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07/17/2015, 11:24 PM
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First shot at raising clownfish. Wish me luck
This is my first try at raising clownfish. The parents are onyx and this is their 4-5th batch of eggs. The eggs in this batch seem smaller than the last few. They're dark and due soon. Hopefully I can get some Rotifers. I currently have some golden pearls and brine shrimp eggs at my disposal.
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07/18/2015, 02:59 AM
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Location: NW Iowa
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Good luck, rotifers are very important for best results.
Have any pics of the parents?
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75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder |
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07/19/2015, 07:04 AM
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Good luck. Where you located?
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Successfully bred: Banggai, Lined Seahorse, Saltwater Mollies, from egg dwarf cuttlefish, peppermint shrimp, Opae Shrimp. Saltbabies.com Algae Barn Discount Code: saltbabies15 Current Tank Info: 120 gallon seahorse/flame angel/sharknose/pipefish tank. 30 gallon grow out, misc. other tanks |
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07/23/2015, 05:13 PM
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Unfortunately the batch turned white on the 5th day. I think I made the mistake of removing the tile prematurely and will leave the next batch in my main tank as long as possible. I got some rotifers so Hopefully next batch will be more successful.
Here are pictures of the male and female. I'm located in socal. Last edited by getindavan; 07/23/2015 at 05:52 PM. |
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07/24/2015, 09:05 PM
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Good luck. I am also new to this.
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08/05/2015, 07:49 AM
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Good looking pair of clowns you've got there! Good luck on the next spawn, hopefully better luck than last time.
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08/06/2015, 09:12 PM
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Very good looking pair will make for some nice offspring
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08/07/2015, 10:50 AM
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The clutch looked very small. What are you feeding the parents?
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Tank info: 120 gallon 48x30x20 high DT. Clownfish breeding rack in full swing: C-Quest Onyx, Bali Aquarich P1 Picasso + Rod's Onyx, wild percula + Rod's Onyx. |
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08/11/2015, 02:40 PM
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it varies. when they were young mainly flakes. then I moved to frozen Mysis for a while. before they were spawning they were fed mainly NLS pellets. after the clutch pictured above I started to feed squid and flakes. it looks like they've lost their appetite for the NLS but they do eat it. I try to feed more consistently now a well as before I would feed whenever I was around the tank or as little as once a day.
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08/11/2015, 03:40 PM
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I would get an auto fish feeder and feed small ammounts 4 times a day and a good mix. I feed mine NLS pellets, IO reef chips, and colbalt Marine Omnivore Flakes, mixed up in my feeder and feed that 4 times a day then I will feed frozen PE mysis, Rods original, switched from day to day
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