spawning tricinctus!

[Ron Popeil]

thank you everyone, sincerely appreciated!

they are all now moved out of the 10 gallon and into their large marina breeder box attached to my main display. i plan on feeding them throughout the day to get them to grow as fast as possible without water quality issues. they certainly are adorable little fish.

what do people like more, yellow tricinctus or black tricinctus?

 

[Rare Angels]

Black

 

[Ron Popeil]

day 24

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here are the kids today. bright yellow. eating voraciously anything i put in there little home. the aggression has subsided which is a blessing. as you should be able to see there are also some distinct variations in growth and development.

unfortunately i have not been able raise any other nests since these guys. but am optimistic their next nest wont a)die suddenly after a hatch or b) be eaten by a camouflaged tuxedo urchin.

 

[Overboard]

Awesome! It is exciting to see your success. Can't imagine how much work must go into the effort. I don't think I have ever seen tank raised A. tricinctus before, anywhere. Great job!

 

[Winwood]

Those look great! Time to purchase a large red haddoni to raise them in!

 

[Ron Popeil]

well a few of these little guys escaped their hatchery box. i recovered one, the other two....ill see glimpses of them and then they vanish in the mass of tentacles. i have a feeling the parents spend quite a bit of time during the day expressing how unwelcome they are.

 

[MarinaP]

Parents will get used to them. Feeding the little guys will be a challenge.

 

[goat585]

I used to have problems losing the entire hatches over night of a couple of different species of clown fish. I started using brand new saltwater instead of broodstock water and the issue went away. I think it was a bacterial issue. I carbon dose my broodstock system so I think it had something to do with that.

Awesome fish by the way.

 

[Ron Popeil]

thanks marina, i think i will wait for them to put on a bit more size before i try introducing a swarm of little ones to the anemone.

goat, thank you! i will try that. i had been using aquarium water and i have lost nearly all of the last three nests to sudden die offs.

 

[Ron Popeil]

day 44

ive moved them into my garage system with a h. malu and s. mertensii. they seem to prefer the mertens. and it shows: their color has darkened since it was introduced. i would like to see them turn completely black soon.



they seem to only squabble when i am around

 

[worm5406]

They squabble vieing for your attention. HAHA

I am very happy for the positive movement you have had with these guys.

 

[Overboard]

Inspiring! Excellent skills and patience. They look awesome. Can't wait to see if they darken with the Merten's carpet. Thanks for sharing.

Mark

 

[Ron Popeil]

thank you so much! they certainly look indiscernible from a swarm of clarkii right now.

i wish i could say that every nest since has been a glowing success, but this is not the case. i only have 2 more that are about 18 days and another 2 that are a week old...out of nests of hundreds. plenty of discouragement with this whole process.

massive die offs within the first 5 days. i havent been able to find the reason. i used fresh new saltwater with this last nest, and the fry lasted several days. which was exciting since the previous nest lasted barely 36 hours. but then they too all suddenly perished. i was shocked that two little guys were still swimming around....

 

[Rare Angels]

Ron,

Parents health plays a huge role in fry survival also. Make sure you are feeding the spawning pair good quality foods and lots of it!!

Keep up the great work.

 

[Ron Popeil]

day 133

here is a video of the remaining 10 offspring. they are all assorted sizes. some are well over an inch, and a few are barely the size of a grain of rice. i introduced them to the parents about 2 weeks ago and thought for sure i had made a terrible mistake. the parents were relentless in chasing them. i feared most of them would end up killed. i didnt see any for days at a time.

but all of a sudden this week, i noticed far more tolerance of the little guys. they still get chased off, but its with only half interest. most of the time theyre swimming out in the open too which i find both surprising and exciting.

the video isnt the clearest, but you should get the idea. ill see if i can get a better quality video soon. at about the :35 mark you see a glimpse of one of the smallest offspring.

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[Aquarick]

Very Nice vid. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Overboard]

Excellent! What a milestone! One of my favorites. Very hopeful for your continued success.

Mark

 

[Ron Popeil]

day 276
after some losses during the cross country move, i have two left juveniles left. the female has turned very dark, while the male has stayed solid yellow. these pictures were difficult to come by, i wish i could do a divers den style photoshoot, but...alas i cannot.

 

[OrionN]

I hope all your beautiful anemones did well with the move