little_fish
Moderator
I love the idea! Maybe we can add a breeder section to the site for this kind of thing?
Wesley's 10 Gallon Larvae Tank
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Wes888
Reef enthusiast
nah. i haven't seen any breeders around at all. I'm actually thinking if it even worth it to create a post for it.
little_fish
Moderator
Well, i think it would be worth having a section about it. It seems like we get lots of questions about clowns breeding lately.
Wes888
Reef enthusiast
yea. Clown fish actually is one of the easiest one to breed, but for the first timers, it is still quite challenging. There are just so many things involved. Since the larvae are so delicate, one tiny wrong move among 10 different things and they would all die.
Since I tried pretty much all different ways of raising larvae that have ever mentioned on the internet and on different books, I wonder if I should cover the "right/proper" way to do it or the way that works, yet doesn't take as much time. Maybe both. idk. When I'm actually writing the post, I guess I'll find out. lol
Since I tried pretty much all different ways of raising larvae that have ever mentioned on the internet and on different books, I wonder if I should cover the "right/proper" way to do it or the way that works, yet doesn't take as much time. Maybe both. idk. When I'm actually writing the post, I guess I'll find out. lol
little_fish
Moderator
In my area we have lots of people who have successfully raised clowns. Maybe they can help you out.
Marine Colorado - Marine Aquarium Society Of Colorado
here is one example: A. percula ("onyx") x A. percula ("picasso") log
Marine Colorado - Marine Aquarium Society Of Colorado
here is one example: A. percula ("onyx") x A. percula ("picasso") log
Wes888
Reef enthusiast
I'm good now. I'm more of an expert in the area as well. I have helped a few people in my area on setting things up for clown bleeding. One person even come to my place every few days to check out my new "inventions" that can make fish bleeding even easier. lol
That's why I've mention that if I were to write about it, if I should write about the "right/proper" way, or the way that actually works and doesn't take as much time.
That's why I've mention that if I were to write about it, if I should write about the "right/proper" way, or the way that actually works and doesn't take as much time.
Wes888
Reef enthusiast
It is way more than just "10 Gallon" build thread now.
The Rotifer culture
Three different strains of Phytoplankton, and brine shimp
One of the Breeding Stations
The Back Side (if you are into that kind of things :mrgreen:)
The "Green Water" that has some few days old larvae in it
A cluster of babies that thought I was about to feed them. These are about 1 month old.
These are 2 weeks old: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkmvc4LCcXw]YouTube - Baby Clown Fish‏[/ame]
The Rotifer culture
Three different strains of Phytoplankton, and brine shimp
One of the Breeding Stations
The Back Side (if you are into that kind of things :mrgreen:)
The "Green Water" that has some few days old larvae in it
A cluster of babies that thought I was about to feed them. These are about 1 month old.
These are 2 weeks old: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkmvc4LCcXw]YouTube - Baby Clown Fish‏[/ame]
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Dana42078
Dana
Very impressive!
little_fish
Moderator
Wow, that is an amazing set up!
Waddi
Shenanigans?
Well you have certainly done an amazing job mate!
Keep it up and you may have some decent cash flow from it!! :D
Keep it up and you may have some decent cash flow from it!! :D
Wes888
Reef enthusiast
Thank you! Hehe. Already sold some. 200 of them are also already reserved by a couple of LFS nearby.
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Omg, that looks sooo rewarding!!!!!!! :Cheers::Cheers::Cheers:
I think making a user-created article would be a great idea!
I think making a user-created article would be a great idea!
Wes888
Reef enthusiast
Yea, it's not as much money as you think they would offer, but it's certainly a big motivation for me to try to automate the process and minimize the actual time I need to spend on it.
My pair of clown fish spawn a few hundred eggs exactly every 11 days. I got really overwhelmed after the 3rd batch. That's why I set up "stations" and "inventing" things to automate stuff so that I don't have to spend more than an hour of my time for all of the larvae tanks, baby fish tanks, phytoplankton culture, rotifer, baby brine shrimps, decap the shrimp eggs, prepare replacement water for plankton/rotifer, tank water change, larvae tank cleaning, etc. Wow! See that list? I simply just type it out off the top of my head, and it's already handful. :D
My pair of clown fish spawn a few hundred eggs exactly every 11 days. I got really overwhelmed after the 3rd batch. That's why I set up "stations" and "inventing" things to automate stuff so that I don't have to spend more than an hour of my time for all of the larvae tanks, baby fish tanks, phytoplankton culture, rotifer, baby brine shrimps, decap the shrimp eggs, prepare replacement water for plankton/rotifer, tank water change, larvae tank cleaning, etc. Wow! See that list? I simply just type it out off the top of my head, and it's already handful. :D
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Wes888
Reef enthusiast
Yay!! These are 50 days old :happybday :mrgreen: (1 year is too far away. :D Let's make this the fish year.)
BL1
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They're looking good! I love the one that looks like he has a milk mustache, it's awesome.
Marines_Wife
Reef enthusiast
Aw the video was totally awesome. Im impressed, I would so not have the dedication for that
irensing
Controversial Reefer
Very Cool!!! You're quite the clown farmer!
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
They're so COOL!!! How rewarding!
Wes888
Reef enthusiast
Indeed! I smile everytime I look at the big cluster of them. All tiny little face looking at you and following you inside the tank begging for food.
Thank you! yea, the works need to be done are very overwhelming at first. A lot more so than any hobbies I've been. I had to literally spending hours and hours in the fish room while studying and learning what I had to do to keep them from dying.
Now that I got better, I still spend like an hour or so there on each meal. Partly they are just so cute! I can't stop feeding them. :D
Thank you! yea, the works need to be done are very overwhelming at first. A lot more so than any hobbies I've been. I had to literally spending hours and hours in the fish room while studying and learning what I had to do to keep them from dying.
Now that I got better, I still spend like an hour or so there on each meal. Partly they are just so cute! I can't stop feeding them. :D
