Request for assistance - Clownfish/anemone Bio-pages
- Thread starter Dlckwood
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ClownReef®
Bubbletrousing
..Any updates?
Larry Grenier
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So.......... is this web-page down forever?
sunny d polyp
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spawning melanopsis
spawning melanopsis
hope I'm not breaking into someones thread. today I noticed my clowns Amphiprion melanopsus, have spawned next to their anemone that they've been hosting for about 5 months. I have an 46/gal bowfront reef with mostly sps and some lps, neon gobi, rock beauty, royal gramma, e-midas blenny and 6 lined wrassed. I also have an 25/gal sump refugium on reverse timers/ protien skimmer in sump and an hob refugium (cpr 4.5/gal), fluval 304 with bio-max media and bio-chemzorb (changed every 2 months). Water changes are 10% weekly. Sorry if this is too long, what are the chances of the larvae reaching adulthood? What can I do to increase their chances for survival? Removing them is not an easy option as you can imagine. Hope I can get some assistance here, everyone has been great in the past.
sunny d
spawning melanopsis
hope I'm not breaking into someones thread. today I noticed my clowns Amphiprion melanopsus, have spawned next to their anemone that they've been hosting for about 5 months. I have an 46/gal bowfront reef with mostly sps and some lps, neon gobi, rock beauty, royal gramma, e-midas blenny and 6 lined wrassed. I also have an 25/gal sump refugium on reverse timers/ protien skimmer in sump and an hob refugium (cpr 4.5/gal), fluval 304 with bio-max media and bio-chemzorb (changed every 2 months). Water changes are 10% weekly. Sorry if this is too long, what are the chances of the larvae reaching adulthood? What can I do to increase their chances for survival? Removing them is not an easy option as you can imagine. Hope I can get some assistance here, everyone has been great in the past.
sunny d
dantodd
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There is zero chance of any larvae surviving in the tank. It will take you a few weeks to order and start adequate cultures to feed the little guys.
You can build a "larvae catcher" with plans from Joyce Wilkerson's book "Clownfishes" to get the fry out as they hatch. It is the absolute best introduction to the world of raising clownfish. Order it online today. It will help you prepare to raise clownfish.
Your clowns should continue breeding now that they've started. Most clowns will breed on a regular basis. Mine would lay every 10 days without fail. Others lay once a lunar month. Keep track of when the nest was laid an when the eggs hatch, you'll need to know this for later when you will be trying to raise the fry. Clownfish eggs hatch between 8 and 12 days after being laid.
While you are waiting for the book to arrive here are a few little nuggets of what to look for. Usually it is the male who watches over the eggs and fans them to keep them well oxygenated. He will also sometimes "nouth" the eggs to keep them nicely ordered. Subsequent nests should be larger than the first as the female will lay more eggs and the male will get better at fertilizing them. They will cull any unfertilized eggs as they mature so bare spots in the middle of the nest is pretty common in the first couple clutches but after a little while you should have nice full nests.
The first day the eggs are laid they should all be fairly stgrongly colored. Over the days as they near hatching the color will dim a little as the yolk is used up and the fry starts developing. You'll also start to see little silvery flecks in the eggs, these are the eyes and you should see silver reflections in all (or nearly all) the eggs by the day before hatch. The eggs should hatch immediately after lights out up to about 15 minutes after lights out. On hatch night you can shine a SMALL flashlight on the top of the tank and it will attract the fry as they hatch. It's cool to do even if you can't raise them yet. You'll need to do this to capture them anyway so it's good practice.
You can build a "larvae catcher" with plans from Joyce Wilkerson's book "Clownfishes" to get the fry out as they hatch. It is the absolute best introduction to the world of raising clownfish. Order it online today. It will help you prepare to raise clownfish.
Your clowns should continue breeding now that they've started. Most clowns will breed on a regular basis. Mine would lay every 10 days without fail. Others lay once a lunar month. Keep track of when the nest was laid an when the eggs hatch, you'll need to know this for later when you will be trying to raise the fry. Clownfish eggs hatch between 8 and 12 days after being laid.
While you are waiting for the book to arrive here are a few little nuggets of what to look for. Usually it is the male who watches over the eggs and fans them to keep them well oxygenated. He will also sometimes "nouth" the eggs to keep them nicely ordered. Subsequent nests should be larger than the first as the female will lay more eggs and the male will get better at fertilizing them. They will cull any unfertilized eggs as they mature so bare spots in the middle of the nest is pretty common in the first couple clutches but after a little while you should have nice full nests.
The first day the eggs are laid they should all be fairly stgrongly colored. Over the days as they near hatching the color will dim a little as the yolk is used up and the fry starts developing. You'll also start to see little silvery flecks in the eggs, these are the eyes and you should see silver reflections in all (or nearly all) the eggs by the day before hatch. The eggs should hatch immediately after lights out up to about 15 minutes after lights out. On hatch night you can shine a SMALL flashlight on the top of the tank and it will attract the fry as they hatch. It's cool to do even if you can't raise them yet. You'll need to do this to capture them anyway so it's good practice.
sunny d polyp
New member
Thanks so much for all of your info. Everyone is asking how I managed to get them to spawn. Dumb luck is the answer here. I didn't really want any clowns because anemones were one species I wanted to avoid in my tank. My partner and co-owner of the tank (wife) didn't want an sps (sticks as she refers to them) only tank. So a compromise was in order, along with the anemone we also have a torch and a frog spawn which have both grown tremendously in the past 6 months (getting ready to frag them both) and getting invasive. Thanks agian for your response, I can always depend on reefcentral to come to the rescue.
Jerry S. (sunny d)
Jerry S. (sunny d)
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
David- I would be happy to (again) supply (my own!) pictures of Clownfish if needed. LMK.
Dlckwood
Premium Member
OK, I did just a little tweaking on the original. Take a look.
http://www.geocities.com/dlckwood2/biopage.htm
http://www.geocities.com/dlckwood2/biopage.htm
sunny d polyp
New member
nice LD, thx. lots of info. I'll get back with you.
fischcrazy
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site is down
Letting this one float unstuck until further notice.
Thanks.
Thanks.
