Wild Onyx Clownfish. Take 3

They cost me 300$ it's not a mates pair but broodstock ready. They Are together at all times and sleep together so that's a good sign. I'm getting a frosted rainbow bubble tip anemone from the same guy for them . It's going to be my "special" tank.
 
domination2580 said:
I'm going to have my 125 gallon and the 55 with the clowns. They will have the entire 55gallon to themselves.
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That's nice. My clowns rule the tank. I added a bicolor chromis yesterday and have noticed a significant change in my clowns' behavior. They began to venture out more from their anemone. So sometimes adding a fish like that makes clowns more comfortable and secure. I also have a purple firefish but it's too shy and only comes out at feeding time.
 
CoralsAddiction said:
I sold off my corals before the upgrade and don't have much in the tank right now. But I will probably put another gig or two in it.
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That looks like a CAD Lights tank - what's the size?
I have a 30"x18"x18" from them.
 
CoralsAddiction said:
That's what has kept me in the hobby lately. My tank is 42 gallons (30x18x18) and is hooked up to a 12 gallon sump.
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I recently bought my current setup on Craigslist for $50 :D and what I thought was a 30 gal DT with a 20 gal tall sump. Well after checking the dimensions of the DT it's only a 20 gal long 30x12x12 So I'm going to keep the sump setup and use the new 40b that I just got from Petco last weekend. This will be the perfect mixed reef for me. I agree with you as the big tanks are just too much work that I'm not interested in doing anymore, just want to enjoy a nice sized tank and the 40 b fits that ticket perfectly :thumbsup:
 
domination2580 said:
They cost me 300$ it's not a mates pair but broodstock ready. They Are together at all times and sleep together so that's a good sign. I'm getting a frosted rainbow bubble tip anemone from the same guy for them . It's going to be my "special" tank.
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So you are planning on producing babies I take it.

I saw in another post you put up that you are keeping this pair in a 55gal tank? Why so large, if in fact you are going to be raising young? A 20 gal would be so much easier to deal with all the way around, especially when collecting the lava after they hatch. I think in most cases people who breed go with 10 gal for the most part. Of course this is all speculating that you are going to actually raise them. :beer:

Don't think I've actually seen a frosted BTA. Do you have a picture of it?
 
Collecting larva is the most inefficient way when breeding clownfish. Best is to either keep them in a ceramic flowerpot, or if you give them an anemone to offer a flowerpot shard for them to lay their eggs on. That way you can move the eggs to the larva tank the evening before the hatch and lose next to none.
 
ThRoewer said:
Collecting larva is the most inefficient way when breeding clownfish. Best is to either keep them in a ceramic flowerpot, or if you give them an anemone to offer a flowerpot shard for them to lay their eggs on. That way you can move the eggs to the larva tank the evening before the hatch and lose next to none.
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You really should write a thread about the process to share with us. I know I for one would greatly appreciate it, I'm sure many others will as well. Oh and don't forget the pictures... lots of pictures :celeb1:
 
ThRoewer said:
Collecting larva is the most inefficient way when breeding clownfish. Best is to either keep them in a ceramic flowerpot, or if you give them an anemone to offer a flowerpot shard for them to lay their eggs on. That way you can move the eggs to the larva tank the evening before the hatch and lose next to none.
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This is exactly the way I plan. Which is why so large. I want them to feel they have a lot of room to wander and feel safe.
 
domination2580 said:
This is exactly the way I plan. Which is why so large. I want them to feel they have a lot of room to wander and feel safe.
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Large is good! Keep in mind that ideally you need to fill the larva tank with water from the parents tank. That's how I did it and it worked great. So great that after a short while I was drowning in thousands of baby fish.
I would recommend to sell the little ones as soon as they are fully colored and leave the grow-out to someone else. Even if you get less money for them you make more in the end since the grow out is the most costly part.

BTW: I found round (or hexagonal/octagonal) tanks with a rotating current the best to get nearly all larva to survive.
 
CoralsAddiction said:
That's what has kept me in the hobby lately. My tank is 42 gallons (30x18x18) and is hooked up to a 12 gallon sump.
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Those measurements can't be right. The 40b is 36x18x17 So I'm guessing yours is 36x18x18? My 20 L is 30x12x12 Which I find bizarre that you double the water volume and the dimensions don't really change all that much.
 
CoralsAddiction said:
It's this tank. I was able to find brand new tank and stand without stock equipment, and just used the equipment I already had.
http://www.cadlights.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=61_74&products_id=306
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I have precisely the same tank and stand but don't use their pump and sump. The Jebao pump that came with it is super strong but also loud and not really a seawater pump (it has a steel shaft). Also the outlet nozzle is too tight to let any water through. So I removed the nozzle and replaced the pump with a smaller one. I currently use a clear plastic container as a sump as their original sump was too small for my skimmer.
 
Dkuhlmann said:
Ok, now that makes sense, it's not a typical tank like the 40b.
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I took it because the 30 inch was precisely the size I could fit in that location, but the standard 30x12x12 are not well suited for reef tanks. 30x18x18 on the other hand is ideal.
I only wish it had a euro bracing all around - rimless is always such a mess or you need dial down your flow.
 
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