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Thank you. I can't wait either.
I really like what I see from this one batch. Specifically I like the overall body shape of these offsprings. They aren't stubby or elongated and thin. Their dorsal and pelvic fins are on par with what wild caught true percs have. There is still room for improvement. I need to make sure the newly hatched fry aren't hitting the glass which should help with facial and mouth deformities. I'll also get a wider assortment of foods to help with color. Lastly, I think that i will keep the fry in a separate grow out tank moving forward with minimal breeder box use. |
02/12/2017, 08:28 AM | #227 |
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Great read,really makes me NOT want to breed fish ever! LOL. Seems like a ton of work.
I have to ask, why do you cull? Why not let them grow up and see how they turn out.
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Culling in general is always a dilemma: my labor and expenses vs quality control. Its easy to take them to a fish store where they would give me $ even for culls. In the end, it's all about the customer, the hobbyist who buys them. Its also about taking pride in what I do. Hard to be proud of raising deformed clownfishes. Lol. Hence the culling. |
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02/12/2017, 11:39 AM | #229 |
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Here are the two that I kept.
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02/12/2017, 12:31 PM | #230 |
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Those two look good. Will be a good addition to a good family.
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I picked up a small RBTA (picture 1) for the baby clowns just so they have that option. It's highly unlikely they go in it because they feel too comfy and secure in their PVC cap (picture 2). There's no plan to remove the PVC cap to encourage them to go into the anemone. I will monitor the health of the anemone in the container. If it doesn't look too happy in there I'll move it out of it.
Note: I am strongly opposed to forcing clowns into anemones by using tricks like a small container or a tube. This isn't what I'm trying to do. It's an option for the clowns if they choose to go there. |
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Interesting. Your petco has stuff like that in it. Mine does not. I look weekly too. LOL
Lets just wipe off those words and get a new employee to bag them up for me. (hehehe)
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Here's a video
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Here is a video of the Petco pair. I went to check on them yesterday. They have doubled in size. I guess keeping them in the smaller breeder box might have slowed down their growth or it might just be coincidence. They're also adding more and more black color on their body especially in the front near the dorsal fin area.
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Wow my petco has nothing like that as far as a frag tank or even letting you bring in any marine animals. Fish look great too!! Makes me want to go out and get a pair LOL
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I'm wonering if there's any chance fry can survive in our tanks
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I went to Petco today to check out the baby clowns. Only one of them remains alive. Petco employee said she wasn't sure what happened to the other one. The lone survivor looked good. He's gotten a lot darker including his dorsal fin. He had a small white spot on his head which could just be substrate. He adopted a hammer corals as a host.
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