My Black Ocellaris pair are spawning!!! - Page 42

aquaph8 · 09/27/2011, 06:56 AM

Great thread, are you still at it?

rkelman · 09/27/2011, 05:39 PM

I haven't had any eggs in a long time so im going to get out of raising them once my current stock is gone.

reefstew · 09/27/2011, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rkelman

I haven't had any eggs in a long time so im going to get out of raising them once my current stock is gone.

Blacks are a lot more difficult to get them to spawn. I have 6 pairs & only 2 have spawned. The one pair spawned twice in the last month but it's the first time this year & it's Sept.

aquaph8 · 09/27/2011, 08:31 PM

My black clowns took 3 1/2 years to lay but are now on a regular schedule. I think I'm gonna try and raise them for the first time soon. This thread helps a lot, thanks for that.

john miller · 09/27/2011, 08:40 PM

I just read this whole thing and all I can say is WOW!

bexar · 10/02/2011, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by rkelman

I haven't had any eggs in a long time so im going to get out of raising them once my current stock is gone.

NO!!!

~ 2 bad news in one day! First being cheeky died last night. He was one of a kind Picasso from the very first hatch.

J-BR0S · 10/02/2011, 10:32 PM

shioinu · 10/05/2011, 09:30 AM

rkelman, what an adventure...many thanks for all your updates throughout your process...you have inspired many of us...you nearly wrote us a book...thanks!

best to you

Catchoftheday · 10/15/2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rkelman

Usually they lay on a tile so I just take the eggs to the larvae tank on the day they are to hatch. If they lay on a rock like this time. I use a flashlight and a bowl to catch the larvae and transfer them. (they are attracted to light)

I Have Eggs on my glass i would like to get them out once they hatch does my tank have to be pitch black and a flash light to get them out . i always have my moon led light on should i keep them of the night they hatch ???

lazidog · 11/05/2011, 08:31 PM

Horaaaahhh

lazidog · 11/05/2011, 08:37 PM

I wish I had found this earlier

Techne · 11/28/2011, 11:23 AM

I'm on page 14 of this post, working my way through. Just wanted to skip to the end and thank you for documenting your experience. It's very informative and inspirational!

Techne · 11/28/2011, 11:28 AM

Are the original parent's from this post "Black and White Ocellaris"? I am unsure if this differs from "Black Ocellaris" as the post title says... I have a black/white Ocellaris that still has an orange nose and some on his body. Just wondering if he will eventually be as dark as the parent's from this post.

Luckedout · 11/28/2011, 06:15 PM

They're the same thing. They're also called Onyx. They will continue to darken as they mature. A lot of them will still have a little orange on their face but it's typically a dirty orange. How old is your fish? Do you have a picture?

reefstew · 11/28/2011, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Luckedout

They're the same thing. They're also called Onyx. They will continue to darken as they mature. A lot of them will still have a little orange on their face but it's typically a dirty orange. How old is your fish? Do you have a picture?

Onyx is a different fish then the black & white clowns.

Luckedout · 11/29/2011, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by reefstew

Onyx is a different fish then the black & white clowns.

You're right. I meant that there are also Onyx and they will darken as well. I was rushing my post. That's why a picture would be helpful of his clown to see what he has and if it's similar to the OP. Thanks for catching that for me.

Techne · 11/29/2011, 12:41 PM

I'll try to get a picture of him to post tonight! Thanks.

Techne · 11/29/2011, 12:50 PM

Here's a picture of the whole tank. You can't see him very well, I'll try to get a better picture later.

leedoherty · 12/03/2011, 01:58 PM

Thank you for writing this thread you have taught me so much
Can't wait to try and raise my clowns next batch of eggs

Luckedout · 12/05/2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Techne

Here's a picture of the whole tank. You can't see him very well, I'll try to get a better picture later.

He should continue to darken up. He looks quite young, but that's a black and white occelaris.

big cats · 05/06/2012, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by rkelman

I haven't had any eggs in a long time so im going to get out of raising them once my current stock is gone.

You mean to tell me that after 4+ hours of reading this amazingly informative and wonderful thread, I get to the end just to find out that you aren't going to keep raising them??

How very depressing...

Thank you for your time and dedication to the thread, it has really helped me understand what's goin on and how to get things goin for myself.

I got myself a pair of Orange O's last week so we'll see how things go!
Thanks to you I'll have a head start on knowing what to do when I see eggs!

just1327 · 05/19/2012, 10:51 PM

Wow nice clowns.........

