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Unread 04/25/2015, 03:35 PM   #26
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IMO wild caught is wrong. Just leave em be.


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Unread 04/25/2015, 03:49 PM   #27
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IMO wild caught is wrong. Just leave em be.
If that were the case you would not now nor ever have had the brood stock to start the tank raised fish to begin with.

SOOOOO, with your way of thinking none of us should have any fish so therefore this hobby wouldn't exist.


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Clowns are doing great. They ate very aggressively earlier. Both ate frozen and the smaller of the two is eating pellets. He's a quick learner. I did a 30% water change and re-dosed quick-ich X per manufacturer's directions.


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Unread 04/25/2015, 04:23 PM   #29
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IMO wild caught is wrong. Just leave em be.
Thanks for your opinion.


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Unread 04/25/2015, 04:24 PM   #30
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If that were the case you would not now nor ever have had the brood stock to start the tank raised fish to begin with.

SOOOOO, with your way of thinking none of us should have any fish so therefore this hobby wouldn't exist.
Agree.


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Unread 04/25/2015, 04:29 PM   #31
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If that were the case you would not now nor ever have had the brood stock to start the tank raised fish to begin with.

SOOOOO, with your way of thinking none of us should have any fish so therefore this hobby wouldn't exist.
No, because stock already exists. "My thinking" is that wild caught is wrong now. I wasn't speaking in past tense. There's plenty of tank raised fish. that's like saying hunting when you have no other option for food is the same as hunting when it's already dead at the store down the street. There's no reason to disrupt nature further.


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But I'm not trying to hijack the thread. The fish are no longer wild so good luck and continue the discussion!


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Unread 04/25/2015, 06:03 PM   #33
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Video from today taken towards the end of their second feeding. So far they are eating brine shrimp very well.
http://youtu.be/udYm3zBPg_Q


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Unread 04/25/2015, 09:02 PM   #34
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No, because stock already exists. "My thinking" is that wild caught is wrong now. I wasn't speaking in past tense. There's plenty of tank raised fish. that's like saying hunting when you have no other option for food is the same as hunting when it's already dead at the store down the street. There's no reason to disrupt nature further.
The problem is that most tank raised clowns these days are outright garbage (deformities wise) and the last thing I would want is to create more of those. ORA is IMO one of the biggest offenders, I have not seen a single decent looking clownfish from them around here in the stores. Though others seem to be not much better
Add to that the designer clown castoffs that are often sold as "true percula", if not by the breeder then by uneducated or outright dishonest store personal.

If you want to breed fish that can be used as a reservoir or next generation broodstook you need fish of high quality and that haven't been tinkered with.
That pretty much only leaves wild caught of known origin.

I also don't think there is too much wild harvesting going on anymore as most clowns sold today are designer clowns and locally bred ones by hobbyists.
It is actually quite hard to find any wild clowns in stores (at least around here).

And in the wild they are by no means better of - see here: http://www.cathychurch.com/index.php/kissing-crowls

So I really don't get your point.


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Unread 04/25/2015, 11:25 PM   #35
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Are you breeding them?


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Unread 04/26/2015, 12:02 AM   #36
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looks great, congrats!


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Unread 04/26/2015, 12:04 AM   #37
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Video from today taken towards the end of their second feeding. So far they are eating brine shrimp very well.
http://youtu.be/udYm3zBPg_Q


These guys are looking really good; you need to breed these guys and give me some offspring


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Are you breeding them?
In the ideal world, yes I would like for them to become a mated pair and raise their babies. Not for commercial purposes (too little money) but just to improve the breed standard as many of the tank raised clowns nowadays are ugly and deformed. Sort of like high quality dog breeders dedicated to improving dog breeds as opposed to puppy mills. Most today's hatcheries (at least locally here) seem to operate like puppy mills.


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looks great, congrats!
Thanks man


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These guys are looking really good; you need to breed these guys and give me some offspring
Hey man, you got it LOL


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Unread 04/26/2015, 12:42 AM   #41
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The problem is that most tank raised clowns these days are outright garbage (deformities wise) and the last thing I would want is to create more of those. ORA is IMO one of the biggest offenders, I have not seen a single decent looking clownfish from them around here in the stores. Though others seem to be not much better
Add to that the designer clown castoffs that are often sold as "true percula", if not by the breeder then by uneducated or outright dishonest store personal.

If you want to breed fish that can be used as a reservoir or next generation broodstook you need fish of high quality and that haven't been tinkered with.
That pretty much only leaves wild caught of known origin.

I also don't think there is too much wild harvesting going on anymore as most clowns sold today are designer clowns and locally bred ones by hobbyists.
It is actually quite hard to find any wild clowns in stores (at least around here).

And in the wild they are by no means better of - see here: http://www.cathychurch.com/index.php/kissing-crowls

So I really don't get your point.
What you just said in no way addressed my point. I said your disrupting nature unnecessarily, you said wild are better for your purpose. 2 completely different discussions. Let's leave this one alone eh? Like I said before don't want us to hijack the thread.


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Unread 04/26/2015, 05:13 AM   #42
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I love your pair, hope you can keep their black.


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I love your pair, hope you can keep their black.
Thanks. Hope so too


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The light had just turned on and I snapped a quick pic with my phone.



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Unread 04/26/2015, 01:53 PM   #45
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Really nice!
How big are they?


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Really nice!
How big are they?
Thanks. The little dude with a spot on his left cheek is about 1 and 3/4 inch. The other one is 2 inches.


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Unread 04/26/2015, 05:23 PM   #47
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Absolutely beautiful pair.


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In the ideal world, yes I would like for them to become a mated pair and raise their babies. Not for commercial purposes (too little money) but just to improve the breed standard as many of the tank raised clowns nowadays are ugly and deformed. Sort of like high quality dog breeders dedicated to improving dog breeds as opposed to puppy mills. Most today's hatcheries (at least locally here) seem to operate like puppy mills.
I can handle buying wild if the idea is to improve the captive gene pool. Otherwise, kind of a waste. Goodluck with the pairing, I'm currently in the process of doing it and breeding for a fun project with my daughters. Tank bred though, not sure how "good" my clowns really are. Let's see if it actually happens.


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I can handle buying wild if the idea is to improve the captive gene pool. Otherwise, kind of a waste. Goodluck with the pairing, I'm currently in the process of doing it and breeding for a fun project with my daughters. Tank bred though, not sure how "good" my clowns really are. Let's see if it actually happens.
Ha. Thanks. Have fun breeding nemos with your daughters
Also, next time you get a chance to visit Los Angeles check out some of our fish stores. When it comes down to clowns the ratio of captive bred to wild caught is 90% tank raised and 10% wild caught if not less. That's why I don't worry about it too much.


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Not very good news. The smaller clown is starting to exhibit early signs of brooklynella. It has the "skin peeling off" thing near his tail. I might give him a quick-ich X bath for an hour with increased dose to see if it helps. I might also consider separating the two clowns to at least save the larger clown that appears to be healthy.


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