Amphiprion Percula Home Breeding

[CoralsAddiction]

When I used RGComplete for tinting, I had 0 flat faces, but did have misbars.

I have a decent number of misbar juvis so far and that's just judging by their first and only developed stripes. A rough estimate would be 10-15% of the clowns are misbars. I certainly expect that number to rise as they mature but only time will tell.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I successfully transferred the clowns to a 10 gallon grow out tank with 0 losses.
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[CoralsAddiction]

Here's a still photo.

 

[Pandagobyguy]

Wow! They are coming along well! Thanks for the info on "that process". Sorry to ask you again but any close ups of the misbar fry???

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[CoralsAddiction]

Wow! They are coming along well! Thanks for the info on "that process". Sorry to ask you again but any close ups of the misbar fry???

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I'll try to take some close ups. They are still pretty small and move quickly. But I'll do my best.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Here's a video of a smaller group. One of them has a broker stripe.
It might require you to watch the video in full screen though.
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[Pandagobyguy]

Link didnt work . Might be my phone though

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[CoralsAddiction]

I was out of town for a couple of days and came home to hungry clowns. The automatic feeder that I set up for them got jammed. I ran a test and the feeder didn't dispense any food. I don't exactly know when that happened but fortunately I didn't have any losses. Some deformities on several clowns have become more apparent though. It could be diet related or just a coincidence with them getting slightly older, and bigger. There are definitely 5-7 culls in there. The good news is that there's still a decent number of handsome clowns in the making. I'd really like to see if any of them develop Onyx colors like the breeding male and how long it will take for that to happen.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

One clown is starting to show the middle stripe

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Double post

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Man I love those stubby clowns. I would get rid of my Mocha pair for a pair of them, and I really do like my Mocha's.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

The grow out tank water was a little cloudy this morning. A bacterial bloom might be happening in there. The tank may need a water change just in case.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Here's a quick video update. The clowns are very good and hardy. They get fed three times a day and the tank gets vacuumed with a turkey baster every evening. The clowns are more orange in real life than in the video.
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[D-Nak]

Looking good. The real test will be when the middle bar starts to grow in, and how many misbars you get.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Looking good. The real test will be when the middle bar starts to grow in, and how many misbars you get.

I can't wait for them to fully color up. The main thing I'd like to see is how many of them will be true onyx clowns like the breeding male and how many will be regular true percula like the female

 

[D-Nak]

I can't wait for them to fully color up. The main thing I'd like to see is how many of them will be true onyx clowns like the breeding male and how many will be regular true percula like the female

I hear ya. My Picasso/Onyx babies are slowly coloring up and one already has a white dot on its face! I'm not a fan of funky looking Picassos but now that I'm raising my own I'm excited to see the results.

I'm curious to see your results as well -- some of my Onyx babies look like true percs where the black is only on the front half of body.

 

[OrionN]

I hear ya. My Picasso/Onyx babies are slowly coloring up and one already has a white dot on its face! I'm not a fan of funky looking Picassos but now that I'm raising my own I'm excited to see the results.

I'm curious to see your results as well -- some of my Onyx babies look like true percs where the black is only on the front half of body.

D-Nak,
We love to see your result also. Pictures please

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I hear ya. My Picasso/Onyx babies are slowly coloring up and one already has a white dot on its face!

One of my baby clowns is developing a white spot behind the head stripe in the gill area. It probably won't develop into a Picasso clown. Instead, it may end up looking similar to a C-Quest clown that I had and hopefully just as dark

D-Nak,
We love to see your result also. Pictures please

+1

 

[D-Nak]

Oh wow. That is a really dark Onyx. Very cool. Was only the head orange?

 

[mountainraised]

Healthy, beautiful fish. Definitely a part of the hobby I look forward to attempting.