Ochre cardinal with a mouthful!
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aztbs
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I have three ochres, I think only one male and two females.
I have two very large old pajamas that have eggs ALL THE TIME, but he won't sit still for a photo. He can see the camera and he turns away from it.
And then I have a school of eight blue-eyes. They are breeding also, I think there may be 2 or 3 males in the group. They are also too quick.
The male ochre is sitting in his little cave. I'll try again before he releases to get an open mouth/shuffle shot.
I have two very large old pajamas that have eggs ALL THE TIME, but he won't sit still for a photo. He can see the camera and he turns away from it.
And then I have a school of eight blue-eyes. They are breeding also, I think there may be 2 or 3 males in the group. They are also too quick.
The male ochre is sitting in his little cave. I'll try again before he releases to get an open mouth/shuffle shot.
"Umm fish?"
Premium Member
Those are fantastic shots! Congratulations. Do you try to raise the youngsters?
I hope you don't mind, but I shared links to your photos (with a link to this thread, of course) with all of the cardinal breeders over at MOFIB.
I hope you don't mind, but I shared links to your photos (with a link to this thread, of course) with all of the cardinal breeders over at MOFIB.
aztbs
Active member
Thanks for the compliments! No problem with sharing the pics with the link, thanks!
I couldn't possibly catch them out of my reef, so I have never tried to raise them. In fact, for the years that they have been breeding, I have never actually seen the babies released. It happens in the middle of the night and they are all eaten up by morning.
Here is a full tank shot for you, the tank is a peninsula/room divider so you get both sides.
I couldn't possibly catch them out of my reef, so I have never tried to raise them. In fact, for the years that they have been breeding, I have never actually seen the babies released. It happens in the middle of the night and they are all eaten up by morning.
Here is a full tank shot for you, the tank is a peninsula/room divider so you get both sides.
"Umm fish?"
Premium Member
You don't necessarily need to pull the parents. Larval fish are attracted to small lights (very dim) right after hatch and will swim themselves right into larval snaggers. See:
http://www.marinebreeder.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=499&highlight=larva+snagger
I'm sure there are lots of examples here on RC as well. Those cardinals would probably be pretty tough to raise, but it couldn't hurt to snag a few and at least get some photos, right?
Good luck with those snails! (More nice photos, BTW!) That second batch looks about ready to pop. I believe that these pictures are Tongan nassarius larvae, a few hours post-hatch (at 200x):
http://www.marinebreeder.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=499&highlight=larva+snagger
I'm sure there are lots of examples here on RC as well. Those cardinals would probably be pretty tough to raise, but it couldn't hurt to snag a few and at least get some photos, right?
Good luck with those snails! (More nice photos, BTW!) That second batch looks about ready to pop. I believe that these pictures are Tongan nassarius larvae, a few hours post-hatch (at 200x):
aztbs
Active member
I never thought of trying to catch the cardinals that way, cool contraption. He released them last night, maybe I can build a vacuum by the next cycle.
I love the microscope images. I had hoped I'd see a few around the eggs. Here are the updates:
The last of the mature eggs:
They are rapidly emptying:
And look what was right next to them this morning, cerith eggs!
I don't know what the other round things are, but I love the tube knots.
I love the microscope images. I had hoped I'd see a few around the eggs. Here are the updates:
The last of the mature eggs:
They are rapidly emptying:
And look what was right next to them this morning, cerith eggs!
I don't know what the other round things are, but I love the tube knots.
"Umm fish?"
Premium Member
Congratulations! Looks like someone's been playing the Luther Vandross near the tank again!
Nice photos!
Nice photos!
maroun.c
New member
Very nice shots,
Flash is always recycling when it's really needed.
I'm somehow not that sorry that my SB600 flash exploded last week and I had to upgrade to an SB800 that has an additional battery for quicker recycle times and much more power so now I'm rarely waiting for it to recycle.
Flash is always recycling when it's really needed.
I'm somehow not that sorry that my SB600 flash exploded last week and I had to upgrade to an SB800 that has an additional battery for quicker recycle times and much more power so now I'm rarely waiting for it to recycle.
zeppelin
www.corareef.org
Very cool. I am working with a trio myself of what appears to be the same fish. Male held the eggs for about a week, then swallowed them the first time. He is holding again now. I consider mine Apogon holotaenia, copperstriped cardinals. I have geo working on a larvae trap as we speak so I can try and save some of the fry this time.
Again, very cool shots.
Again, very cool shots.
