Solomon Percula

[CoralsAddiction]

Congrats on the spawn. There's a chance your pair might accept the juvi as the third wheel. I've seen it happen in captivity whith an Ocellaris breeding pair.

 

[ThRoewer]

He was back in the anemone this morning, but got kicked out after the lights come on.

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[ThRoewer]

I couldn't see the little one yesterday, so I checked around the underside of the anemone by lifting the sides of the anemone a bit and there he was hiding.
Today seems the same and he is nowhere to be seen. Though today I won't chase him out but rather wait and see how things play out.

I think this is very similar how posts larva clownfish sneak into already occupied anemones. The tiny ones can easily hide among the tentacles or underneath the anemone.
I also think that the size of the anemone is a key factor whether the new arrival is accepted or not.

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[ThRoewer]

Pair #2 laid their second batch of eggs on Thursday. I feel the eggs are a bit lighter in color. I probably need to feed more pellets and Calanus pods...

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Time to get a rotifer culture going again.

 

[ThRoewer]

This was their first clutch:

(no idea why the picture disappeared from the post above)

 

[ThRoewer]

I thought it would be time for an update.


Pair 1 (Solomons or possibly Irian Jaya):

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Pair 2 (Solomons) in what my large crispa has become:

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Pair 3 (Solomons):

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Pair 4 (Solomons):

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These guys stress their gig too much...

Pair 5 (Irian Jaya):

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[CoralsAddiction]

Pair 5 could also be from Biak...

 

[ThRoewer]

Pair 5 could also be from Biak...

I would still count that as PNG/Irian Jaya. These guys definitely came from Indonesia and not the Solomon Islands.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I would still count that as PNG/Irian Jaya. These guys definitely came from Indonesia and not the Solomon Islands.

Yes, almost certainly from Papua
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aKvndjko-zI

 

[ThRoewer]

You really can't tell by coloration. I've seen Solomon percula with the same coloration. The only thing you can go by is where they reportedly were collected (assuming there wasn't a screw-up at the wholesaler). The only reason I know reliably where they came from is because the LFS I got them from is a trusted source, plus they only got them because they were cheap (the Indonesian exporter wanted to get rid of them before Ramadan started). These 2 (and another picasso onyx) were the only survivors of that shipment, and only because I tossed them straight into hyposalinity and gave them a heavy dose of Septra.

My pairs 3 & 4 were direct imports from the Solomons that I got straight from the importer so those are certain. These were cherry-picked out of a shipment of at least 100.

Pair 1 came from a local store that had no idea if they were even wild or captive bred (I'm certain they are wild), let alone where from. Based on the black, Australia can probably be excluded (not that they bother to collect percula anyway). The bulk of percula imports comes from the Solomons, so it's likely they came from there, but Indonesia (Irian Jaya/PNG) can't be completely excluded either.

Pair 2 came from another store that claimed they were from the Solomons and they looked the part.

 

[ThRoewer]

Time for an update.

Pair #1, still in the same gigantea:
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[LargeAngels]

I really like that pattern on pair #1.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Do they have eggs at around 8 o’clock position or they just pretending like it?

 

[OrionN]

Very nice pair. My pair is doing great also.

 

[ThRoewer]

Do they have eggs at around 8 o'clock position or they just pretending like it?

Yes, they laid eggs for the first time since we moved in December. For the first 4 months they and their gig were in a small basket in a holding tank.
I got the 100 gallon tank up and running again about a month ago. They definitely like that one better than the basket. And with daily feedings their gigantea almost doubled in size since.


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[ThRoewer]

Very nice pair. My pair is doing great also.

AC got another Irian Jaya percula, just in case you are interested.

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[Planetmacro]

My PNG perculas.
https://youtu.be/7stnpUblhyY

 

[ThRoewer]

Time for another update:

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[hottuna]

real nice ! x2

 

[Overboard]

Beautiful Percs!