First Ocellaris Fry - Page 5

Dkuhlmann · 04/10/2016, 04:04 PM

That's cool, I wish her good luck with her project!

There is a guy looking for like 20 clown babies on the Anemone and Clownfish forum, I told him to look you up. If he hasn't if you're interested check out the thread and see if you can sell him some of your selects. He's being quoted 40-50 bucks each which is ridiculous.

hbrochs · 04/11/2016, 07:44 AM

Thanks, figuring out what to do with all the fish is definitely a concern.

I really do like the clownfish harem tanks, I gave six fish to my buddy for a mini harem.

Dcropley · 04/11/2016, 11:19 AM

I tried to PM you but I don't not have enough post yet.

bashment · 04/11/2016, 11:50 AM

wow. would love to be able to breed my clowns one day. does look like a lot of work though

hbrochs · 04/11/2016, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dcropley

I tried to PM you but I don't not have enough post yet.

You could e-mail me:

hbrochs@aol.com

Howard

choss · 04/12/2016, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hbrochs

Thanks, figuring out what to do with all the fish is definitely a concern.

I really do like the clownfish harem tanks, I gave six fish to my buddy for a mini harem.

Mini harem is very happy. They watch me enter the room like puppies - looking for some food. Constantly eating. I will have them in a clown only tank that I set up this fall. I also may move 1 into my DT to hopefully mate up with my solo clown. Debating how much longer to wait before trying that.

hbrochs · 04/19/2016, 06:33 PM

Five weeks old

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hbrochs · 04/25/2016, 04:46 PM

I put on a small hang on back filter today. Has a sponge over the intake to keep them from getting sucked up.

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Dkuhlmann · 04/28/2016, 04:58 AM

What are you feeding them now?

hbrochs · 04/29/2016, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

What are you feeding them now?

I'm feeding the 6 week old guys a combo of TDO B1 and TDO B2.

Feeding the older ones New Life Spectrum A, although I could probably feed something bigger so I'm open to suggestions.

choss · 04/29/2016, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hbrochs

I'm feeding the 6 week old guys a combo of TDO B1 and TDO B2.

Feeding the older ones New Life Spectrum A, although I could probably feed something bigger so I'm open to suggestions.

Feeding the ones I have from your first raise flake and frozen. They are really hungry little guys but eating just like grown fish now!

hbrochs · 05/02/2016, 05:06 AM

Rough fish day.

I went to turn the light on in the morning and saw that about a third of the little guys were on the bottom, tipped a little to the side and gasping for breath. The Amonia badge was ok, but I knew they needed a big water change. I changed 4 gallons (40%) which is all I had. Put another airstone in, and measured the NO3.
It was off the chart! Never saw one that color before.

Also, I thought I'd just splashed water around, but after cleaning up, I notice the other 10 gallon tank is leaking slowly!

I started mixing another batch of saltwater, and went off to Petco for a bigger tank.

They were all still alive but struggling, so now I had another 5 gallons of saltwater ready and I changed all 5 (50%). I took the better part of the day to mix and heat water for the new tank.
I acclimated them and got them transferred in by evening. This morning they're looking tons better. Lost three fish, but could have been much worse.
Should have gotten them into a bigger tank sooner.

Crazy day!

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hbrochs · 05/02/2016, 03:03 PM

Happy Fish

7 weeks old

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hbrochs · 07/12/2016, 02:17 PM

They are getting darker as they get older, four months old now.

geckoejon · 07/12/2016, 04:32 PM

very niiiiice.... congrats on successfully breeding and raising them! this is on my to do list as a reefer

ham1alex · 07/13/2016, 10:53 AM

congrats ... and thanks for all your posts... and i wish to see your experiances with another kind of clown----thanks

hbrochs · 07/13/2016, 01:07 PM

This is at about four months.

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ham1alex · 07/13/2016, 03:00 PM

very nice and a good healthy babies

please a question

why this babies is not like or similar to their mama ( black )

thanks

hbrochs · 07/13/2016, 07:34 PM

Thanks!
The father is Ocellaris (orange and white), and as they get older they will darken to become "Mocha" color. It may take 12-14 months before they arrive at the final color.

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hbrochs · 07/14/2016, 06:45 AM

This is one that is starting to get darker.

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ham1alex · 07/14/2016, 09:48 AM

Thanks!
The father is Ocellaris (orange and white), and as they get older they will darken to become "Mocha" color. It may take 12-14 months before they arrive at the final color.

very thanks for your answer

and is that depend on the type of food and the type of light or not ?

thanks

hbrochs · 07/14/2016, 09:50 AM

Some people think certain foods can improve the color, but mostly it's genetics.

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ham1alex · 07/14/2016, 10:03 AM

[QUOTE=hbrochs;24629394]Some people think certain foods can improve the color, but mostly it's genetics.

yes , thanks - but in freshwater exist some types of food i think improve the

colors

hbrochs · 08/07/2016, 06:51 PM

I've been fighting nitrates in my grow out tank. It's hard to get them below 50. I'll probably end up making a sump with rock and a skimmer, but until then I made a diy filter. I found a video by the "DIY King". You fill a water bottle with broken rock or media of your choice. Drill a hole for airline in the neck of the bottle and mount it on a sponge. I seeded with some bacteria in a bottle.

