium glass.

CoralsAddiction · 08/16/2019, 11:47 PM

Pair 1 male one more time.

ThRoewer · 08/17/2019, 01:30 PM

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Pair 1 in their magnifica. They need a gigantea. The only way I've been able to keep wild Onyx clowns black in Magnifica is when they also had a gigantea in the same tank.
The male is simply perfection, form and color wise (Apologies for not so humble brag).

He looks like the male of my pair #4. The female of that pair is close, but has the hard ray part her dorsal fin and a little of her back orange.

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CoralsAddiction · 08/17/2019, 05:11 PM

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He looks like the male of my pair #4.

He does
https://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...2500430&page=6

CoralsAddiction · 08/20/2019, 08:23 PM

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming

D-Nak · 08/20/2019, 09:33 PM

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Just keep swimming, just keep swimming

Wow... that's a keeper.

OrionN · 08/20/2019, 10:11 PM

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Wow... that's a keeper.

Yes both of them.

CoralsAddiction · 09/12/2019, 12:22 PM

All of the wild Onyx clowns I have are very food driven. They'll wait for pellets to drop for minutes at a time and will continue to beg for more even after they get it.
Video 1 (waiting for food)

Video 2 (patience rewarder)

CoralsAddiction · 09/13/2019, 04:48 PM

Clown just bouncing around the tank.

ThRoewer · 09/13/2019, 09:15 PM

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Clown just bouncing around the tank.

She is looking for a gigantea...

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CoralsAddiction · 09/13/2019, 09:30 PM

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She is looking for a gigantea...

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Should be getting one on Tuesday
😉

ThRoewer · 09/13/2019, 10:36 PM

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Should be getting one on Tuesday

Did you order one of the giganteas LA had yesterday?
Be prepared to treat it!

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07/30/2019, 07:54 PM	#551
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	Nice ones! They look very similar to the ones I have. __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

08/14/2019, 11:43 AM	#558
MarinaP Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern VA Posts: 3,489	Looks like impacted eggs ^^ __________________ Marina

08/14/2019, 12:13 PM	#560
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	Dropsy looks different. Most notably the fish's body scales are standing up and make the fish look like a pinecone. This looks more like the fish has eaten too much, is full with eggs. As a sign of disease it could be a tumor or blocked intestines. Eating well and behaving normal would speak against the latter. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

07/30/2019, 09:18 PM	#554
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	^^Nice clowns and great gigantea ^^^

08/12/2019, 09:54 PM	#557
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Larger clown from Pair 2 has developed dropsy. She's been swimming around bloated and at one point released liquid cysts from her anus. Pair 2 is in QT undergoing Kanaplex, Metroplex and Prazipro treatments. I might try to give it an Epsom salt bath tomorrow.

08/14/2019, 09:43 PM	#563
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Pair 1 in their magnifica. They need a gigantea. The only way I've been able to keep wild Onyx clowns black in Magnifica is when they also had a gigantea in the same tank. The male is simply perfection, form and color wise (Apologies for not so humble brag).

08/16/2019, 11:45 PM	#564
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Took pair 2 out of QT. They are acting normal and eating very well. The white spots in the photo are actually baby snails on aquarium glass.

08/16/2019, 11:47 PM	#565
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Pair 1 male one more time.

08/20/2019, 08:23 PM	#568
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Just keep swimming, just keep swimming

09/12/2019, 12:22 PM	#571
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	All of the wild Onyx clowns I have are very food driven. They'll wait for pellets to drop for minutes at a time and will continue to beg for more even after they get it. Video 1 (waiting for food) Video 2 (patience rewarder)

09/13/2019, 04:48 PM	#572
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Clown just bouncing around the tank.