Amphiprion Percula Home Breeding - Page 9

CoralsAddiction · 01/12/2017, 06:29 PM

CoralsAddiction · 01/12/2017, 06:31 PM

I had to cull two more clowns due to defects. I'm down to 10-11 who made the final cut.

worm5406 · 01/12/2017, 09:55 PM

Getting hard to count? Looking good.

CoralsAddiction · 01/12/2017, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by worm5406

Getting hard to count? Looking good.

Yes they are constantly moving around

vikinglord13 · 01/12/2017, 11:13 PM

Your carpet anemone reminds me of a toadstool leather.

Sorry about the culling, what were the defects?

CoralsAddiction · 01/12/2017, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by vikinglord13

Your carpet anemone reminds me of a toadstool leather.

Sorry about the culling, what were the defects?

Ha. When I had my previous Magnifica anemone someone on YouTube thought it was a torch coral.
One had a defective (open) gill on left side. The other one hasn't grown much since post metamorphosis and was pale in color :/

vikinglord13 · 01/12/2017, 11:57 PM

Ahh, too bad. We're routing for the rest to fully develop!

CoralsAddiction · 01/13/2017, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by vikinglord13

Ahh, too bad. We're routing for the rest to fully develop!

Thank you.

CoralsAddiction · 01/15/2017, 06:10 PM

20 weeks old :0)

CoralsAddiction · 01/15/2017, 07:15 PM

Pics. Looks like 12 babies

CoralsAddiction · 01/18/2017, 07:44 PM

I just placed a tile for the clowns to spawn about 5 mins ago but they keep cleaning the rock area shown in the second pic below.

CoralsAddiction · 01/18/2017, 07:46 PM

Clowns are getting big. Some are 1"+. So I upgraded their pvc fittings from 0.5" to 1". They are happy.

worm5406 · 01/18/2017, 10:38 PM

Ahh glad to see they were cleaning and you saw why.

I bet the fry are happy to finally fit all at once in the tube. I hope they can see mom and dad in the anemones and want to jump right inside when they finally get out and can see one.

CoralsAddiction · 01/19/2017, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by worm5406

I bet the fry are happy to finally fit all at once in the tube. I hope they can see mom and dad in the anemones and want to jump right inside when they finally get out and can see one.

The bigger PVC fittings made a big difference. There's less fighting now.
Based on their habit of seeking shelter within those fittings I think they would be more inclined to accept even an unnatural host anemone or coral. Seeing their parents and smelling nems probably helps a lot too.

CoralsAddiction · 01/21/2017, 06:09 PM

I put a ceramic flower pot for the clowns. However, they are still cleaning the rock area as a potential nest site.

CoralsAddiction · 01/21/2017, 09:33 PM

I tried placing two babies in the tank with parents. In the wild, true Perculas live in groups of 2-6 clowns. So I tried replicating what happens in the wild. It didn't go well. Initially I put one. The parents chased it into a corner. Then I added a second misbar baby to disperse aggression. They weren't having it. Luckily catching both babies was easy. they are back in their box safe and sound.
I'm guessing new anemone residents move into with larger clowns while they are still very young, much younger than my babies. Or may be it was just bad luck. Either way, everything is ok now.

vikinglord13 · 01/23/2017, 08:39 PM

Glad to hear the parents didn't kill the youngling. I'm curious how much larger the babies can get before they seriously start fighting with one another

CoralsAddiction · 01/28/2017, 02:12 AM

Well, the breeding pair laid eggs yesterday. This time they did it on the rock. It's a small clutch but I'm glad they're still spawning after taking a couple of months off. Future clutches should and will be bigger. Still no time to raise babies but hopefully that will change in the next month or two.

OrionN · 01/30/2017, 01:39 PM

4 babies found their way to my tank. Here they are in my Magnifica. Set up just for them.

worm5406 · 01/30/2017, 01:44 PM

Well now... Nothing like a needle in a haystack. How will they ever find their way around? HAHA.

Hey Orion, can you take a video? Just wondering how they interact with each other in there.

OrionN · 01/30/2017, 07:08 PM

I don't do video well. No place to upload it. Just stick with pictures for me.

worm5406 · 01/30/2017, 09:59 PM

Roger. I understand.

