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  1. alstang1

    Funniest thing all day long

    So I’m breeding berghia. I sent my buddy pics of the eggs and he sent me this in return. Al's Nudi Listing Nudi- LRG Nudi- MED Nudi- PEEWEE
  2. alstang1

    Another world first

    We think day 5 was a tad to late on first feeding. Only 300ish made it to day 6. Microscopes dead babies and no apparent food in the bellies on about 40 checked. That’s ok. We got more supplies and we caught another spawn on camera around 1am today. It’s larger than the last. We are gonna...
  3. alstang1

    Another world first

    No…. They actually eat clowns. They must be removed from the tank one at a time and fed a clown fry. If they consume more than 3 per week they will stop feeding permanently and die of starvation. It is a very delicate and meticulous stage of their life. This is all based on hypothesis but we...
  4. alstang1

    Another world first

    I greatly modified top post with more detailed info you may want to see.
  5. alstang1

    Another world first

    That’s 40x zoom w iPhone.looking in eyepiece
  6. alstang1

    Another world first

    Microscope view day 2. Poor quality. Sorry. We are looking into getting a camera microscope soon hopefully. If anyone has a not in use one please contact me.
  7. alstang1

    Another world first

    I have very poor quality microscopic video of fry day two I can upload if interested.
  8. alstang1

    Another world first

    And first known recording of frogfish spawning in any environment out of the ocean. This is the only reported bonded pair anywhere in captivity. This spawn is on day 5 post hatch and has expended all yolk sack nutrients. Today marks the first day of introduced food. Since they are still to...
  9. alstang1

    Another world first

    All credit to Chad Walton Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this. Edit: update 5-20-22 This is a first known recording of frogfish spawning in any environment out of the ocean. This is the only reported bonded pair anywhere in captivity. This spawn is on day 5 post hatch and has...
  10. alstang1

    Breaking News….. a world first!!!

    Edit top post. Look up
  11. alstang1

    Breaking News….. a world first!!!

    Amazing things are happening in the reef world right now. A great friend of mine, Chad Walton was the first ever to captivate hatch frog fish over the past 5 days. He did this in his upstate Ohio home, with no technical gear, other than what can be bought in a LFS. Up until a few weeks ago...
  12. alstang1

    Breeding services

    Thank you for the kind words. You can pick them up at Nemo and friends today after 2 pm or if you are up for the journey you can travel to El Campo and choose your own personal favorite from several hundred options in my home breeding system.
  13. alstang1

    Breeding services

    If you have a laying pair of clowns and would like to have some of their babies, please contact me. I have successfully done this multiple times with several different methods. I have taken in laying clowns to my facility and hatched babies, grown them out for 3 months, and returned some...
  14. alstang1

    Babies

    My perculas and ocilaris will be featured at Nemo and friends starting tomorrow. That is all. Have a great weekend.
  15. alstang1

    Back to hobby after a long long time

    Updated post above.
  16. alstang1

    Back to hobby after a long long time

    True stuff all of it, but I ran out of shits to give so I’m open to FAFO. 🤣
  17. alstang1

    Back to hobby after a long long time

    I’ve got very young true perc, up to 7 months old. I’ve got standard orange ocilaris at 3 months old. I’ve got milli and Clarke pairs exhibiting mating behaviors. My f1 black Darwin are about to pop for the first time. They have the notorious zombie gene. I’ve got a pair of Bali paired, a...
  18. alstang1

    My current breeding program

    Very true. It’s very rewarding tho.
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