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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Monday, August 8, 2011 8:31 PM
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Here are some shots from August 4, and this morning, 4 days later (different magnification): August 4: This morning:
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Monday, August 8, 2011 8:35 PM
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 8:28 AM
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Great! How old are they now?
RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 5:44 PM
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They are 6,7, and 8 days old.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Friday, August 12, 2011 5:28 PM
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i would say that 75% of them look like this: Two mornings ago, when they were just getting their headbands, there were about 40 dead on the bottom. With such a large hatching, I guess it is to be expected that some would not make it at metamorphosis. Usually I get them all through, though, so I was a little surprised. But not disappointed, given the large numbers that survived. After all these years, I still am bad at estimating fish numbers, but all in all, I feel it went well.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Saturday, December 29, 2012 1:23 PM
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Just wanted to make a couple of additions to this journal. I've been having some trouble with eggs not hatching when they usually do, and parental fish eating the eggs before the night they should hatch. If this happens to you, check the temperature! I was down to 72F, and the eggs didn't hatch until 10 days after spawn. It's the little things that frequently confound me. I have a good pair that consistently lay eggs on the side of the tank. This time I scraped and siphoned the eggs on hatch night (now that I've corrected the heating issue) into a gallon sized plastic bag, and arranged them in the corner of the bag, clamped to the side of the larval tank they are going into, partially submerged to preserve temperature. I stuck a rigid airline in the bottom corner of the bag, with just enough bubbles to keep the eggs moving. It works like a clean, disposable funnel. Worked great, they all hatched within a couple hours, and the larvae are doing well. There you go, the cheapest hatcher ever, and I think it works better than the brine shrimp hatcher.
check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website: http://kathysclowns.com Captive bred clownfish and more (Wholesale to the trade.)
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Thursday, July 4, 2013 10:30 AM
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Here's a large nest, just hatched from the same pair, in the same way: Click for the video.
check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website: http://kathysclowns.com Captive bred clownfish and more (Wholesale to the trade.)
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Thursday, July 4, 2013 1:01 PM
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Nice... are you still using the gallon zip lock bag clipped to the tank? When do you release then into their larval tank, from the bag? Just anytime after they've hatched?
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Thursday, July 4, 2013 5:55 PM
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Yes to all questions.
check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website: http://kathysclowns.com Captive bred clownfish and more (Wholesale to the trade.)
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Thursday, July 4, 2013 8:35 PM
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awesome, sorry I threw a bunch at ya! lol...
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Thursday, July 4, 2013 9:23 PM
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No worries! :-) I wasn't being very descriptive, though. They all hatched between an hour and an hour and a half after lights out. Except for about 5 of them….
check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website: http://kathysclowns.com Captive bred clownfish and more (Wholesale to the trade.)
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Saturday, July 6, 2013 3:14 AM
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I have a buddy who gives me his clarkii eggs- always sooo early (like only a few days after being laid), and I think it's fungis I am fighting (per your posts description). Eggs turn all white-never hatch.... any how. I was trying to try and do something along these lines: methylene blue route, maybe egg scrape?? (always on live rock, never tiles or pots! ugh). gallon ziplock bag hatchery...?? (mimc your idea there!) Currently he has 2 day old nest, which I have begged him to keep longer with the parents (let them do the cleaning work!), not entirely sure how long I can convince him to keep them... but it's worth a shot. I figured I would try the methylene blue trick and see what comes of it. Thanks for the info!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Amphiprion ocellaris, Orange type
Saturday, July 6, 2013 3:15 AM
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you don't use any particular type or brand of Methylene blue do you?
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