In the 265 build I am wanting to do a large gig with a small 8-12 clutch. Was just wondering.

They look like they jumped right in are are right at home.

CoralsAddiction · 01/31/2017, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by OrionN

4 babies found their way to my tank. Here they are in my Magnifica. Set up just for them.

What a wonderful setup for these clowns.

They look like they are in anemone paradise

CoralsAddiction · 02/07/2017, 06:32 PM

Sadly I had to cull my favorite clown of the bunch. The one with a spot ended up with a severe face deformity. It wasn't obvious until about a few days ago. I think in the future I will wait a minimum of 6-7 months before distributing clowns for quality control.

worm5406 · 02/07/2017, 08:54 PM

Cant wait for the next brood.

01/12/2017, 09:55 PM	#203
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Getting hard to count? Looking good. __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

01/18/2017, 10:38 PM	#213
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Ahh glad to see they were cleaning and you saw why. I bet the fry are happy to finally fit all at once in the tube. I hope they can see mom and dad in the anemones and want to jump right inside when they finally get out and can see one. __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

01/30/2017, 01:44 PM	#220
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Well now... Nothing like a needle in a haystack. How will they ever find their way around? HAHA. Hey Orion, can you take a video? Just wondering how they interact with each other in there. __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

01/30/2017, 07:08 PM	#221
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	I don't do video well. No place to upload it. Just stick with pictures for me. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

01/30/2017, 09:59 PM	#222
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Roger. I understand. In the 265 build I am wanting to do a large gig with a small 8-12 clutch. Was just wondering. They look like they jumped right in are are right at home. __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

01/12/2017, 06:29 PM	#201
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003

01/12/2017, 06:31 PM	#202
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	I had to cull two more clowns due to defects. I'm down to 10-11 who made the final cut.

01/12/2017, 11:13 PM	#205
vikinglord13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 484	Your carpet anemone reminds me of a toadstool leather. Sorry about the culling, what were the defects?

01/12/2017, 11:57 PM	#207
vikinglord13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 484	Ahh, too bad. We're routing for the rest to fully develop!

01/15/2017, 06:10 PM	#209
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	20 weeks old :0)

01/15/2017, 07:15 PM	#210
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Pics. Looks like 12 babies

01/18/2017, 07:44 PM	#211
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	I just placed a tile for the clowns to spawn about 5 mins ago but they keep cleaning the rock area shown in the second pic below.

01/18/2017, 07:46 PM	#212
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Clowns are getting big. Some are 1"+. So I upgraded their pvc fittings from 0.5" to 1". They are happy.

01/21/2017, 06:09 PM	#215
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	I put a ceramic flower pot for the clowns. However, they are still cleaning the rock area as a potential nest site.

01/21/2017, 09:33 PM	#216
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	I tried placing two babies in the tank with parents. In the wild, true Perculas live in groups of 2-6 clowns. So I tried replicating what happens in the wild. It didn't go well. Initially I put one. The parents chased it into a corner. Then I added a second misbar baby to disperse aggression. They weren't having it. Luckily catching both babies was easy. they are back in their box safe and sound. I'm guessing new anemone residents move into with larger clowns while they are still very young, much younger than my babies. Or may be it was just bad luck. Either way, everything is ok now.

01/23/2017, 08:39 PM	#217
vikinglord13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 484	Glad to hear the parents didn't kill the youngling. I'm curious how much larger the babies can get before they seriously start fighting with one another

01/28/2017, 02:12 AM	#218
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Well, the breeding pair laid eggs yesterday. This time they did it on the rock. It's a small clutch but I'm glad they're still spawning after taking a couple of months off. Future clutches should and will be bigger. Still no time to raise babies but hopefully that will change in the next month or two.

02/07/2017, 06:32 PM	#224
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Sadly I had to cull my favorite clown of the bunch. The one with a spot ended up with a severe face deformity. It wasn't obvious until about a few days ago. I think in the future I will wait a minimum of 6-7 months before distributing clowns for quality control.

02/07/2017, 08:54 PM	#225
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Cant wait for the next brood. __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex