franks fish
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What is this? Does anyone know I can't find any info about it.
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anemone help and breeding advice please.
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franks fish
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franks fish
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Its like secreting sh it from its foot and I have had it a month and it eats fine and it has grown 3x the size since I bought it, also is there any tricks to the trade for breeding clowns? I have a every aquarium store agreeing to buy from me once I'm ready.
franks fish
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And it is indeed a long tentical. I have alot of experience with saltwater aquariums but I was always told to avoid anemones, my best friend is a marine biologist but he never really studied anemones and focused more on fish behavior and probiotic mixtures.
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Which I am using idk what is in the mixture but its working very well, my fish now have more vibrant colors and some coral I got from a friend like two weeks ago has already started spreading to make more colonies
D-Nak
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The stuff on its foot is normal. It's mucous that collects around he foot. Once it buries itself you won't notice it.
In terms of breeding your clowns -- the tricks are a good, healthy diet (with Astaxanthin for good color) and VERY clean water. Your goal should be to have babies with minimal defects (blunt noses, flaired gills, kinked spines, etc.) and if you do, cull them -- your reputation depends on it. With so many breeders out there, building your brand with high quality clowns is extremely important. And, finally, don't expect to make much money.
There are plenty of good resources online, and you can also check out this forum:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86
In terms of breeding your clowns -- the tricks are a good, healthy diet (with Astaxanthin for good color) and VERY clean water. Your goal should be to have babies with minimal defects (blunt noses, flaired gills, kinked spines, etc.) and if you do, cull them -- your reputation depends on it. With so many breeders out there, building your brand with high quality clowns is extremely important. And, finally, don't expect to make much money.
There are plenty of good resources online, and you can also check out this forum:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86
franks fish
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Thank you very much but at the same time I can turn anything into gold and if I can't I really don't care its more of mental thing for me anyways lol
franks fish
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Also I have successfully breeder fish that have not been bred in captivity or reported from what iv search but for some odd reason I'm have difficulty's getting my true Perce to breed, I might switch my male with a black occ. To get some onyx clowns I'm not sure but I'm not spending much on it as it is so I just have to sell like 200$ worth of clowns and I'm even lol
phender
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It looks to me like your fish are still pretty young. My ocellaris and perculas normally didn't start breeding until the female was 2.5"-3" long. If your conditions are good it shouldn't be difficult to get them to breed. Once they start they will lay 200-300 eggs every 2 weeks for the rest of their lives (~20 years).
Raising good quality babies is kind of labor intensive if you don't have any help and have a job or are going to school full time. Its easier now with the algae paste to feed your rotifers, but it is still a lot of water changes, etc.
You may have all the LFS in your area lined up to buy your fish now, but wait until you have 300 babies and the 5 or 6 stores only want 10 each every month. Even with percs, you will flood the market in your area very quickly. Oh yeah, and expect to sell them to the stores at a third or at most half that of which the stores sell them. Maybe less since there is a lot of competition from large scale breeders that are already in the market. Then you have the guys who want to give you store credit instead of cash.
It is very cool raising baby clowns and very rewarding, just not monetarily.
Raising good quality babies is kind of labor intensive if you don't have any help and have a job or are going to school full time. Its easier now with the algae paste to feed your rotifers, but it is still a lot of water changes, etc.
You may have all the LFS in your area lined up to buy your fish now, but wait until you have 300 babies and the 5 or 6 stores only want 10 each every month. Even with percs, you will flood the market in your area very quickly. Oh yeah, and expect to sell them to the stores at a third or at most half that of which the stores sell them. Maybe less since there is a lot of competition from large scale breeders that are already in the market. Then you have the guys who want to give you store credit instead of cash.
It is very cool raising baby clowns and very rewarding, just not monetarily.
ThRoewer
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Don't expect them to breed if they are still small - the female usually needs to be about 3/4 of their maximal size to start breeding.
The trick to get them started is to add another pair of fish that spawn easily. I used Pseudochromis fridmani in the past because I wanted to breed them too and because it usually take about 2 weeks for them to get to it if you pair up a nice fat female with a larger male. Calloplesiops altivelis pairs work well too but might be a bit large.
I think the key is to get some sex hormones into the water as a trigger for the clowns to get into the mood.
In the late 90s I had 1 pair ocellaris, 3 pairs of percula and 1 pair of clarkii going. The clarkii produced a nest about every 10 days and I was able to raise around 800 to 1000 per clutch. The ocellaris and percula usually yielded 400 to 600 per clutch every 12 days. The real problem was not to get them to survive the first month but to get them growing to sale size.
Food, water and electricity during the grow out period was costing more than what they could sell for so after a while I had to scale it down because I was running out of space and money.
The trick to get them started is to add another pair of fish that spawn easily. I used Pseudochromis fridmani in the past because I wanted to breed them too and because it usually take about 2 weeks for them to get to it if you pair up a nice fat female with a larger male. Calloplesiops altivelis pairs work well too but might be a bit large.
I think the key is to get some sex hormones into the water as a trigger for the clowns to get into the mood.
In the late 90s I had 1 pair ocellaris, 3 pairs of percula and 1 pair of clarkii going. The clarkii produced a nest about every 10 days and I was able to raise around 800 to 1000 per clutch. The ocellaris and percula usually yielded 400 to 600 per clutch every 12 days. The real problem was not to get them to survive the first month but to get them growing to sale size.
Food, water and electricity during the grow out period was costing more than what they could sell for so after a while I had to scale it down because I was running out of space and money.
franks fish
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The onyx clown is a hybrid between the black occ. And true perc. That's what I have read. Lol and thank you they are almost three years old and I'm pretty sure they are at max size lol but I have a plan and I'm doing this because its fun money is just a plus I have a life going already so its just a matter of time honestly and also what is that paste you are talking about? Can I use veggie cubes to feed the rots?
franks fish
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franks fish
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And I'll find the arrival I got that info from lol
franks fish
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Also thank you all for the information its hard to maintain my stuff finanence wise but I'm making it work lol
franks fish
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Can't find the artical but what is the out come of breeding a black occ. And true perc then?