Sport507 · 05/21/2012, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by just1327

Wow nice clowns.........

You are going to get caught for post padding. You might have posted 20 words in 11 post.

Ohio · 06/27/2012, 10:52 PM

I am halfway through this thread and still reading. Thought I would skip through and thank you for taking so much time to document in this thread. It is so informative.

My WSMs laid their first eggs yesterday. We are excited and my son wants baby Nemo's, so I guess in a month or two we are going to try to raise some -if they keep at it.
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Mods should make this thread a Sticky, with all the good info here!

alan.reef · 03/09/2013, 10:08 AM

thank you al very much
wonder full thread.
keeping SWater in fun, breeding lots more funs..

09/27/2011, 06:56 AM	#1026
aquaph8 Love The Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,400	Great thread, are you still at it? __________________ Brett Current Tank Info: Leemar 60x36x24, 12x54w Sfiligoi T5, Alpha 300 skimmer

09/27/2011, 08:31 PM	#1029
aquaph8 Love The Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,400	My black clowns took 3 1/2 years to lay but are now on a regular schedule. I think I'm gonna try and raise them for the first time soon. This thread helps a lot, thanks for that. __________________ Brett Current Tank Info: Leemar 60x36x24, 12x54w Sfiligoi T5, Alpha 300 skimmer

11/05/2011, 08:31 PM	#1035
lazidog Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 74	My black and whites are finally spawning Horaaaahhh

11/05/2011, 08:37 PM	#1036
lazidog Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 74	Great thread I wish I had found this earlier

05/19/2012, 10:51 PM	#1047
just1327 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 16	clowns Wow nice clowns.........

09/27/2011, 05:39 PM	#1027
rkelman Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Belleville, Ontario Canada Posts: 3,438	I haven't had any eggs in a long time so im going to get out of raising them once my current stock is gone.

09/27/2011, 08:40 PM	#1030
john miller Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: central KY Posts: 1,036	I just read this whole thing and all I can say is WOW!

10/02/2011, 10:32 PM	#1032
J-BR0S Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LOS ANGELES, CA. Posts: 17

10/05/2011, 09:30 AM	#1033
shioinu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: encinitas Posts: 12	rkelman, what an adventure...many thanks for all your updates throughout your process...you have inspired many of us...you nearly wrote us a book...thanks! best to you

11/28/2011, 11:23 AM	#1037
Techne Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13	I'm on page 14 of this post, working my way through. Just wanted to skip to the end and thank you for documenting your experience. It's very informative and inspirational!

11/28/2011, 11:28 AM	#1038
Techne Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13	Are the original parent's from this post "Black and White Ocellaris"? I am unsure if this differs from "Black Ocellaris" as the post title says... I have a black/white Ocellaris that still has an orange nose and some on his body. Just wondering if he will eventually be as dark as the parent's from this post.

11/28/2011, 06:15 PM	#1039
Luckedout Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 158	They're the same thing. They're also called Onyx. They will continue to darken as they mature. A lot of them will still have a little orange on their face but it's typically a dirty orange. How old is your fish? Do you have a picture?

11/29/2011, 12:41 PM	#1042
Techne Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13	I'll try to get a picture of him to post tonight! Thanks.

11/29/2011, 12:50 PM	#1043
Techne Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13	Here's a picture of the whole tank. You can't see him very well, I'll try to get a better picture later.

12/03/2011, 01:58 PM	#1044
leedoherty Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 63	Thank you for writing this thread you have taught me so much Can't wait to try and raise my clowns next batch of eggs

06/27/2012, 10:52 PM	#1049
Ohio Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 168	I am halfway through this thread and still reading. Thought I would skip through and thank you for taking so much time to document in this thread. It is so informative. My WSMs laid their first eggs yesterday. We are excited and my son wants baby Nemo's, so I guess in a month or two we are going to try to raise some -if they keep at it. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1340859040.815038.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1340859064.265094.jpg Mods should make this thread a Sticky, with all the good info here! __________________ Jenn -Snorkeling the reef around the Florida Keys changed my life! I will always own a reef tank now, so that I may experience that feeling everyday of my life. Current Tank Info: 120g long reef, 30g sump/refugium, 4 AI Sol Super Blue LED lights, Blue Hippo Tang, Yellow Tang, Pair WSM, Flame Angel, Square Spot Anthias, RBTA, 1 Mandarin, Skunk and Fire Cleaner Shrimps

03/09/2013, 10:08 AM	#1050
alan.reef Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: new york Posts: 68	thank you al very much wonder full thread. keeping SWater in fun, breeding lots more funs..