Clown fish breeding

-RG- · 06-09-2008, 11:38 PM

As some may know, I have a spawning pair of Ocellaris clowns. The female is normal orange and white, and the male is black and white.

As of right now I have 3 batches of baby clowns.
75days old - 3 surviving
50days old - 93 surviving
12days old - too many to count right now...maybe 150-200 surviving
The pics below will show a progression of development using pics from all 3 batches.
4 day old clowns

12day old clowns - getting their stripes

30day old clowns

50day old clowns - added DIY anemone

75day old clowns

Here is my setup for raising the fry any grow out.

Top shelf: phytoplankton, brine shrimp and grow out tank holding oldest clowns
Middle shelf: larval and grow out tanks. tank on the right is blacked out for new born fry
Bottom shelf: rotifers. I use a 3 bucket system now to ensure there are enough rots for the fry

Starting in August, and every few weeks after that, they will be ready to go to their new homes.
I would like to sell primarily to LFS's. Hopefully in the next few weeks I will be able to make it around to the stores. If not feel free to contact me.
Also if reefers want to come and pick some up they are more than welcome to.

Hope you enjoyed the pics

Rob
robertsgraham@gmail.com

mandarin11 · 06-10-2008, 02:45 AM

Dude that's awesome!

I noticed you got a few abnormally striped ones in the lot, they should be worth more depending on who you sell them to. As for the breeding pair, awesomeness! Wouldn't it be great if they spawned you some black ones!

I hope mom and dad are doing great and getting plenty of high protein food (although you look like you know what you are doing)

phoenixhieghts · 06-10-2008, 04:53 AM

thats cool the colours of the babys - like a dark orange and some have black fins.
Shocking that only 3 survive the whole batch

-RG- · 06-10-2008, 09:57 AM

thanks

As for my oldest set of 3, i think it was a food issue in the beginning, also i was using a swing arm hydrometer for the SG. I can't stress enough the importance of a quality refractometer and good food for the clowns. Those 2 things dramatically improved my survival rate.

Rob

Kate · 06-28-2008, 02:59 PM

Are you using a koosh ball as an anemone? o.o

baugherb · 06-28-2008, 03:33 PM

Great job...

jimwil22 · 07-02-2008, 09:56 PM

is it ok to check your hydrometer with another hydrometer ?
or have the lfs check your salinity ? nice clowns !

-RG- · 07-03-2008, 09:03 PM

Kate - yes those are koosh type balls. but they have been removed. they started to break down a little bit and release oils into the tanks. lost a few fish, so i tossed them and ran some carbon and everything was back to normal.

jimwil22 - thanks. i would just get a refractometer, i have no idea when my swingarm went bad. plus refractometer was pretty cheap on that big auction site on the internet.

Rob

Beaker11 · 05-04-2009, 04:36 PM

I never thought an orange and a black would breed. That is sooooooooooooooooooo cool. Do you know if at some point with genetics that they may produce some blacks ? I wouldve purchased mine that way had I known they would pair up........Dam....LOLOLOL

Optimist · 05-04-2009, 04:49 PM

The majority of my babies came from a black and orange pair. I chuckle when I hear people say they won't mate cuz mine threw me babies every 2 weeks on the clock, five days later take out the tile and let them grow out... I called them "chocolate" and they will never give you a solid black, I've tried for years! Now I have a Aussie black pair that I am waiting to get old enough. They should be by the time I get back form Germany.
Good job on the refract and learning process Rob! K+1

06-09-2008, 11:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
-RG- Astrea Snail Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NC Posts: 42 Skin: Mint Karma: 106	Clown fish breeding As some may know, I have a spawning pair of Ocellaris clowns. The female is normal orange and white, and the male is black and white. As of right now I have 3 batches of baby clowns. 75days old - 3 surviving 50days old - 93 surviving 12days old - too many to count right now...maybe 150-200 surviving The pics below will show a progression of development using pics from all 3 batches. 4 day old clowns 12day old clowns - getting their stripes 30day old clowns 50day old clowns - added DIY anemone 75day old clowns Here is my setup for raising the fry any grow out. Top shelf: phytoplankton, brine shrimp and grow out tank holding oldest clowns Middle shelf: larval and grow out tanks. tank on the right is blacked out for new born fry Bottom shelf: rotifers. I use a 3 bucket system now to ensure there are enough rots for the fry Starting in August, and every few weeks after that, they will be ready to go to their new homes. I would like to sell primarily to LFS's. Hopefully in the next few weeks I will be able to make it around to the stores. If not feel free to contact me. Also if reefers want to come and pick some up they are more than welcome to. Hope you enjoyed the pics Rob robertsgraham@gmail.com _________ -RG- Last edited by -RG-; 06-09-2008 at 11:44 PM.

