Black onyx mated pairs?
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Thanks for correcting me.....
Haddonisreef
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There some locals in Co that can order anything you want pm me for any info!
jt_milstead
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If you could find a pair you will spend quite a bit of money, I know people who have spent $300-$500 for a pair.
I agree get two and let them pair up.
I agree get two and let them pair up.
elegance coral
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I think you will have a very hard time finding a "mated" pair someone is willing to part with. I think Taylor has your best bet. Just buy a pair of juvi's and raise them. You'd probably have eggs faster that way than looking for a mated pair.
jt_milstead
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Yeah it will be best to buy a couple juvis. If you get wild caught make sure you QT, and look out for Brooklynella.
tanglovers
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Any LFS who deals with C-quest should be able to get you nice juvenile onyx percs. I have a few that originated from them and they are super nice, they are the same lineage as Rod's Reef clowns. They grow fairly quickly and pair off very easily. I got a couple new ones about 3 months ago and the female is already 2-2.5" and the male 2". Were around 1.25" when I got them and showing near full onyx coloration.
vaporize
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There is "mated pair" and there is "spawning pair". The industry/hobby term is not very well defined. The industry definition of a 'mated pair' is that two have been paired up for extended period of time (timing ... depends on who you talk to); they might not necessarily be spawning or laid eggs together before. If you are buying a 'spawning pair', you should ask for pictures with eggs.
And spending $500 on a mated pair is a bit too much, on a spawning pair is about the right price especially if they are TRUE onyx (the tank raised ones coming direct from the ONYX line) as suppose to just w.c. ONYX pattern.
elegance coral
They call me EC
There is "mated pair" and there is "spawning pair". The industry/hobby term is not very well defined. The industry definition of a 'mated pair' is that two have been paired up for extended period of time (timing ... depends on who you talk to); they might not necessarily be spawning or laid eggs together before. If you are buying a 'spawning pair', you should ask for pictures with eggs.
And spending $500 on a mated pair is a bit too much, on a spawning pair is about the right price especially if they are TRUE onyx (the tank raised ones coming direct from the ONYX line) as suppose to just w.c. ONYX pattern.
Like you said, the industry/hobby term is not very well defined. IMHO though, a pair is not a "mated pair" unless they have...... well, "mated". If they have not produced eggs they are simply a "bonded pair".
jt_milstead
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Onyx were originally wild caught. Most wild caught Onyx Percula come from the waters off of Popua Nueguinea. Many breeders now breed Onyx due to their rarity.There is "mated pair" and there is "spawning pair". The industry/hobby term is not very well defined. The industry definition of a 'mated pair' is that two have been paired up for extended period of time (timing ... depends on who you talk to); they might not necessarily be spawning or laid eggs together before. If you are buying a 'spawning pair', you should ask for pictures with eggs.
And spending $500 on a mated pair is a bit too much, on a spawning pair is about the right price especially if they are TRUE onyx (the tank raised ones coming direct from the ONYX line) as suppose to just w.c. ONYX pattern.
vaporize
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Here's a bit of history. The term ONYX was coined by the Purto Rico hatchery C-Quest by its founder Bill Addison; Bill worked in the stone industry and ONYX was a black marble rock. The original ONYX broodstock was S.I. percula, C-Quest selective breed them out of many generations base on the offsprings that had the most black (and pair with other black offspring). It is not just a one or two generation type of w.c. percula with ONYX pattern.
W.C. ONYX patterned percula can come from SI, PNG, and Iran Jaya with the higher probabilities. w.c. onyx patterned percula can also lose their blackness very easily. t.r. onyx from the c-quest line (i.e. also rod's original parents) do not lose their blackness as easily. That's why there's a distinction on it.
Just because two w.c. onyx parent breed, it does not necessarily produce large % of onyx offsprings.
