Mr Cob Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 Haha, thx! Got a bit of a rotifer problem, can't keep up with the fish we are pulling. Not losing fish but have to keep buying rotifers. Gonna get a few mil in this week and add two more 5gal buckets. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 i suppose there are worse problems to have than "i have too many babies and need to buy more food tanks". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosFyre Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Wow, weird information about the mysis. There are so many interesting things in this hobby. So when will the picasso/onyx babies be ready for re-homing? I wonder if one of those wouldn't make a great parent for a new strain of black snowflakes. The only orange is on their extremities. However, some people are against mixing occ and perc. I'm on the fence about it, but in general I lean toward "more variety in the genes = healthier" and "purepred = inbred = bad". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Got probably another 4-6 month's before any babies are ready to head out the door. I think. Just ordered more rotifers from Reed tonight. Ordered 5 mil this time. Going to split it across 4 buckets. Increasing rotifer cultures from 2 buckets to 4. Hoping this will be the final solution to our continuous rotifer problems. This also means going through the rotigrow phyto twice as fast. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Pair #1 with Big Mama laying down nest #8 lastnight, huge nest with very large eggs. The eggs were noticeably larger than her other nests. Nest 8 is hatching right now. I pulled the pot about an hour ago. : ) Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Pair #2 Half Onyx and Black Ice is laying their second nest right now : ) Their first nest is doing well and has not hit meta yet. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Here is a pic of pair #2 laying nest #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr Cob Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 First... the onyx picassos out of meta and looking sharp with their new stripes And next.. the rotifers. UGH! Like I said, the biggest issue for us throughout this entire process has been keeping up with rotifers. Well we finally decided to work with two 20g brutes and 2 5 gallon brutes. We will feed larvae from the 5 gallon buckets and will be using the 20g brutes as backup. Right now just one brute is going. After a week of not touching it we will split it into the other brute. Once we can get two brutes going full force we will remove the 5 gallon buckets. Hoping this does the trick.Here is a vid of larvae tank with a week old fry and a new nest in pot hatching...to get an idea of what our larvae tank looks like and a feel for the phyto dosing in larvae tanks. Not everyone does it like this but it is working for us: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 Let's see if I got this down yet... Big Mama from pair #1 has a protruding ovipositor. Just noticed it today. I believe this means she will lay tonight... Every time I have seen it in the past she lays. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 Let's see if I got this down yet... Big Mama from pair #1 has a protruding ovipositor. Just noticed it today. I believe this means she will lay tonight... Every time I have seen it in the past she lays. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk She is laying right now. : ) sent from my Samsung Note 8 on tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosFyre Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 First... the onyx picassos out of meta and looking sharp with their new stripes And next.. the rotifers. UGH! Like I said, the biggest issue for us throughout this entire process has been keeping up with rotifers. Well we finally decided to work with two 20g brutes and 2 5 gallon brutes. We will feed larvae from the 5 gallon buckets and will be using the 20g brutes as backup. Right now just one brute is going. After a week of not touching it we will split it into the other brute. Once we can get two brutes going full force we will remove the 5 gallon buckets. Hoping this does the trick. Here is a vid of larvae tank with a week old fry and a new nest in pot hatching...to get an idea of what our larvae tank looks like and a feel for the phyto dosing in larvae tanks. Not everyone does it like this but it is working for us: Is that air stone directly under the hatching nest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 The lightning clowns go up for auction on the 22nd, you should breed these guys they are super cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mlaw Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 How much do you suppose a breeding pair of lighting clowns is going to go for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Yes, Fyre... The air needs to tumble the eggs. So.. is someone actually selling a pair of lightnings? I thought you meant the offspring...? Mlaw.. probably $3-$5k easily for an adult pair. I'm guessing juveniles will be $250-$500 but I have no idea. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Yeah it's just the offspring they are selling I'm pretty sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 Pair #2 (snow onyx maker) just put down nest #3 and it is huge like pair #1. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosFyre Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Just wanted to say thanks again. You inspired me to try clownfish breeding... eventually lol. I traded for a 38 gallon breeder tank that is now in my bedroom. I think its done cycling, but its still in the diatom blooming stage. Not very pretty! This is going to be my "peaceful" tank so the clowns don't get bothered while they breed. I got another 10 gallon to use as a fry tank, and now I have a sizable collection of 5 gallon buckets to start a rotifer culture with. However, I don't want to start too soon. I've got two mollies in the breeder tank but I want to make sure its really really cycled before risking my beloved clowns. The clowns are about 1 1/2 to 2 inches long, and are almost the same size. Do you think they are old enough to breed yet? I've seen them doing twitchy mating dances before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 Thanks for the kind words Fyre... glad you have gotten something from this thread and pleased that you'll be getting into clownfish breeding. Male clownfish can fertilize eggs as early as 6 months old and most females need to be about 2-3 years old. I think age is most important versus size. It is safe to say that most 1.5" males are able to fertilize and that most 2" females can lay. Look forward to seeing what you come up with. Be sure to start a build thread once you get going. I had to snap a pic of pair #2's nest after being fertilized. You know if the male has done his job if the eggs go from orange to black.. this nest is huge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Big mama is laying tonight. I forget what nest this is... I probably won't continue to document every nest since she's got it down now. Her first nest is doing well and is over 60 babies and starting to show some nice patterns.. growing slow though. We are also in the process of converting our walk-in closet to a fish room, this should really help with maintenance since everything is currently allover the place. I will take pics when I get some time. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 ...busy converting a walk-in closet to a fish room for all the new babies. What a great wife I have Pond liner is a great resource when the fish room is not permanent. The 20 gallon rotifer brutes will go here:For the fry post hatch up to 30 days.. this is where all of the 5 gallon tanks will go:Storage, 10 gallon tanks for 30 days post hatch+ and the stand will have a 40 gallon breeder on top and a 20 gallon below for grow-out. More storage... can always add more 10 or 20 gallon tanks if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 So, we got a new broodstock spawning pair in today! I'm pretty pumped about these clownfish. A bit of a change-up for me as they are not designer. BUT.. this pair is sweet and HUGE. Since I thought our wild caught Onyx was the biggest clownfish we would ever have and named her "Big Mama"... we could only use "Big Bertha" to trump that.Here they are...Big Bertha is a wild caught maroon and is a little over 5"!(I measured). The male is a captive bred gold stripe maroon (3.25") and the pair has been spawning for two years now. Hoping to get them back into rotation quickly. By the way...that pot is twice the size of my other pots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 Meet "4h", the onyx picasso that we have been following since he is so easy to spot out of the hundreds of babies.and the "h" side.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 that's hilarious. you should buy him a bunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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