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Here are the clowns. 3 weeks old today. They've almost completely lost peach coloration and are starting to turn orange like real clowns. Video quality could be better but it's the best I could do with a dirty glass tank (mostly water splashing from water changes). Clowns are seen eating TDO pellets.
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Culling clowns :/
I had to cull another one today. Since someone asked to show an example of my culls here's one for people to see. It's not particularly an exciting thing to do or talk about but it's part of the process. The clown had a pretty bad underbite and somewhat of a flat face at the same time. Video before culling and a photo after below. It's the reject clown to the left of the group. It's not as obvious as in person but it should give people an idea.
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In her book Clownfishes, Joyce W. wrote that she kept 3 dozen baby clowns in a 6"x6"x6" breeder net in her DT. That sounds like an easier solution than a stand alone grow out tank. I went to Petco and bought one earlier this evening. However, it's been hard to imagine 40 or so juvenile clowns in that tight of a space. The breeder net idea has not been completely ruled out though.
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I successfully transferred the clowns to a 10 gallon grow out tank with 0 losses.
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Wow! They are coming along well! Thanks for the info on "that process". Sorry to ask you again but any close ups of the misbar fry???
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Here's a video of a smaller group. One of them has a broker stripe.
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Link didnt work 😞. Might be my phone though
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I was out of town for a couple of days and came home to hungry clowns. The automatic feeder that I set up for them got jammed. I ran a test and the feeder didn't dispense any food. I don't exactly know when that happened but fortunately I didn't have any losses. Some deformities on several clowns have become more apparent though. It could be diet related or just a coincidence with them getting slightly older, and bigger. There are definitely 5-7 culls in there. The good news is that there's still a decent number of handsome clowns in the making. I'd really like to see if any of them develop Onyx colors like the breeding male and how long it will take for that to happen.
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Man I love those stubby clowns. I would get rid of my Mocha pair for a pair of them, and I really do like my Mocha's.
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The grow out tank water was a little cloudy this morning. A bacterial bloom might be happening in there. The tank may need a water change just in case.
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Here's a quick video update. The clowns are very good and hardy. They get fed three times a day and the tank gets vacuumed with a turkey baster every evening. The clowns are more orange in real life than in the video.
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Looking good. The real test will be when the middle bar starts to grow in, and how many misbars you get.
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I'm curious to see your results as well -- some of my Onyx babies look like true percs where the black is only on the front half of body.
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Oh wow. That is a really dark Onyx. Very cool. Was only the head orange?
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Healthy, beautiful fish. Definitely a part of the hobby I look forward to attempting.
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