Amphiprion Chrysopterus: A Breeding Pair
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MarinaP
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Looking better!
Looks like there is too much current blasting the nest site. Their nest should be a circle, not an oval. Try moving the powerheads a bit, if you can.
They could be having trouble laying and fertilizing with so much current.
Best of luck.
P.S. You can easily count the eggs by enlarging the pic. Print it and mark the ones that you count with a pen as you go. I would estimate there are about 400 eggs there
Looking better!
Looks like there is too much current blasting the nest site. Their nest should be a circle, not an oval. Try moving the powerheads a bit, if you can.
They could be having trouble laying and fertilizing with so much current.
Best of luck.
P.S. You can easily count the eggs by enlarging the pic. Print it and mark the ones that you count with a pen as you go. I would estimate there are about 400 eggs there
Ron Popeil
Love them clownfish.
well, from my counting it appeared there was closer to 600 eggs in that last nest. marina, i also thought the current was too strong in that particular spot, which is while i put my tiles in areas of slower water movement. but apparently it didnt matter, the eggs were still very dense and definetely all fertilized. as of last night, about 95% of original nest was still present and very ready to hatch. so after the lights when out i stayed up to watch...but again, every time i checked, nothing was happening.
and, as of this morning only about two dozen or so eggs remain. so, i think im just missing the hatch. even though hours after the lights go out, the nest still looks the same. perhaps mine are hatching very early in the morning. what happens to the egg cases after the fry leave? are they consumed by the parents, or do they detach and drift away?
my rotifer populations are blossoming, ive gotten the phyto culturing down, and one of my favorite local stores, WAVES, has been sponsoring me with any of the reeds mariculture products i may need. so this next nest i should be ready to rear.
and, as of this morning only about two dozen or so eggs remain. so, i think im just missing the hatch. even though hours after the lights go out, the nest still looks the same. perhaps mine are hatching very early in the morning. what happens to the egg cases after the fry leave? are they consumed by the parents, or do they detach and drift away?
my rotifer populations are blossoming, ive gotten the phyto culturing down, and one of my favorite local stores, WAVES, has been sponsoring me with any of the reeds mariculture products i may need. so this next nest i should be ready to rear.
Ron Popeil
Love them clownfish.
the third spawn occured tonight, seventeen days since their last, and finally, on a removable tile. i noticed them doing their intense cleaning this afternoon, and knew a spawn was imminent. the spawn started a bit early tonight around 645 pm. i turned off the maxijet, so as to limit the amount of flow in the area as marina suggested, which then resulted in a far more circular shaped nest. temperature 83.1 F, pH 8.2 and salinity 1.025.
here are some images, followed by a video!
the female makes her pass ...
an apprehensive male...
the male fertilizes just behind the females laying...
and finally the nest alone...on a spawning tile. thank the heavens.
here are some images, followed by a video!
the female makes her pass ...
an apprehensive male...
the male fertilizes just behind the females laying...
and finally the nest alone...on a spawning tile. thank the heavens.
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Ron Popeil
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what i always find amazing, is how hard she breathes during this entire episode. i can now understand just how taxing it must be for her.
what i always find amazing, is how hard she breathes during this entire episode. i can now understand just how taxing it must be for her.
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Rare Angels
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Good job bud!! Keep us informed.
Ron Popeil
Love them clownfish.
before lights out tonight, the tile will be moved to a 10 gallon tank with around 5 gallons of water inside. im very confident the eggs will hatch this evening. every egg is silver.
i have three containers of rotifers going, and all three are flourishing. i have around 9 liters of iso, tetra and nanno phytocultures prospering. im working with copepods, but havent nailed them successfully.
i dont know whether i have L or S strain rotifers, but how big of an impact will this make with chrysopterus fry?
hopefully in the next few days, i will bring good news of surviving fry. if theres any tips or suggestions....id love to have them.
i have three containers of rotifers going, and all three are flourishing. i have around 9 liters of iso, tetra and nanno phytocultures prospering. im working with copepods, but havent nailed them successfully.
i dont know whether i have L or S strain rotifers, but how big of an impact will this make with chrysopterus fry?
hopefully in the next few days, i will bring good news of surviving fry. if theres any tips or suggestions....id love to have them.
