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(Wyoming White x Gladiator) Clownfish Breeding (1 Viewer)

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At this point, 5 babies are still alive. 3 have stripes, and the others are starting to show some white as well.
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The next clutch is due to hatch sometime between tomorrow night and Friday night.
I need to setup another tank to transfer the survivors, and clean the current tank for the new hatches.

I made many mistakes that will not be repeated on the next hatch. Hopefully, I can retain more than 33% of the hatches this go-round.
 
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Four out of five babies now have color.
3 look like they're going to have dad's colors, the 4th has mom's mostly white coloration.
I'll try to get a couple pictures this evening.
 
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I tried last night to get some pictures, but its hard to get a non-blurry one.
I should be transferring them to a growout tank tonight in preparation for the new clutch. I will be able to snag a couple of good pics.
Stay tuned.
 
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Had the Vossen trap ready to go tonight, unfortunately the eggs did not hatch.
The trap did catch a bunch of shrimp. They were everywhere in the tank.
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Please post pics of your clown breeding setup. It's on my to-do list one day. I'm just trying to figure out if I can pull it off. Thanks.
 
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Please post pics of your clown breeding setup. It's on my to-do list one day. I'm just trying to figure out if I can pull it off. Thanks.
I don't have anything special made for this purpose.
The parents lay eggs on the glass of my display in the living room.

My fry tank is a simple 5g with airstone, heater, and dimmed light (just cleaned it for next hatch)
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I just setup a 10g grow out tank with sponge filter and heater.
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Rotifer cultures to feed the fry. (The super basic one on the right outperforms the CCS that I bought from reed mariculture)
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I don't have anything special made for this purpose.
The parents lay eggs on the glass of my display in the living room.

My fry tank is a simple 5g with airstone, heater, and dimmed light (just cleaned it for next hatch)
20200711_090720.jpg

I just setup a 10g grow out tank with sponge filter and heater.
20200711_091016.jpg

Rotifer cultures to feed the fry. (The super basic one on the right outperforms the CCS that I bought from reed mariculture)
20200711_091451.jpg
I tried cultivating my own rotifers last year and it was a failure. My batch turned brown. I was really careful to ensure everything was sanitized too.
 
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I tried cultivating my own rotifers last year and it was a failure. My batch turned brown. I was really careful to ensure everything was sanitized too.
I failed the first time as well.
Pretty sure my problem last time was that I was cleaning it too often and not harvesting rotifers enough.
I only clean the cultures once a week, but harvest every night.
 
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