Inducing clowns to spawn. how did you do it?
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fishieness
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i jsut thought of something.... so instead of making a new thread, i jsut decided to recycle this one.....
would me looking at my tank with a small flashlight every night disturb them enough to not spawn? or at least not start?
would me looking at my tank with a small flashlight every night disturb them enough to not spawn? or at least not start?
Just to back up David M's post, I have two black and white osc. and they are in a 200 L tank with a pair of CBS. Neither take much notice of the other except for the odd antenea nipping when the CBS get a little game. Certainly doesnt interfere with the clowns spawning which is clockwork as expected. Feeding well is a good idea but make sure that your biosystem can handle it.
I also try to avoid messing with the tank? Set it up and then leave it.
Good luck.
Oh and the little nemos swimming around in the grow out tank is well worth the effort IMHO.
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.. One more thing I have no moon lighting of any sort and the tank is in my lounge.... movies and a little music maybe helped with spawning but I also dispute the commonly held theory that Barry White will help..... In Australia it is more likely something like the living end?
Guess they will do when they want eh?
Nathan
I also try to avoid messing with the tank? Set it up and then leave it.
Good luck.
Oh and the little nemos swimming around in the grow out tank is well worth the effort IMHO.
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.. One more thing I have no moon lighting of any sort and the tank is in my lounge.... movies and a little music maybe helped with spawning but I also dispute the commonly held theory that Barry White will help..... In Australia it is more likely something like the living end?
Guess they will do when they want eh?
Nathan
masterswimmer
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I agree with Noof, the light will not effect them. I use my red lamp every single night
.FYI, Barry White is the man! :lol:
JHardman
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7599876#post7599876 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by David M
Do you guys think the 2 year mark is a standard?? I never got that impression from the Wilkerson or Hoff books and the only pair Ive formed so far from my own stock started nesting at 16 months. I always thought they were good to go anytime after the first year. I remember reading from Joyce something like "this years larvae are next years broodstock"
It depends on the species Dave. A. ocellaris are going to be viable at 8-10 months old, but very unlikely to spawn unitl they are 13-18 months old.
A. clarkii have been known to spawn at 8-9 months. A. percula is going to be closer to 24-36 months, and so on and so on.
As an example... One of my females lost her male to the carpet and was replaced by a 8 month old juvenile. They put down a nest on schedule. It was not good, but within a few trys, they had it down.
fishieness
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the other day, i saw my male skittering agains the rock and like vibrating. this is a sign of pre-spawning ritual correct? i know i have read that somewhere..... but i havent seen him do it since like last weekend.
NicoleC
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My pair spawned for me the first time in under a year, and I guess they were about 4 months old when I got them. So definately on the low end of the range. Why? I have no idea. But good food and lots of it from the time I got them probably helped.
I took my juvenile G. oceanops a few months, the yellow watchman gobies 30 days, my scooter blennies 3 days, and the pistol shrimp pair arrived with eggs!
I took my juvenile G. oceanops a few months, the yellow watchman gobies 30 days, my scooter blennies 3 days, and the pistol shrimp pair arrived with eggs!
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