First time raising clownfish fry

[reef_corgi]

Last night ~70 clownfish hatch and survive out of ~250 eggs.

Here is the parent: Female is 4 years old regular and Male is 1.5 year old snowflake.

Frys tank setup:

 

[Reef1589]

this pics dont work for me

 

[reef_corgi]

yeah.. I got it fix.. post the wrong link...

 

[Clownfish Depot]

Congrats! What method did you use to get them to the fry tank?

 

[Clownfish Depot]

Congrats! What method did you use to get them to the fry tank?

 

[mike13oy]

Congrats. Wonder how many will be snowflake?

 

[Clownfish Depot]

Looks like you may have a few pairs in a divided tank. What other pairs do you have?

 

[reef_corgi]

Congrats! What method did you use to get them to the fry tank?

After all light went out, I move the flower pot into the fry tank then replace the parent tank with a new flower pot. There is an air stone inside the pot to create a fanning movement for the egg or fungus took over. I make a mistake for not create enough movement. Lesson learned.

 

[reef_corgi]

Congrats. Wonder how many will be snowflake?

My snowflake nothing compare to your rare GSM babies. Nice article by the way:
http://blog.aquanerd.com/2011/09/local-breeder-shows-off-very-unique-maroon-clownfish.html

 

[reef_corgi]

Looks like you may have a few pairs in a divided tank. What other pairs do you have?

2 years old Picasso clownfish pair.
2 years old Snowflake with 8 months old B&W.
4+ years tomato clown pair.

It does not seem like they will lay egg any time soon.

 

[reef_corgi]

I lost a few fry last night and this morning.

In Day 2, fry look much stronger and healthier. I guess survive of the fitness.
Out of curiosity, why fry search and pick which rotifer to eat when there are a dense of them. Apparently, they are choosing the smaller rotifer rather than the larger one. I look at the larger one under a 20x magnifying glass and it is the same as the smaller.
Time to vacuum the bottom and water change. My DIY vacuum apparatus:

The airline hose is from Home Depot because it is thicker and rigid then the one that is in the pet store. It is around the same price but will last longer. The balloon stick can be bought at Party City. A 10 mL syringe is to siphon out the water instead of me sucking on it which I am not in favor of it.
This setup work well for me; since it does not drain much water and rigid balloon stick allow me for easy control.

 

[reef_corgi]

Day 7

Some clowns are showing white snowflake helmet:

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Testing out their new body after metamorphosis (super fast swimmer):
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[reef_corgi]

Sideburns pattern appearing next to head pattern:

 

[BluespotLady]

nice!

 

[mike13oy]

Very nice. keep them pics coming

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

So tiny!!

 

[reef_corgi]

nice!

Thanks...

@mike13yo..

Yeah. let me take a picture of premium snowflake pattern. I see one where the white middle connect to the head.

@Sugar Magnolia
tiny ATM but growing everyday.

 

[reef_corgi]

Once the white fill in all the clear area, it is possible this one will be mostly white.
Premium snowflake pattern potential:

 

[Mikesville510]

Nice batch of babies! Good luck rearing them! A lot of potential here.

 

[reef_corgi]

Nice batch of babies! Good luck rearing them! A lot of potential here.

Thank you Mike.