B&W Occy Pair

I won't say this is my last pair since I said that before and well, now I have these guys.
 
I just got them today from Nick.  Great guy!
 
These are both from ORA but about a year apart in age so that's good for genetics, I believe.  Check them out, they are just beautiful.  They look like velvet.
 

Put me in for line for one once you get those beauties breeding.

Chad Penney - MBI Council
Agis quod Adis

You got it!  You can't tell in the pic but she is considerably larger than he is.

Tal,

What can I say..... IM SOOOOO JEALOUS!!!!!!!  I wanted those sooo bad.  They are just beautiful... 
 
Like I said in my PM, I'm just happy that you got them out of the potential buyers.  Of course I would be happier if they were swimming in my tank
 
Definitely if they breed, you gotta hook me up with a couple
 
Again, nice score, they are beautiful

Steve

Awesome looking pair!
 I really like the completely black and white ones.

Nice score.

AJ

Thanks guys, I'm really happy with them too.  Nick said he never saw them spawn but the had been in a larger tank and would disappear at times so they probably were spawning.

Amazing looking fish, Tal. 

beauties, Tal!

i've got ora b&w misbars, so it's strange to see the full bands of white :p

can't wait to see the babies you get from these guys

I'm excited too.  The male has a slight mis-bar, but from what I've read it's not a genetic feature that will be passed on for sure.  With proper nutrition during the larval stage I should be able to have offspring with "normal" markings. 

Cool fish Tal.  Keep us posted on how they do

These guys spawned yesterday.  It's their first time and I can only count 50 eggs (there are some behind the male) but I think that's a pretty good start!
 



 
Couldn't forget some video!
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXBVtcA3IFI
  
 

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steve

That's remarkable Tal!  Maybe we can get you to do a marine breeding talk.

AJ

Yup, they we're "busy" when I got back from your place yesterday.

Good job Tal!

I didn't know it was these guys who spawned!!

Awesome... Put me in line for a pair

These guys spawned on Sunday so they won't hatch for another week, if they make it.
 
I have three other groups of different types going right now.  Occys, Percs, and Perc/Occy hybrids.  Actually, the Percs should hatch tonight.

The last batch didn't make it but they have spawned again yesterday.  That's a really good sign since B&W Occys are less regular than normal Occys.   Looks like about 200 eggs this time.
 

Very cool Tal!  It goes without saying, "put me in line..."

Congrats on your productive broodstock!

Thanks!
 
I think I'm going to move the Occys to a larger tank todayso I can pull these eggs and incubate them myself.  Going to be a bit tricky with them all spread out though.

Update:
 
Only 3 hatched from that spawn and they are still doing well.
 
I had better results from the batch that was spawned the last week of May.  About 20 (maybe more, hard to count) hatched last night.

Great news Tal!

Any pics of the larvae?  how many days ph is this now?

The first B&W's hatched on the 18th, so 22 days.  They grow slower than all of the other groups but they do have their second stripes. (The Percs still have only 1 stripe)
 
I'll post pics soon.

Here are pics of two of them:
 

Here ia a video of the older ones, 22 DPH:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohmYfbmK3Xs
 
and the new ones, 3-4 DPH:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzpyjkPtpTg

I transfered the 3 from the first batch to the grow out tank today.  While I was at it I snagged one of the ones from the second batch and took some pics.  These are 23 DPH:
 

Great stuff Tal!  I know you have told everyone before, but what is your food blend for your broodstock and what is the frequency of feedings?

Thanks!  I feed the broodstock:
 
Frozen-
Formula 1, 2, Spirulina, Prime Reef
H2O 50/50, Mysis
Bloodworms
Cyclopeeze
Squid
 
Spectrum Pellets
Enriched Live Brine, once in a while
 
Every 4 hours=4x per day

Right on Tal!  I just picked up two B&Ws straight from an Australian breeder.  They dance, but i can't tell if any dominance has been established.

Those look really nice Kevin.   It's hard to tell in the pic, is one a bit bigger than the other?  If so, you're good to go.   Just feed them often and be patient.

Here is my latest batch of Black O's with a few percs and regular O's mixed in.  Getting very few misbars now.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P81X6CJruU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6GRhzjDcGc

Nice videos.  Those are starting to get pretty large now.  Great job!

Trick photograhpy, those are the smaller ones.  They are growing though.  Should be ready by mid October.