Ocelaris eggs
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D-Nak
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I would venture to guess that more pairs than not lay eggs. If you want to try to raise the babies, you'll want to head over to this forum and read up:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86
Raising the fry is not hard, however raising high quality fish requires a lot of discipline and diligence.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86
Raising the fry is not hard, however raising high quality fish requires a lot of discipline and diligence.
D-Nak
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But seriously, after you've read up on the process, if you have specific questions, post them in the breeding forum.
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But seriously, after you've read up on the process, if you have specific questions, post them in the breeding forum.
D-Nak
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If you want to get serious about breeding, you really do need breeding tanks for the pairs of clowns, as well as grow-out tanks for the babies. The key to success is clean water, so you either need to do a lot of water changes or have an oversized filter (large sump, skimmer, bio-media, UV, etc.).
If you're just testing the waters, just wait for a Petco $1 per gallon sale and pick up a few tanks, probably two 10 gallon tanks for starters, one for the larvae and the other for grow out. It should be fine for the short term, but expect to buy more tanks if you want to ramp up production. Expect to spend about $500 for initial supplies, which will include a rotifer culture, sieves, food, tanks, filters, etc.
Dapg8gt
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D-NAK has given you basically the source you need for a full blown breeding program in the links he provided. My clowns have been laying eggs for close to 10 years and I have the same record as Calore =)..
I wouldn't necessarily feel obligated to raise the fry if I were you. I think of it as free food for the reef.
My goldflake maroons are a different story though and one day I will make the commitment to follow through but it's like D-NAK States it's a all or nothing thing when it comes to raising them successfully, then the problem of getting rid of them afterwards. I know for a fact I'd have a hard time unloading all of my ocellaris babies if I chose to raise them. The local market would probably get so saturated that you would have heraim 's at home forever.
My advice would be to read all you can and see if it's something you feel passionately enough about to go the extra mile to raise them. If so good luck and I'm sure others would be interested in a documentation thread showing your process and achievements, I have followed a lot of those threads from the shadows just out of interest and knowledge.
Oh and congrats on the babies=) it goes to show something is going right in your tank that they are comfortable enough to breed so that's an accomplishment in itself imo..
I wouldn't necessarily feel obligated to raise the fry if I were you. I think of it as free food for the reef.
My goldflake maroons are a different story though and one day I will make the commitment to follow through but it's like D-NAK States it's a all or nothing thing when it comes to raising them successfully, then the problem of getting rid of them afterwards. I know for a fact I'd have a hard time unloading all of my ocellaris babies if I chose to raise them. The local market would probably get so saturated that you would have heraim 's at home forever.
My advice would be to read all you can and see if it's something you feel passionately enough about to go the extra mile to raise them. If so good luck and I'm sure others would be interested in a documentation thread showing your process and achievements, I have followed a lot of those threads from the shadows just out of interest and knowledge.
Oh and congrats on the babies=) it goes to show something is going right in your tank that they are comfortable enough to breed so that's an accomplishment in itself imo..
rhdoug
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It's more like an extra 5 miles!! It is a lot of work. But it is very rewarding. Not monetarily, but rewarding. I raised a few batches of gold stripe maroons about 10 years ago. I still have one of the "babies" in a nano tank. I have a pair of breeding occelaris that have been going at it for about 7-8 years but have no intention of raising any of their offspring.
Yes I agree, having fish spawning in the tank is very cool, and shows they are happy. Good job!
phender
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If you use San Francisco and not Great Salt Lake brineshrimp eggs and you harvest them within an hour or so from when they hatch, you might be able to raise up a few. But it is a lot of work for just a few babies. If I remember, I also added some very finely pulverized flake food. I also had to vacuum the water a couple times a day to remove food and brineshrimp that had grown too big to eat. I did this only because my rotifer culture crashed and I thought I would give it a shot.
A quick Google search for "rotifer cultures" would find a source near you.
A quick Google search for "rotifer cultures" would find a source near you.
phender
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Most of the babies will not accept the pulverized flakes as their first food. You will need to set up a new batch of brineshrimp for every day because they are only small enough or the fry to eat for the first few hours after they hatch.
The fry's yolk sac will keep them alive for the first couple days without food. That is why some people think they are doing great and then everything dies after day 3.
The fry's yolk sac will keep them alive for the first couple days without food. That is why some people think they are doing great and then everything dies after day 3.
