Spawn 5 another attempt. - Page 2

leedoherty · 04/16/2012, 10:10 AM

hi and well done for getting them this far can i ask if you sieve your rots out as when i tried last time i didnt have a sieve and lost all of the fry wondered if was adding ammonia to the tank ? please keep the updates coming thanks Lee

Sport507 · 04/16/2012, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by leedoherty

hi and well done for getting them this far can i ask if you sieve your rots out as when i tried last time i didnt have a sieve and lost all of the fry wondered if was adding ammonia to the tank ? please keep the updates coming thanks Lee

Yes always use a sieve or you will foul the water, I made my own. I bought a sheet of 53 micron mesh from amazon and then took a empty plastic planters peanut jar cut the bottom off and then with a drimel cut the lid leaving only the threaded ring. Then just cut a piece of mesh stretch it tight over the jar and screw on the ring.

leedoherty · 04/16/2012, 11:26 AM

Thanks very much my pair look like they will lay this evening will have another go

leedoherty · 04/16/2012, 11:47 AM

She is laying now wish me luck looks like a nice large amount of eggs

muttley000 · 04/16/2012, 06:25 PM

Nice job sport! Hopefully I am not far behind you, getting my phyto and rots around for a clutch that should be laid in the next couple days. After brine can you do mysids, or start to try mixing in some Otohime?

Sport507 · 04/16/2012, 06:56 PM

Sorry for the bad video but I made it past meta accept about 3 that looks still lava stage. Trying to figure out the group in the bottom left corner.

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...nt=sp5day9.mp4

I have lost none since day7. Nice feeling.

Sport507 · 04/16/2012, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by muttley000

Nice job sport! Hopefully I am not far behind you, getting my phyto and rots around for a clutch that should be laid in the next couple days. After brine can you do mysids, or start to try mixing in some Otohime?

Really don't know haven't got that far yet.

kobelka · 04/17/2012, 12:21 PM

Hey Sport,
Nice job so far. When I raised a few batches I went from rots then added crushed New Life Spectrum Grow pellets about day 4 as well as rots. Just took NLS grow pellets and crushed them into a powder. It didnt take long to switch to powder food. I didnt use any live food.
HTH
Dave

Falcao · 04/17/2012, 02:04 PM

sport,
another questions, on the rotifers you guys seive them out of their water. They won't die coming in contact with air?

Sport507 · 04/17/2012, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcao

sport,
another questions, on the rotifers you guys seive them out of their water. They won't die coming in contact with air?

No they won't die the are harty little kritters.

Falcao · 04/17/2012, 03:07 PM

sorry for the OT questions, then how do you do water changes for the culture if you do not reuse the water? I assume you would be throwing out rotifers, if you just dump water.

Sport507 · 04/17/2012, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcao

sorry for the OT questions, then how do you do water changes for the culture if you do not reuse the water? I assume you would be throwing out rotifers, if you just dump water.

Sorry, I was going to go into that but was leaving work. What I do is sieve the rotifers over the sink and feed the fry what they need. Then for the rest of the water that needs changed out I do it the same way and feed that to one of my other reef or anemone tanks. I keep about 3.5 - 4 gallons in my buckets and change out 1 gallon a day. I also keep a 2 liter bottle on vaction in my frig in case there would be a crash.

Feel free to ask questions but I can tell you there are many more people here that know much more about this than I do. I will always share what I do know from exprience. Hope this helps.

Sport507 · 04/17/2012, 04:24 PM

Well guys, I'm starting to relax a little I've had no loses since day 6 and I'm through meta now.

I feed prepared food this evening, used a pinch of TDO-A and they love it. I will feed some newly hatch brine and 2 sieves of rots about 3 hours from now and that will be it until morning.

I would like to thank all of you for watching my thread and words of encouragement and support.

A special thanks to my friend Shaun form the great state of SC for his help what an inspiration!

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...t=sp5day10.mp4

Falcao · 04/18/2012, 11:35 AM

it is great to hear that they are doing well. thank you agin for the help. now do you just put the seive into the tank, or is there any other to get the rotifers from the seive into the fry tank?

Sport507 · 04/18/2012, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcao

it is great to hear that they are doing well. thank you agin for the help. now do you just put the seive into the tank, or is there any other to get the rotifers from the seive into the fry tank?

