First Ocellaris Fry - Page 3

choss · 02/11/2016, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

@ choss, they will actually prefer a large Gigantea carpet anemone, which is their natural host!

True. But I have a RBTA in my tank and they'd look great in there.....

choss · 02/11/2016, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by hbrochs

Ha Ha, thanks for the compliments!!

Really cool vid. They look MASSIVE in this video

Dkuhlmann · 02/11/2016, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by choss

True. But I have a RBTA in my tank and they'd look great in there.....

Yes they would, if they take it as a host. Problem is that Ocellaris natural host is a carpet not a BTA.

hbrochs · 02/11/2016, 08:39 PM

Got home tonight, and they are struggling. Maybe a dozen on the bottom not swimming. They look thin, so I'm feeding and doing water change. Amonia badge looks normal, but put a little amquel in.

choss · 02/12/2016, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by hbrochs

Got home tonight, and they are struggling. Maybe a dozen on the bottom not swimming. They look thin, so I'm feeding and doing water change. Amonia badge looks normal, but put a little amquel in.

Hope they are ok. Fingers crossed

hbrochs · 02/12/2016, 07:09 PM

So, I lost about a dozen little guys. The water change and feeding seemed to help. Now I'm going away for President's week, and just transferred the whole setup to my buddy Chris' house. Used a battery powered air stone for the drive over.

shifty51008 · 02/12/2016, 08:56 PM

what do you have for air pumps in the tank? may need to up it a little now that they are bigger.

hbrochs · 02/13/2016, 05:45 AM

Thank you, Shifty, that makes sense. I only have the one airline going to the sponge filter. I'll add another air stone right away. At what point are they big enough to tolerate a little hob filter?

shifty51008 · 02/13/2016, 08:41 AM

at around 1 month i add a small whisper hob filter or a canister filter and they do fine.

iReef1234 · 02/15/2016, 04:13 PM

Awesome job! Keep posting photos and your experiences.

Have you noticed any attempts at dominance? Wondering when that behavior begins...

Pearfish · 02/21/2016, 04:37 PM

Did you follow pickles method?

hbrochs · 02/26/2016, 10:43 AM

I did read Pickle's thread carefully, and mostly following his steps. I was away in St Maarten president's week, and transferred the whole tank to my buddy Chris' house.
One fish died the day after the move, otherwise it went smoothly. They are now completely off rotifers and eating TDO B2.

I'm setting up a grow out tank with rubble rock, hang on back filter, and tossed in some green star polyp trimmings from my main tank.

Just bought inexpensive two tube T5 light fixture. Gonna let it cycle and the bring the fish back home.

DanDashO · 02/26/2016, 11:25 PM

Looks great! Sorry if I missed it, but what size is your new grow out tank?

hbrochs · 02/27/2016, 07:55 AM

I bought two 10 gallon rectangular tanks back when I was trying to raise two sets of fry at the same time. So while the fish are in one 10 gallon breeding tank at my friend Chris' house, I'm cycling the second tank with some rock, hob filter, and some gsp frags. Thinking I'll transfer the fish back to the new tank in a week or so, although my buddy Chris and family are getting attached to the baby clownfish!!! Might have to pry them from his hands!!

Dkuhlmann · 02/27/2016, 08:26 AM

You can transfer the rock and some tank water to the second 10 gal tank and not have to wait for any cycle.

choss · 02/27/2016, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by hbrochs

I did read Pickle's thread carefully, and mostly following his steps. I was away in St Maarten president's week, and transferred the whole tank to my buddy Chris' house.
One fish died the day after the move, otherwise it went smoothly. They are now completely off rotifers and eating TDO B2.

I'm setting up a grow out tank with rubble rock, hang on back filter, and tossed in some green star polyp trimmings from my main tank.

Just bought inexpensive two tube T5 light fixture. Gonna let it cycle and the bring the fish back home.

Hey Howard,

I thought I'd upload a few pics since I'm baby sitting "the kids".

Here are the bulk of the fish - they are just waiting for that sweet grow out tank to be ready.

Here are 4 that are in a second tank that has live rock and a few hermits. They like the a Xenia that you gave me.

hbrochs · 02/29/2016, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

You can transfer the rock and some tank water to the second 10 gal tank and not have to wait for any cycle.

Thanks, I did this, good idea.

They are now six weeks old, left my buddy Chris with five baby clownfish for his fish sitting help. Think I still have 20 or 22 fish left.

Started feeding some C1 food along with the B2.

Dkuhlmann · 03/01/2016, 05:49 AM

They look Great! So are you going to raise anymore of the eggs? Have you found any LFS to take them off your hands?

hbrochs · 03/01/2016, 08:47 AM

My clownfish lay eggs about every two weeks like clockwork. There is another clutch that will probably hatch tonight. Problem is I don't have any more rotifers. It's too bad that the lfs don't have. Would also be really cool if there was another hobbyist breeder in the area that I could swap rotifers with. I have a good relationship with two nice lfs in the area, and I'm pretty sure both of the would take some fish. I gave my buddy Chris five, and another friend is going to take two. I'd still like to get them substantially bigger before they go to the store.

choss · 03/01/2016, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by hbrochs

My clownfish lay eggs about every two weeks like clockwork. There is another clutch that will probably hatch tonight. Problem is I don't have any more rotifers. It's too bad that the lfs don't have. Would also be really cool if there was another hobbyist breeder in the area that I could swap rotifers with. I have a good relationship with two nice lfs in the area, and I'm pretty sure both of the would take some fish. I gave my buddy Chris five, and another friend is going to take two. I'd still like to get them substantially bigger before they go to the store.

The five are doing well. I need to get a second tank set up soon!

hbrochs · 03/01/2016, 10:49 AM

This was my fish transport system, with battery powered airstone

hbrochs · 03/02/2016, 10:33 AM

kolei · 03/03/2016, 08:29 AM

Awesome that they are eating so well from the top. I've been following your thread. Great job BTW.

I'm attempting to raise my B&W fry so your posts have been extremely helpful. If I was closer I would have given you some rotifers.

hbrochs · 03/08/2016, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kolei

Awesome that they are eating so well from the top. I've been following your thread. Great job BTW.

I'm attempting to raise my B&W fry so your posts have been extremely helpful. If I was closer I would have given you some rotifers.

Best of luck Kolei! Glad it's been helpful

I gave two fish to my buddy Peter, who just cycled his 30 gallon first reef tank. One little guy did not make it through the night. Peter turned the pump off, and the other guy seems more comfortable, so he's trying to rig up a Tupperware container with holes to make a lower flow place. Plan is to bring him back to my grow out tank tonight and try again in three or four weeks.

hbrochs · 03/12/2016, 02:05 PM

Just got another bag of rotifers from Reed Mariculture. There is another clutch of eggs that should hatch Monday or Tuesday.

02/11/2016, 08:39 PM	#54
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	Got home tonight, and they are struggling. Maybe a dozen on the bottom not swimming. They look thin, so I'm feeding and doing water change. Amonia badge looks normal, but put a little amquel in. __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

02/12/2016, 07:09 PM	#56
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	So, I lost about a dozen little guys. The water change and feeding seemed to help. Now I'm going away for President's week, and just transferred the whole setup to my buddy Chris' house. Used a battery powered air stone for the drive over. __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

02/12/2016, 08:56 PM	#57
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	what do you have for air pumps in the tank? may need to up it a little now that they are bigger. __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

02/13/2016, 05:45 AM	#58
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	Thank you, Shifty, that makes sense. I only have the one airline going to the sponge filter. I'll add another air stone right away. At what point are they big enough to tolerate a little hob filter? __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

02/13/2016, 08:41 AM	#59
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	at around 1 month i add a small whisper hob filter or a canister filter and they do fine. __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

02/15/2016, 04:13 PM	#60
iReef1234 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 54	Awesome job! Keep posting photos and your experiences. Have you noticed any attempts at dominance? Wondering when that behavior begins...

02/21/2016, 04:37 PM	#61
Pearfish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 153	Did you follow pickles method?

02/26/2016, 10:43 AM	#62
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	I did read Pickle's thread carefully, and mostly following his steps. I was away in St Maarten president's week, and transferred the whole tank to my buddy Chris' house. One fish died the day after the move, otherwise it went smoothly. They are now completely off rotifers and eating TDO B2. I'm setting up a grow out tank with rubble rock, hang on back filter, and tossed in some green star polyp trimmings from my main tank. Just bought inexpensive two tube T5 light fixture. Gonna let it cycle and the bring the fish back home. __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

02/26/2016, 11:25 PM	#63
DanDashO Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 82	Looks great! Sorry if I missed it, but what size is your new grow out tank?

02/27/2016, 07:55 AM	#64
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	Grow out tank size I bought two 10 gallon rectangular tanks back when I was trying to raise two sets of fry at the same time. So while the fish are in one 10 gallon breeding tank at my friend Chris' house, I'm cycling the second tank with some rock, hob filter, and some gsp frags. Thinking I'll transfer the fish back to the new tank in a week or so, although my buddy Chris and family are getting attached to the baby clownfish!!! Might have to pry them from his hands!!

02/27/2016, 08:26 AM	#65
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	You can transfer the rock and some tank water to the second 10 gal tank and not have to wait for any cycle. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

03/01/2016, 05:49 AM	#68
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	They look Great! So are you going to raise anymore of the eggs? Have you found any LFS to take them off your hands? __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

03/01/2016, 08:47 AM	#69
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	More fry? My clownfish lay eggs about every two weeks like clockwork. There is another clutch that will probably hatch tonight. Problem is I don't have any more rotifers. It's too bad that the lfs don't have. Would also be really cool if there was another hobbyist breeder in the area that I could swap rotifers with. I have a good relationship with two nice lfs in the area, and I'm pretty sure both of the would take some fish. I gave my buddy Chris five, and another friend is going to take two. I'd still like to get them substantially bigger before they go to the store.

03/01/2016, 10:49 AM	#71
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	This was my fish transport system, with battery powered airstone __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

03/02/2016, 10:33 AM	#72
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	__________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

03/03/2016, 08:29 AM	#73
kolei Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 4	Awesome that they are eating so well from the top. I've been following your thread. Great job BTW. I'm attempting to raise my B&W fry so your posts have been extremely helpful. If I was closer I would have given you some rotifers.

03/12/2016, 02:05 PM	#75
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	Just got another bag of rotifers from Reed Mariculture. There is another clutch of eggs that should hatch Monday or Tuesday. __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80