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April 30th, 2008
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| Maroon Clownfish Breeding Log
OK, Instead of making a new thread every time my maroon's spawn. This will be my main thread on my attempt to raise baby maroon clownfish ! Clutch #7:
Last night I placed my DIY fry snagger into my main display tank. Even though Thrusday night is hatch night. Well after one hour I managed to catch five fry. Tonight I hope for a couple of hundred. 
The eggs a few day ago:   | 
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April 30th, 2008
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| amazing pics...so much to look at...to be honest, im not seeing the eggs but again, im not sure what to look for...its so magical to look at SW tanks ...ima gonna keep up on this cause its soooo interesting..thanks for sharing! | |
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April 30th, 2008
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| The little orange dots are the eggs. Right at the male clownfish's nose. | |
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April 30th, 2008
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| awesome! I see them now! | |
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April 30th, 2008
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| They turn silver a few days before they're ready to hatch.
The few I caught last night are so so small ! They are the size of (for the girls) an eyelash, (guys) size of a .007 mechanical pencil lead that has just broken off.  | |
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April 30th, 2008
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| LMAO .. nice comparison for both sexes!! cant wait to see pics as they progress | |
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May 1st, 2008
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| Clutch #7 arrived last night without a problem. Not as many as I thought, around 100. This morning all still looked well. I will get some picture up when I get home from work tonight. | |
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May 2nd, 2008
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| Today I returned home from work and rushed over to the fry holding container, only to notice the fry all pointing to the outer edge of the container instead of swiming around. They look thinner and darker, not a good sign. | |
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May 2nd, 2008
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May 2nd, 2008
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| Photo explained:
1) Fry on the night I caught them in my snagger.
2) Close-up of #1.
3) Rotifer cultures.
4) The 5 quart fry holding container.
Can you see the fry on the lower right side of the bucket ? | |
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May 2nd, 2008
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| This is awesome Andy - looking forward to following this thread. 
Mike | |
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May 2nd, 2008
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| Hopefully it's a long thread. I have not made it past day 5 in previous attempts. | |
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May 2nd, 2008
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| maybe they just want you to take some time off work and keep an eye on them  ...great pics! | |
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May 2nd, 2008
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| OMG this is amazing!!!!!!!! I am so excited for you.....I sure hope the little guys make it....Keep the photo's coming  | |
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May 2nd, 2008
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| Thanks everyone. If been real hard getting the supplies I need to arrive in time for this clutch of fry. Everything has to be ordered online, and that's been a challenge. | |
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May 2nd, 2008
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| What does one feed sw fry? dont they need a certaint type of plankton from the ocean? | |
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May 2nd, 2008
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by angelfish220  What does one feed sw fry? dont they need a certaint type of plankton from the ocean? | I feed them live saltwater rotifer for 10 days, followed by live BBS (baby brine shrimp). | |
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May 6th, 2008
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| Update:
Clutch #7 is no more. So still having trouble keeping these little maroons alive. I think it was too much light all day Thursday, made them too weak. | |
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May 6th, 2008
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| Clutch #8:
I get another chance. My maroon's spawned again on Saturday ! Looks like more eggs then the last time.  | |
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May 13th, 2008
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| These guys hatched last Friday. There were so many I couldn't get them all in the small larvae snagger. This is day four, keeping fingers crossed.
Larvae Tank: 
Larvae Food (rotifers): 
More pictures later, if they survive. | |
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May 13th, 2008
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| Wow! I sure hope they make it this time....I want to see the cute little swimmers! | |
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May 13th, 2008
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| Me too !
It's hard to watch over them while I'm at work. I wish I could take them with me .. LOL | |
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May 13th, 2008
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| If you lived closer I'd babysit lol...That's all I do all day anyway is chase after my 3 year old Granddaughter and play with my fish.... | |
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May 13th, 2008
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinismommy If you lived closer I'd babysit lol...That's all I do all day anyway is chase after my 3 year old Granddaughter and play with my fish.... | I new business  . Fish sitting ! LOL When I go on vacation, I can send you my fish and corals.  LOL
Last edited by agsansoo; May 13th, 2008 at 10:51 PM.
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May 13th, 2008
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| Update:
Larvae Tank:
It day 4 and only a about a dozen have made it this far. That's good news, I usually lose them all by day 3. The survivors are swimming a little better. Not darting so much, like after they first hatch.
Display Tank:
Clutch #9 (4th this year) is here !
Will upload photo tonight.
Last edited by agsansoo; May 13th, 2008 at 10:57 PM.
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May 13th, 2008
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| Clutch #9 :
This time they laid their eggs on the plastic cutting board that's on the bottom of my display tank.  | |
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May 13th, 2008
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| WOW! its must be heaven working all day and coming home to sit down and just stare at that tank! hope they make it !!!! | |
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May 28th, 2008
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| Update Clutch #9:
There were only 12 larvae collected from this group. I counted 7 still alive as of today. So it's now day 10 ... Keeping finger crossed.  | |
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May 28th, 2008
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| poor things get no privacy in or out of the tank
great video ...how do you ever concentrate outside the tank? | |
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