New Project..Breeding Clownfish.. (1 Viewer)

[mike13oy]

I have a pair of onyx clown in my cube tank (about 1 1/2years and about to lay eggs) and a tomato pair up with a cinnamon in my 300g (want to see how the babies look) so i went online and read alot about breeding clown. I made up my mind and decided to breed them.
I went ahead and turn my 29g plumbed to my 300g into the breeding station.
So far I have a pair of picasso clown (still baby), onyx clown, snowflake (thanks Dennis at FJW Aquarium) and a tomato pair with a cinnamon clown (wonder how the babies will look). All 3 pairs are about to lay eggs.
Hope i can breed them.

my female lost alot of the black when she hosts to a frogspawn.

bad pic when she didnt host to a frogspwan.

phytoplankton and fry station: Thanks fishboy(Treston) for some free airpumps and (2) 10g tank

 

[steveb]

Very nice Mike and what a way to re-use what you already have!

What kind of jars are those?

 

[TexanReef]

This is too cool!

 

[mike13oy]

Very nice Mike and what a way to re-use what you already have!

What kind of jars are those?

Thanks..

Jars (Gold Peak Iced Tea from Super HEB. )

I like to use 2L bottles but dont have any. Wish my wife buys 2L bottle drinks.

 

[mario8402]

Mike, lmk if you still need some. we throw away about 5 a week (yes I drink alot of coke )

 

[Llama]

Dude that is awesome! I was wondering where you have been. Now I see you've been busy getting all mad scientist at you house!!!

Nice work bro. Let's see some babies!!!

 

[mike13oy]

Mike, lmk if you still need some. we throw away about 5 a week (yes I drink alot of coke )

Sure Mario, rinse and save it for me. Will pick them up when u get alot.
Thanks

I was wondering where you have been. Now I see you've been busy getting all mad scientist at you house!!!

Yes, i have been very busy that is why i didnt put any events on the calendar. Didnt have time to help Karlo taking care of the frag swap evnt too. Hope everything goes well so i have time more to plan more events.

 

[DustinB]

Very cool, have you checked out the large reefcentral thread on breeding clowns?

 

[mike13oy]

Very cool, have you checked out the large reefcentral thread on breeding clowns?

I havent but i think I read everything i need to know. The hardest part is culture phytoplankton and dont let it crash. culture rotifer is easy.

 

[fishboyt]

Good luck with your breeding! I wanna see some babies!

 

[RGH69]

Very cool Mike! I can't wait to see some babies!!!

 

[steveb]

Hey Mike what kind of air bubbler's are those?

 

[mike13oy]

Hey Mike what kind of air bubbler's are those?

Are you talking about the white tube sticks?

 

[steveb]

Yes

 

[mike13oy]

Karlo told me to use balloon sticks. works great. Hobby Lobby sells a bag of 20 for $4.

Are you culturing phytoplankton?

 

[steveb]

Just thinking about it. I have a brine shrimp setup right now but was thinking about rotifers.

 

[mike13oy]

Just thinking about it. I have a brine shrimp setup right now but was thinking about rotifers.

I see.
My (2) phytoplankton discs and rotifer are coming in this Sat. Will start when they are in.

 

[steveb]

Who are you getting your supplies from? I was looking at Florida Aqua Farms and Reed Mariculture. I used Brine Shrimp Direct for artemia eggs and selco.

 

[steveb]

You might want to check these out for the fry...

http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/c1/GP-Diets-Active-Spheres-c11.html

 

[R-BallJunkie]

Man,

how do you get all this by Theresa?