flamehawkfish
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hi Everyone
After following several members' advice (and Joyce Wilkerson's book), I successfully hatched and salvaged 300-500 baby Gold-rimmed Maroon Clownfish! Hooray! I still have work to do, but this feels like a major milestone.
Last night, I turned off all my pumps right before hatching. After 15 minutes, the eggs hatched, and the babies swirled around my dim flashlight like a swarm of fruit-flies. Very cool.
Now, the baby clowns are in a separate 10G tank, eating Phyto-enriched Rotifers now. I will let everyone know how it pans out.
Here are a few pics detailing the experience.
This is a lousy picture, but I wanted to show you the parents. This is the night before the hatch. Notice the eggs to the left of the male (who appears blurry b/c he's fanning his prize).
Here's my main tank during the hatch. It's hard to see, but notice the swarm of tiny specs (almost like flies) on the top-left? Those are the baby Maroons moments after hatching.
Here are all the baby Maroon clownfish- hundreds of them! They are less than 1 day old in this 10g tank, and seem to be getting along well. They're already eating.
Lastly, here is my Greenwater/Rotifer/Clownfish Rearing Tank set-up in the garage. It's pretty crude and basic, but it's working well so far.
After following several members' advice (and Joyce Wilkerson's book), I successfully hatched and salvaged 300-500 baby Gold-rimmed Maroon Clownfish! Hooray! I still have work to do, but this feels like a major milestone.
Last night, I turned off all my pumps right before hatching. After 15 minutes, the eggs hatched, and the babies swirled around my dim flashlight like a swarm of fruit-flies. Very cool.
Now, the baby clowns are in a separate 10G tank, eating Phyto-enriched Rotifers now. I will let everyone know how it pans out.
Here are a few pics detailing the experience.
This is a lousy picture, but I wanted to show you the parents. This is the night before the hatch. Notice the eggs to the left of the male (who appears blurry b/c he's fanning his prize).
Here's my main tank during the hatch. It's hard to see, but notice the swarm of tiny specs (almost like flies) on the top-left? Those are the baby Maroons moments after hatching.
Here are all the baby Maroon clownfish- hundreds of them! They are less than 1 day old in this 10g tank, and seem to be getting along well. They're already eating.
Lastly, here is my Greenwater/Rotifer/Clownfish Rearing Tank set-up in the garage. It's pretty crude and basic, but it's working well so far.