I just hold my sieve horizontal slowly submerse it the tank and gently rinse them out. Don't worry if a few fry get pull into the sieve that why I say be gentle it's not to protect the rots.

Sport507 · 04/18/2012, 08:09 PM

I cleaned the tank and did a 25% water change. I did have one lose still pre-meta, I think I see one more like that. Feed heavy on rotifers and that will be the last live food they have.

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...t=sp5day11.mp4

hvacman250 · 04/18/2012, 09:22 PM

If they're thru meta, I would bump to B1, assuming you have it.

I had a moment of weakness and bought a naked clown and a Snowflake pair today. That puts me at 17 clownfish! What to pair a naked Ocy with ???

hvacman250 · 04/18/2012, 09:22 PM

After watching the video, I would definately go to B1.

Falcao · 04/19/2012, 08:25 AM

thanks sport

Sport507 · 04/19/2012, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by hvacman250

After watching the video, I would definately go to B1.

I guess we think alike

I started B-1 yesterday and I’m well stocked on grow out food. I have another clutch that will hatch on tomorrow evening and I have another tank ready.

Sport507 · 04/19/2012, 07:19 PM

It’s amazing how much they grow ever day and it’s really hard to see in the video but they are going to be very nice looking Juvenals.

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...t=sp5day12.mp4

This is a little off track but I pick up this pair about 2 or so months ago. I was told by the store manager that they where wild caught. That’s always question able. Anyway they have paired up and it looks like the may spawn down the road soon. Just thought I try to raise some.

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...=NewPair-1.mp4

I have another hatch tomrrow night.

Sport507 · 04/22/2012, 10:30 AM

Well I made the transfer yesterday to the grow out tank and they seem to be doing great and always hungry. I put them in a 20 long so I should be good for a while.

I did had another hatch on Friday and all I can say about that is, what am I going to do with all these fish.

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...sp5day15-2.mp4

skoolz · 04/22/2012, 10:37 AM

Congrats!!

Clownfishfan · 04/22/2012, 01:45 PM

I hope they keep doing good!

Sport507 · 04/23/2012, 04:57 PM

I’m not new to breeding fish because I raised fresh water Angelfish years ago by the hundreds & hundreds the procedure is somewhat similar only on the Angel’s you take the clutch from the parents as soon as they spawn and IMO much more difficult to raise than the clowns.

What is totally amazing with the clowns is the growth rate daily, it unbelievable! Day 15-16 blows my mind.

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...t=sp5day16.mp4

04/16/2012, 06:25 PM	#30
muttley000 MTS Sufferer! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,926	Nice job sport! Hopefully I am not far behind you, getting my phyto and rots around for a clutch that should be laid in the next couple days. After brine can you do mysids, or start to try mixing in some Otohime? __________________ Next step on the system is adding A 90 gallon! Current Tank Info: 475 multitank system is now running! Several hundred gallons of additions planned!

04/16/2012, 06:56 PM	#31
Sport507 ~Just a Farm Boy~ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,651	Through meta now have no clue how many I have in the 5gal. Sorry for the bad video but I made it past meta accept about 3 that looks still lava stage. Trying to figure out the group in the bottom left corner. http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...nt=sp5day9.mp4 I have lost none since day7. Nice feeling. __________________ Sport If you do not test for it, DON'T dose it. Indiana INDMAS Member

04/17/2012, 04:24 PM	#38
Sport507 ~Just a Farm Boy~ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,651	Day 10 No Loses Well guys, I'm starting to relax a little I've had no loses since day 6 and I'm through meta now. I feed prepared food this evening, used a pinch of TDO-A and they love it. I will feed some newly hatch brine and 2 sieves of rots about 3 hours from now and that will be it until morning. I would like to thank all of you for watching my thread and words of encouragement and support. A special thanks to my friend Shaun form the great state of SC for his help what an inspiration! http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...t=sp5day10.mp4 __________________ Sport If you do not test for it, DON'T dose it. Indiana INDMAS Member

04/18/2012, 08:09 PM	#41
Sport507 ~Just a Farm Boy~ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,651	Day 11 one lose. I cleaned the tank and did a 25% water change. I did have one lose still pre-meta, I think I see one more like that. Feed heavy on rotifers and that will be the last live food they have. http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...t=sp5day11.mp4 __________________ Sport If you do not test for it, DON'T dose it. Indiana INDMAS Member

