Amphiprion Percula Home Breeding

[CoralsAddiction]

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I had to cull two more clowns due to defects. I'm down to 10-11 who made the final cut.

 

[worm5406]

Getting hard to count? Looking good.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Getting hard to count? Looking good.

Yes they are constantly moving around

 

[vikinglord13]

Your carpet anemone reminds me of a toadstool leather.

Sorry about the culling, what were the defects?

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Your carpet anemone reminds me of a toadstool leather.

Sorry about the culling, what were the defects?

Ha. When I had my previous Magnifica anemone someone on YouTube thought it was a torch coral.
One had a defective (open) gill on left side. The other one hasn't grown much since post metamorphosis and was pale in color :/

 

[vikinglord13]

Ahh, too bad. We're routing for the rest to fully develop!

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Ahh, too bad. We're routing for the rest to fully develop!

Thank you.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

20 weeks old :0)
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[CoralsAddiction]

Pics. Looks like 12 babies

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I just placed a tile for the clowns to spawn about 5 mins ago but they keep cleaning the rock area shown in the second pic below.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Clowns are getting big. Some are 1"+. So I upgraded their pvc fittings from 0.5" to 1". They are happy.

 

[worm5406]

Ahh glad to see they were cleaning and you saw why.

I bet the fry are happy to finally fit all at once in the tube. I hope they can see mom and dad in the anemones and want to jump right inside when they finally get out and can see one.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I bet the fry are happy to finally fit all at once in the tube. I hope they can see mom and dad in the anemones and want to jump right inside when they finally get out and can see one.

The bigger PVC fittings made a big difference. There's less fighting now.
Based on their habit of seeking shelter within those fittings I think they would be more inclined to accept even an unnatural host anemone or coral. Seeing their parents and smelling nems probably helps a lot too.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I put a ceramic flower pot for the clowns. However, they are still cleaning the rock area as a potential nest site.
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[CoralsAddiction]

I tried placing two babies in the tank with parents. In the wild, true Perculas live in groups of 2-6 clowns. So I tried replicating what happens in the wild. It didn't go well. Initially I put one. The parents chased it into a corner. Then I added a second misbar baby to disperse aggression. They weren't having it. Luckily catching both babies was easy. they are back in their box safe and sound.
I'm guessing new anemone residents move into with larger clowns while they are still very young, much younger than my babies. Or may be it was just bad luck. Either way, everything is ok now.

 

[vikinglord13]

Glad to hear the parents didn't kill the youngling. I'm curious how much larger the babies can get before they seriously start fighting with one another

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Well, the breeding pair laid eggs yesterday. This time they did it on the rock. It's a small clutch but I'm glad they're still spawning after taking a couple of months off. Future clutches should and will be bigger. Still no time to raise babies but hopefully that will change in the next month or two.

 

[OrionN]

4 babies found their way to my tank. Here they are in my Magnifica. Set up just for them.

 

[worm5406]

Well now... Nothing like a needle in a haystack. How will they ever find their way around? HAHA.

Hey Orion, can you take a video? Just wondering how they interact with each other in there.