Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:27:00 GMT

Yup, you're right about the spelling... I got it right in the last post, just not in the title.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (RCA)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:38:52 GMT

They hybrids are actually called "Percularis" with only one L and they're not unheard of!

The most famous Percularis that I know of comes from Dr. Sanjay Joshi who bred the "Photon" clown. He mixed an onyx perc with a darwin occy and came up with a pretty cool hybrid. Here's an article on them if you're curious...

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/reefs-magazine/51884-odd-couple-percula-onyx-x-ocellaris-darwin.html

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:33:08 GMT

I was looking at old threads and saw that I haven't updated this one in a whille. All of the Percularis offspring have been sold(except 1) and I haven't tried to raise anymore since the origina; batch since there isn't much market for them.

The parents are still spawning regularly and I got them on video last night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSqen83xk1U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KfOjkmvQHU

I am planning on selling the pair either as is, or paired up with juveniles of their own species.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Thu, 14 May 2009 18:41:27 GMT

I shot this vid to compare my Occys and Hybrids. The O's are 21 days old and the Hybrids are 17. The hybrids seem to be a bit bigger today. The O's still have better color but the Hb's are striping up quickly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehPdNpcW6qI

(Before anyone says anything, my finger is in the frame to give a bit of scale )

I was just going to move the O's into the 20G today or tomorrow but the Hb's look big enough to move too.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Mon, 11 May 2009 21:25:21 GMT

Originally Posted by clamdigr

That's so cool Tal, I'm glad to see all your efforts paying off! It's amazing how quickly these little guys start looking like mini adults.

Thanks Mike. It is really cool to see how fast they grow. Check out the 18 day old Occys over here: http://www.masm.org/mforums/tm.aspx?m=24421&mpage=3

They do slow down by the second month.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (clamdigr)

Mon, 11 May 2009 21:15:12 GMT

That's so cool Tal, I'm glad to see all your efforts paying off! It's amazing how quickly these little guys start looking like mini adults.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Mon, 11 May 2009 15:09:03 GMT

Originally Posted by cmpenney

Man Tal.. That's a lot of clowns..

LOL, there are even more in the Occy tank/videos I just posted. The Occys have started the "balling" behaviour, I expect these guys to start that soon.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (cmpenney)

Mon, 11 May 2009 15:01:03 GMT

Man Tal.. That's a lot of clowns..

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Mon, 11 May 2009 14:18:08 GMT

Here are the Hybrids at 14 days old:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94Ei1AxKM8

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Thu, 07 May 2009 09:54:50 GMT

Yes, all 3 batches have moved up to dry food. I still toss in some enriched brine for variety. From what I've heard, it's best to get them off brine ASAP. The full Percs are growing a bit slower than these and the Occys.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (1DeR9_3Hy)

Thu, 07 May 2009 08:09:21 GMT

Very cool! I am still learning, but i figure they are off rots by now right?

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Wed, 06 May 2009 22:41:01 GMT

I took these on Tuesday. They are about 8 days old at this point.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Wed, 06 May 2009 18:18:56 GMT

Originally Posted by 1DeR9_3Hy

Are you able to count dorsal rays yet? What about differentiating the perc vs. occy in these guys?

I saw that thread on mofib, and the last person who i read that was breeding these noted for the most part they looked like percs.

Still too small for me to count. It should be interesting to see who they resemble more.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (1DeR9_3Hy)

Wed, 06 May 2009 13:12:55 GMT

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Wed, 06 May 2009 12:11:20 GMT

They're all doing fine. I haven't had any losses as far as I can tell.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (1DeR9_3Hy)

Wed, 06 May 2009 11:53:59 GMT

Good to hear Tal! How are the first batch coming along?

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Mon, 04 May 2009 16:29:37 GMT

The parents have spawned again. Must have been yesterday since I kinda took the day off and didn't pay attention. This has them on about a 15 day cycle... that's going to be tough to keep up with! But, I'm not complaining.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Sat, 02 May 2009 22:38:24 GMT

I know. It's amazing how quickly they grow at this stage. This little one was really hard to catch, even though I was using a clear acrylic turkey baster to get him out of the bucket.

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (clamdigr)

Sat, 02 May 2009 22:30:46 GMT

Funny how he was just starring back at you, "hey, put down the camera and feed me!".

Re:Percula x Ocellaris Hybrid (Fishtal)

Sat, 02 May 2009 22:18:02 GMT

They are crazy fast swimmers at such a young age... guess they have to be to survive.

Here is a video of that one from the above pics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7v-5cJ4HG8