What is this???

hexedagain · 06/29/2008, 02:56 PM

I noticed one of my yumas expelling this just a little while ago.

icy1155 · 06/29/2008, 03:26 PM

Congradulations! You may be a daddy in the future. Im fairly sure that those are eggs. Awesome picture by the way. Ive only ever seen that in pictures 2 times and that is the best one. Did you notice if any of your other yumas doing anything? Im not sure if they release the eggs at the same time as the sperm, there has been about 0 research papers about it. Has any thing changed in the tank recently? Once again congratulations, this means your doing something very right.

hexedagain · 06/29/2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally posted by icy1155
Congradulations! You may be a daddy in the future. Im fairly sure that those are eggs. Awesome picture by the way. Ive only ever seen that in pictures 2 times and that is the best one. Did you notice if any of your other yumas doing anything? Im not sure if they release the eggs at the same time as the sperm, there has been about 0 research papers about it. Has any thing changed in the tank recently? Once again congratulations, this means your doing something very right.

I did not know they reproduced like that. Mine always just dropped babies from the foot.
Hmmm, well here's some more of the pics I took.
As you will see, the last thing I need is more yumas, LOL.
This was all with lights out, but they were getting some sunlight with the garage door open.

icy1155 · 06/29/2008, 04:08 PM

Wow those are some awesome pics! Yes, yumas can spawn sexually, however like most corals either they never do it or we never see it in our aquariums. The fact that they are in your tank means they're verrrry happy. Maybe the morning light is acting like a moonlight for them and triggered the spawning?

That is quite a collection of yumas you have there. Any chance of some pics of your whole collection? And if you have to many you could always ship me some

skippy2 · 06/29/2008, 08:33 PM

I'm really glad I ran into this thread. I had no idea they did that.

JackKerouac · 07/02/2008, 08:37 PM

wow congratulations and very nice pics

amashun · 07/02/2008, 08:42 PM

My Rhodatics spawn like yours few months back. one will release eggs and the one next to it release sperm. but i still don't have any baby up to now.

Hope you can get some babies later one and please keep us posted

JJ21 · 07/02/2008, 11:37 PM

if you have too many, you can always ship them to me

really cool and nice pic

mhaith · 07/02/2008, 11:48 PM

Those are some of the most stunning photos I have ever seen of tank occupants.
Awesome job and I would post to the Coral Propagation Forum.

JMCAquarium · 07/03/2008, 06:12 PM

pretty cool in all my years I've only had it happen three times all three times the fish ate the eggs before anything could be done about it.

Azurel · 07/03/2008, 08:14 PM

Sweet pic Hex......Did you notice any of the others releasing the sperm into the water?

hexedagain · 07/04/2008, 10:19 AM

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Originally posted by Azurel
Sweet pic Hex......Did you notice any of the others releasing the sperm into the water?

I didn't notice it that same day, but I did see that twice over the last three days. I tried to get picks of it, but they didn't turn out. It looks like the yuma is smoking when it does it. Very cool to watch.
I guess I have a yuma orgy going on in that tank. LOL.

hexedagain · 07/04/2008, 11:10 AM

And again...

The one on the right doesn't look real good during this process.

geo · 07/05/2008, 05:15 PM

This thread has been moved to the current forum.

06/29/2008, 02:56 PM	#1
hexedagain Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 1,930	What is this??? I noticed one of my yumas expelling this just a little while ago. __________________ lbcelectric (at) yahoo.com Current Tank Info: Too many...

06/29/2008, 08:33 PM	#5
skippy2 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: S.W. Michigan Posts: 3,205	I'm really glad I ran into this thread. I had no idea they did that. __________________ Peggy Current Tank Info: no tank

07/02/2008, 08:37 PM	#6
JackKerouac Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 722	wow congratulations and very nice pics __________________ Oh God!Mrs.Robinson you are trying to seduce me !!! Current Tank Info: Skimmer H&S 150 af 2001 ,Calcium reactor Ocenlife B3 - 2x400 Giesemann+4PL neon

07/02/2008, 11:37 PM	#8
JJ21 Registered Member. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Blue Bell, PA Posts: 533	if you have too many, you can always ship them to me really cool and nice pic __________________ JJ "I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada." -Britney Spears Rehab is for quitters. I like the smell of a particularly ripe fart (only if it is mine).~BrianD Current Tank Info: 29 gallon biocube, LPS dominated.

07/02/2008, 11:48 PM	#9
mhaith Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 649	Those are some of the most stunning photos I have ever seen of tank occupants. Awesome job and I would post to the Coral Propagation Forum. __________________ Michael Current Tank Info: 210 T5 SPS dom. mixed reef

06/29/2008, 03:26 PM	#2
icy1155 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 747	Congradulations! You may be a daddy in the future. Im fairly sure that those are eggs. Awesome picture by the way. Ive only ever seen that in pictures 2 times and that is the best one. Did you notice if any of your other yumas doing anything? Im not sure if they release the eggs at the same time as the sperm, there has been about 0 research papers about it. Has any thing changed in the tank recently? Once again congratulations, this means your doing something very right.

06/29/2008, 04:08 PM	#4
icy1155 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 747	Wow those are some awesome pics! Yes, yumas can spawn sexually, however like most corals either they never do it or we never see it in our aquariums. The fact that they are in your tank means they're verrrry happy. Maybe the morning light is acting like a moonlight for them and triggered the spawning? That is quite a collection of yumas you have there. Any chance of some pics of your whole collection? And if you have to many you could always ship me some

07/02/2008, 08:42 PM	#7
amashun Moved On Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: HK/Australia Posts: 196	My Rhodatics spawn like yours few months back. one will release eggs and the one next to it release sperm. but i still don't have any baby up to now. Hope you can get some babies later one and please keep us posted

07/03/2008, 06:12 PM	#10
JMCAquarium They are among us!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 5,186	pretty cool in all my years I've only had it happen three times all three times the fish ate the eggs before anything could be done about it. __________________ “You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.” Gandhi Jonathan/JC Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon Angels,

07/03/2008, 08:14 PM	#11
Azurel Registered Member. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Kalamazoo,MI Posts: 2,854	Sweet pic Hex......Did you notice any of the others releasing the sperm into the water? __________________ Official soldier of the Zoa patrol/ The Zoa Patrol does not exist in public or privet....

07/04/2008, 11:10 AM	#13
hexedagain Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 1,930	And again... The one on the right doesn't look real good during this process. __________________ lbcelectric (at) yahoo.com Current Tank Info: Too many...

07/05/2008, 05:15 PM	#14
geo RC Mod Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. George Island, FL Posts: 19,512	This thread has been moved to the current forum. __________________ I'm sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther party.