My Black Ocellaris pair are spawning!!!

[rkelman]

This thread has been fantastic. I've combed over it over the last several days, taking a lot of notes. Now I'm fired up about breeding some clowns.

You know this thread is good if I'm finally posting something after a couple years of lurking.

I'm glad you found some usefull info in my thread thanks!

RKLM - how much time from buy them to there first spawn?
also, what is the time period between each spawn?

Thank you!

About a year and a half from when I bought them till first spawn I think. The time between spawns has been 14 days. They haven't spawned since I took down the 190 though.

 

[iziko]

About a year and a half from when I bought them till first spawn I think. The time between spawns has been 14 days. They haven't spawned since I took down the 190 though.

Thank you!

I didn't see you took down the 190 :rolleye1:

When was that?

 

[Myst666]

This is an Awesome Thread, I dont have clowns yet, still working on my first set up. But I will defiantly follow and use this as a reference, when I get a pair. Sounds like there is a lot of work just to get a set up for the fry.
Keep posting pictures. Do you ever sell what you raised to OH LFS?

 

[jonnybravo22]

can you help me? i learned a lot from this thread and have been making my first attempt at raising fry. i have a thread where i've asked a few times in this forum but no info so far as to what are the phases and appropriate timing for the different sizes of otohime? i'm nervous b/c i'm inexperienced and i know the standard way is to use baby brine. i just want these little guys to make it so want them to eat well but not quite sure how much they are eating of the otohime and what size i should be giving them. so i pretty much give all sizes between a and b1 and b2 in hopes that they eat one. i see them picking at the food. they are about 20 days old. thanks.

 

[jo_shua]

take some new pics...

 

[aquaph8]

Great thread, are you still at it?

 

[rkelman]

I haven't had any eggs in a long time so im going to get out of raising them once my current stock is gone.

 

[reefstew]

I haven't had any eggs in a long time so im going to get out of raising them once my current stock is gone.

Blacks are a lot more difficult to get them to spawn. I have 6 pairs & only 2 have spawned. The one pair spawned twice in the last month but it's the first time this year & it's Sept.

 

[aquaph8]

My black clowns took 3 1/2 years to lay but are now on a regular schedule. I think I'm gonna try and raise them for the first time soon. This thread helps a lot, thanks for that.

 

[john miller]

I just read this whole thing and all I can say is WOW!

 

[bexar]

I haven't had any eggs in a long time so im going to get out of raising them once my current stock is gone.

NO!!! :headwally: ~ 2 bad news in one day! First being cheeky died last night. He was one of a kind Picasso from the very first hatch.

 

[J-BR0S]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[shioinu]

rkelman, what an adventure...many thanks for all your updates throughout your process...you have inspired many of us...you nearly wrote us a book...thanks!

best to you

 

[Catchoftheday]

Usually they lay on a tile so I just take the eggs to the larvae tank on the day they are to hatch. If they lay on a rock like this time. I use a flashlight and a bowl to catch the larvae and transfer them. (they are attracted to light)

I Have Eggs on my glass i would like to get them out once they hatch does my tank have to be pitch black and a flash light to get them out . i always have my moon led light on should i keep them of the night they hatch ???

 

[lazidog]

My black and whites are finally spawning

My black and whites are finally spawning

Horaaaahhh

 

[lazidog]

Great thread

Great thread

I wish I had found this earlier

 

[Techne]

I'm on page 14 of this post, working my way through. Just wanted to skip to the end and thank you for documenting your experience. It's very informative and inspirational!

 

[Techne]

Are the original parent's from this post "Black and White Ocellaris"? I am unsure if this differs from "Black Ocellaris" as the post title says... I have a black/white Ocellaris that still has an orange nose and some on his body. Just wondering if he will eventually be as dark as the parent's from this post.

 

[Luckedout]

They're the same thing. They're also called Onyx. They will continue to darken as they mature. A lot of them will still have a little orange on their face but it's typically a dirty orange. How old is your fish? Do you have a picture?

 

[reefstew]

They're the same thing. They're also called Onyx. They will continue to darken as they mature. A lot of them will still have a little orange on their face but it's typically a dirty orange. How old is your fish? Do you have a picture?

Onyx is a different fish then the black & white clowns.