04/18/2012, 09:22 PM	#42
hvacman250 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 733	If they're thru meta, I would bump to B1, assuming you have it. I had a moment of weakness and bought a naked clown and a Snowflake pair today. That puts me at 17 clownfish! What to pair a naked Ocy with ??? __________________ 220 in-wall reef, 10 clown pairs, 4 fry tanks, 18 grow-out tanks Current Tank Info: 220 in-wall reef, clownfish breeding/growout system, 20L coral QT and 29 fish QT

04/16/2012, 10:10 AM	#26
leedoherty Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 66	hi and well done for getting them this far can i ask if you sieve your rots out as when i tried last time i didnt have a sieve and lost all of the fry wondered if was adding ammonia to the tank ? please keep the updates coming thanks Lee

04/16/2012, 11:26 AM	#28
leedoherty Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 66	Thanks very much my pair look like they will lay this evening will have another go

04/16/2012, 11:47 AM	#29
leedoherty Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 66	She is laying now wish me luck looks like a nice large amount of eggs

04/17/2012, 12:21 PM	#33
kobelka Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 54	Hey Sport, Nice job so far. When I raised a few batches I went from rots then added crushed New Life Spectrum Grow pellets about day 4 as well as rots. Just took NLS grow pellets and crushed them into a powder. It didnt take long to switch to powder food. I didnt use any live food. HTH Dave

04/17/2012, 02:04 PM	#34
Falcao Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 341	sport, another questions, on the rotifers you guys seive them out of their water. They won't die coming in contact with air?

04/17/2012, 03:07 PM	#36
Falcao Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 341	sorry for the OT questions, then how do you do water changes for the culture if you do not reuse the water? I assume you would be throwing out rotifers, if you just dump water.

04/18/2012, 11:35 AM	#39
Falcao Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 341	it is great to hear that they are doing well. thank you agin for the help. now do you just put the seive into the tank, or is there any other to get the rotifers from the seive into the fry tank?

04/19/2012, 08:25 AM	#44
Falcao Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 341	thanks sport

04/19/2012, 07:19 PM	#46
Sport507 ~Just a Farm Boy~ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,651	Day 12 feel out of the woods now. It’s amazing how much they grow ever day and it’s really hard to see in the video but they are going to be very nice looking Juvenals. http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...t=sp5day12.mp4 This is a little off track but I pick up this pair about 2 or so months ago. I was told by the store manager that they where wild caught. That’s always question able. Anyway they have paired up and it looks like the may spawn down the road soon. Just thought I try to raise some. http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...=NewPair-1.mp4 I have another hatch tomrrow night. __________________ Sport If you do not test for it, DON'T dose it. Indiana INDMAS Member Last edited by Sport507; 04/19/2012 at 07:39 PM.

04/22/2012, 10:30 AM	#47
Sport507 ~Just a Farm Boy~ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,651	Day 15 in their new home now. Well I made the transfer yesterday to the grow out tank and they seem to be doing great and always hungry. I put them in a 20 long so I should be good for a while. I did had another hatch on Friday and all I can say about that is, what am I going to do with all these fish. http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...sp5day15-2.mp4 __________________ Sport If you do not test for it, DON'T dose it. Indiana INDMAS Member Last edited by Sport507; 04/22/2012 at 10:57 AM.

04/22/2012, 10:37 AM	#48
skoolz Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: over here Posts: 47	Congrats!!

04/22/2012, 01:45 PM	#49
Clownfishfan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 256	I hope they keep doing good!

04/23/2012, 04:57 PM	#50
Sport507 ~Just a Farm Boy~ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,651	Day 16 WOW do they grow! I’m not new to breeding fish because I raised fresh water Angelfish years ago by the hundreds & hundreds the procedure is somewhat similar only on the Angel’s you take the clutch from the parents as soon as they spawn and IMO much more difficult to raise than the clowns. What is totally amazing with the clowns is the growth rate daily, it unbelievable! Day 15-16 blows my mind. http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...t=sp5day16.mp4 __________________ Sport If you do not test for it, DON'T dose it. Indiana INDMAS Member Last edited by Sport507; 04/23/2012 at 05:20 PM.