Ron Popeil
Love them clownfish.
so the hatch occured last night as expected.
well most of it.
as of this morning, there is still a large portion of the nest remaining. about a dozen or more fry swim about in the tank. i have a sufficient amount of air boiling over the nest. the water is hazy. only a few of the fry appear to be actually swimming. many seem lifeless. theyre adorable though, and have a bright blue sheen to them.
well most of it.
as of this morning, there is still a large portion of the nest remaining. about a dozen or more fry swim about in the tank. i have a sufficient amount of air boiling over the nest. the water is hazy. only a few of the fry appear to be actually swimming. many seem lifeless. theyre adorable though, and have a bright blue sheen to them.
Ron Popeil
Love them clownfish.
as of right now, there are about a dozen tiny survivors.
during the day, i lowered the salinity using a valve screwed into the bottom of a milkjug to about 1.020 over the course of several hours. temperature is at 80 degrees. there are plenty of rotifers about the tank now. the lighting appears to be fine, no headstanding fry, as the tank gets only the indirect light from the phyto cultures. those that have survived are swimming about, or clinging to the sides. water quality is good.
thanks marina, i must have L strain rotifers then, because i use a 53 micron sieve to collect them. hopefully those will suffice.
ill try to get some pictures tomorrow.
during the day, i lowered the salinity using a valve screwed into the bottom of a milkjug to about 1.020 over the course of several hours. temperature is at 80 degrees. there are plenty of rotifers about the tank now. the lighting appears to be fine, no headstanding fry, as the tank gets only the indirect light from the phyto cultures. those that have survived are swimming about, or clinging to the sides. water quality is good.
thanks marina, i must have L strain rotifers then, because i use a 53 micron sieve to collect them. hopefully those will suffice.
ill try to get some pictures tomorrow.
Ron Popeil
Love them clownfish.
day three.
today there appears to be 9 fry. i was worried the rotifers i had might have been too big for their tiny little mouths as i wasnt noticing any distinct hunting behavior yesterday or the day before. today however, it appears that most of them have gotten very good at it. it still takes them a bit of time to recognize what they are staring at, but the strikes are fast and effective. i enjoy watching them trail a very specific rotifer for several moments before they attack.
all of them appear to move with haste and purpose. im almost relieved that i have only nine to worry about, as a tank full of several hundred might make things overly time consuming and stressful. so far water quality has remained great. there are slightly more rotifers in the tank than i would prefer, but for the past two nights ive been sieving several thousand out. in the mornings and late evenings im adding small amounts of alternating microalgaes (isochrysis, tetraselmis, nannochloropsis) to maintain rotifer nutrition.
so far taking a picture of the fry has proven to be impossible. i continue to be very optimistic.
today there appears to be 9 fry. i was worried the rotifers i had might have been too big for their tiny little mouths as i wasnt noticing any distinct hunting behavior yesterday or the day before. today however, it appears that most of them have gotten very good at it. it still takes them a bit of time to recognize what they are staring at, but the strikes are fast and effective. i enjoy watching them trail a very specific rotifer for several moments before they attack.
all of them appear to move with haste and purpose. im almost relieved that i have only nine to worry about, as a tank full of several hundred might make things overly time consuming and stressful. so far water quality has remained great. there are slightly more rotifers in the tank than i would prefer, but for the past two nights ive been sieving several thousand out. in the mornings and late evenings im adding small amounts of alternating microalgaes (isochrysis, tetraselmis, nannochloropsis) to maintain rotifer nutrition.
so far taking a picture of the fry has proven to be impossible. i continue to be very optimistic.
Ron Popeil
Love them clownfish.
zestay, thanks!
marina, when, if ever, did you start to notice territorial problems?
marina, when, if ever, did you start to notice territorial problems?