06-10-2008, 02:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
mandarin11 Peppermint Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 432 Skin: Mint Karma: 586	Dude that's awesome! I noticed you got a few abnormally striped ones in the lot, they should be worth more depending on who you sell them to. As for the breeding pair, awesomeness! Wouldn't it be great if they spawned you some black ones! I hope mom and dad are doing great and getting plenty of high protein food (although you look like you know what you are doing) _________ 55gal,216 watt Tek T5, 45#LR, 45#LS, 3 maxi-jet 900's on a natural wavemaker timer,phosban reactor, 5 gal fuge (built out of standard 10 gallon tank) with chaeto and feather caulerpa, sealife systems protein skimmer, wet/dry, 3 blue/green chromi, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 1 coral beauty,1 scopas tang, 2 false percs, 5 mexican turbo snails, assorted dwarf blue leg hermits, astrea snails, and nerite snails

06-10-2008, 04:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
phoenixhieghts Kole Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 25 Posts: 1,781 Skin: Mint Karma: 16173	thats cool the colours of the babys - like a dark orange and some have black fins. Shocking that only 3 survive the whole batch _________ You will never know whats in my tank as i can only type 15 words

06-28-2008, 03:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
baugherb Nanolicious Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 33 Posts: 4,803 Skin: Mint Karma: 28057	Great job... _________ 12 gallon cube with 10gal sump Est. 2/8/10 150w MH Outer Orbit Pendant 10gal sump Air-Driven Skimmer Corals----Too many to fit in my sig. Fish-------Allens Damsel in the display. Inverts----Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Future 3Reef Nano Moderator)

05-04-2009, 04:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
Optimist Peppermint Shrimp Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 429 Skin: Mint Karma: 2128	The majority of my babies came from a black and orange pair. I chuckle when I hear people say they won't mate cuz mine threw me babies every 2 weeks on the clock, five days later take out the tile and let them grow out... I called them "chocolate" and they will never give you a solid black, I've tried for years! Now I have a Aussie black pair that I am waiting to get old enough. They should be by the time I get back form Germany. Good job on the refract and learning process Rob! K+1 _________ 72g Bow, 55g sump, 20g tank of bio balls. My tank swap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3i6-Oukx64 My tank thread: http://www.3reef.com/forums/show-off...ead-65012.html The beginning of the corals for later comparisson: http://ryan.schraders.net/

06-10-2008, 09:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
-RG- Astrea Snail Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NC Posts: 42 Skin: Mint Karma: 106	thanks As for my oldest set of 3, i think it was a food issue in the beginning, also i was using a swing arm hydrometer for the SG. I can't stress enough the importance of a quality refractometer and good food for the clowns. Those 2 things dramatically improved my survival rate. Rob

06-28-2008, 02:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kate Plankton Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 11 Skin: Mint Karma: 14	Are you using a koosh ball as an anemone? o.o

07-02-2008, 09:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
jimwil22 Plankton Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7 Skin: Mint Karma: 1	is it ok to check your hydrometer with another hydrometer ? or have the lfs check your salinity ? nice clowns !

07-03-2008, 09:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
-RG- Astrea Snail Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NC Posts: 42 Skin: Mint Karma: 106	Kate - yes those are koosh type balls. but they have been removed. they started to break down a little bit and release oils into the tanks. lost a few fish, so i tossed them and ran some carbon and everything was back to normal. jimwil22 - thanks. i would just get a refractometer, i have no idea when my swingarm went bad. plus refractometer was pretty cheap on that big auction site on the internet. Rob

05-04-2009, 04:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Beaker11 Astrea Snail Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Richmond,IL Posts: 26 Skin: Mint Karma: 34	I never thought an orange and a black would breed. That is sooooooooooooooooooo cool. Do you know if at some point with genetics that they may produce some blacks ? I wouldve purchased mine that way had I known they would pair up........Dam....LOLOLOL

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