angel_eyez84
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why arent more people using the theclownfishforum.com? seems like it would be a very nice site if more people interested in clowns would use it!
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tpdpercula
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Very good point Arati! I went on there about a year ago and thought, "what a waste of a good site".
Toddrtrex
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I have to agree completely, I was just reading a few of the stickies by the main person, and was shocked at the information that s/he was giving out.
I really liked this little tid-bit,
"The light requirements for anemones can be met by using an actinic 20 watt fluorescent light bulb. This bulb will require a different ballast than your aquarium strip light. Both the bulb and ballast are usually available from an electrical or specialty lighting store."
angel_eyez84
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i was just saying if more people were to start using it, it would probably be a very informative site....
fishkid6692
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why wouldn't everyone just stay here?
Toddrtrex
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The wrongness of that site is addicting.
"The proper range for saltwater density is a specific gravity reading of 1.020 to 1.024 with an ideal reading of 1.022 and 80 degrees."
Controls for cyano
" Controls: Strong water flow to physically prevent growth on coral. Remove by hand or siphon. Higher food inputs to encourage stronger coral growth. "
First, trying to promote another fish site isn't allowed. Second, I don't see how it could be a very informative site after looking through it for the past 30 minutes.
"The proper range for saltwater density is a specific gravity reading of 1.020 to 1.024 with an ideal reading of 1.022 and 80 degrees."
Controls for cyano
" Controls: Strong water flow to physically prevent growth on coral. Remove by hand or siphon. Higher food inputs to encourage stronger coral growth. "
First, trying to promote another fish site isn't allowed. Second, I don't see how it could be a very informative site after looking through it for the past 30 minutes.
kerusso316
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http://www.marinebreeder.org/ is the mofib site. No longer run by Matt Peterson{MWP}.It is more of a breeder site.There are about 50 top breeders in the world.Most of them are there.The site is for the advance breeders.This forum is more geared to the home aquarist/hobbist. Mofib, goes over the head of most hobbyist. Sorry DC if this is out of line.
LilGreenPuffer
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Considering that the admins and many members have healthy fish that they are breeding succesfully, it can't be that bad.
I don't actually have clowns yet, so what do I know, but it seems like if the fish are healthy, it can't be as bad as everyone says.
I don't actually have clowns yet, so what do I know, but it seems like if the fish are healthy, it can't be as bad as everyone says.
rkelman
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"The wrongness of that site is addicting. "
I love that line..
"Mofib, goes over the head of most hobbyist."
You think? I think its great for breeding info / support / advice and sharing ideas. Don't forget we have some pretty experienced and successful breeders here too. There are plus's and minus's to both sites. I never considered MOFIB to go over anyone's head. They have good people there. Just like there are good people here.
I love that line..
"Mofib, goes over the head of most hobbyist."
You think? I think its great for breeding info / support / advice and sharing ideas. Don't forget we have some pretty experienced and successful breeders here too. There are plus's and minus's to both sites. I never considered MOFIB to go over anyone's head. They have good people there. Just like there are good people here.
fishkid6692
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i use 3 forums usually. RC, rareclownfish, and MOFIB. those are the only sites i use and the only one i use on a daily basis is RC. it takes too long to get a response usually on the other forums.
LilGreenPuffer
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What's wrong with it? What is the correct version of these facts?
Toddrtrex
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Since I quoted the "facts" I will answer your question.
First one -- about the light requirements of anemones can be might with an actinic 20 watt florescent bulb.
Where to begin. First, he didn't take into account the size of the tank when stated 20 watts --- akin to watts per gallon, which is useless. Then there is the fact that he suggested an 20 watt ACTINIC bulb is all that is needed. Besides being only a 20 watt bulb, it is actinic, which isn't going to have very much usable PAR.
Second, "The proper range for saltwater density is a specific gravity reading of 1.020 to 1.024 with an ideal reading of 1.022 and 80 degrees." The average SG of reefs is 1.0264, which quite a bit higher then his "ideal" 1.022. And this isn't an opinion, but a fact, which he got wrong and very well could cause harm to anemones.
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"Controls for cyano
" Controls: Strong water flow to physically prevent growth on coral. Remove by hand or siphon. Higher food inputs to encourage stronger coral growth. "
The last thing you want to do when having Cyano issues is to increase the food inputs, that will just make the situation worse. Then you can getting into feeding of corals -- he never states what type of food, and what corals. With the info that he gave there, it is going to make a bad situation worse, not better.
LilGreenPuffer
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Since none of that made sense to me, I think I'm going to go and do some research. 
Yunachin is a she, by the way.
I still find it odd that someone with such beautiful, healthy fish and such large, healthy spawns could be wrong about basic facts like those.
Yunachin is a she, by the way.
I still find it odd that someone with such beautiful, healthy fish and such large, healthy spawns could be wrong about basic facts like those.
Toddrtrex
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I find it odd too, but the fact remains that she is wrong.
My Clarkii pair has been spawning for the last 6 years or so, and my Pink skunk pair for about 6 months now. In the past I had a pair of GSM that spawned every 2 weeks or so (( ended up selling them. ))
The pink skunk's eggs a day or two before hatching,
Some of the Clarkii eggs right after their spawn,
A few days later, can see the eyes,
My Clarkii pair has been spawning for the last 6 years or so, and my Pink skunk pair for about 6 months now. In the past I had a pair of GSM that spawned every 2 weeks or so (( ended up selling them. ))
The pink skunk's eggs a day or two before hatching,
Some of the Clarkii eggs right after their spawn,
A few days later, can see the eyes,
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