Will let you know if it helps.

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hbrochs · 08/09/2016, 08:51 PM

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04/10/2016, 04:04 PM	#101
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	That's cool, I wish her good luck with her project! There is a guy looking for like 20 clown babies on the Anemone and Clownfish forum, I told him to look you up. If he hasn't if you're interested check out the thread and see if you can sell him some of your selects. He's being quoted 40-50 bucks each which is ridiculous. __________________ 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

04/19/2016, 06:33 PM	#107
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	Five weeks old Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

04/25/2016, 04:46 PM	#108
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	I put on a small hang on back filter today. Has a sponge over the intake to keep them from getting sucked up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

04/28/2016, 04:58 AM	#109
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	What are you feeding them now? __________________ 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

05/02/2016, 05:06 AM	#112
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	First Ocellaris Fry Rough fish day. I went to turn the light on in the morning and saw that about a third of the little guys were on the bottom, tipped a little to the side and gasping for breath. The Amonia badge was ok, but I knew they needed a big water change. I changed 4 gallons (40%) which is all I had. Put another airstone in, and measured the NO3. It was off the chart! Never saw one that color before. Also, I thought I'd just splashed water around, but after cleaning up, I notice the other 10 gallon tank is leaking slowly! I started mixing another batch of saltwater, and went off to Petco for a bigger tank. They were all still alive but struggling, so now I had another 5 gallons of saltwater ready and I changed all 5 (50%). I took the better part of the day to mix and heat water for the new tank. I acclimated them and got them transferred in by evening. This morning they're looking tons better. Lost three fish, but could have been much worse. Should have gotten them into a bigger tank sooner. Crazy day! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

04/11/2016, 07:44 AM	#102
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	Thanks, figuring out what to do with all the fish is definitely a concern. I really do like the clownfish harem tanks, I gave six fish to my buddy for a mini harem.

04/11/2016, 11:19 AM	#103
Dcropley Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 22	I tried to PM you but I don't not have enough post yet.

04/11/2016, 11:50 AM	#104
bashment Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 183	wow. would love to be able to breed my clowns one day. does look like a lot of work though

05/02/2016, 03:03 PM	#113
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	First Ocellaris Fry Happy Fish 7 weeks old Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80 Last edited by hbrochs; 05/02/2016 at 03:09 PM.

07/12/2016, 02:17 PM	#114
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	They are getting darker as they get older, four months old now. __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

07/12/2016, 04:32 PM	#115
geckoejon Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: cocoa, florida Posts: 1,278	very niiiiice.... congrats on successfully breeding and raising them! this is on my to do list as a reefer __________________ jonathan -- always curious, trying to learn, and try to pass along what others have shared with me -- Current Tank Info: 220g mixed reef & a red sea reefer bad fish tank :0)

07/13/2016, 10:53 AM	#116
ham1alex Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: alexandria Posts: 5	congrats ... and thanks for all your posts... and i wish to see your experiances with another kind of clown----thanks

07/13/2016, 01:07 PM	#117
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	This is at about four months. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

07/13/2016, 03:00 PM	#118
ham1alex Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: alexandria Posts: 5	very nice and a good healthy babies please a question why this babies is not like or similar to their mama ( black ) thanks

07/13/2016, 07:34 PM	#119
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	Thanks! The father is Ocellaris (orange and white), and as they get older they will darken to become "Mocha" color. It may take 12-14 months before they arrive at the final color. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

07/14/2016, 06:45 AM	#120
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	This is one that is starting to get darker. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

07/14/2016, 09:48 AM	#121
ham1alex Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: alexandria Posts: 5	Thanks! The father is Ocellaris (orange and white), and as they get older they will darken to become "Mocha" color. It may take 12-14 months before they arrive at the final color. very thanks for your answer and is that depend on the type of food and the type of light or not ? thanks

07/14/2016, 09:50 AM	#122
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	Some people think certain foods can improve the color, but mostly it's genetics. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

07/14/2016, 10:03 AM	#123
ham1alex Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: alexandria Posts: 5	[QUOTE=hbrochs;24629394]Some people think certain foods can improve the color, but mostly it's genetics. yes , thanks - but in freshwater exist some types of food i think improve the colors

08/07/2016, 06:51 PM	#124
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	I've been fighting nitrates in my grow out tank. It's hard to get them below 50. I'll probably end up making a sump with rock and a skimmer, but until then I made a diy filter. I found a video by the "DIY King". You fill a water bottle with broken rock or media of your choice. Drill a hole for airline in the neck of the bottle and mount it on a sponge. I seeded with some bacteria in a bottle. Will let you know if it helps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80

08/09/2016, 08:51 PM	#125
hbrochs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 439	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 80 Gallon Innovative Marine long shallow reef 30 Gallon tank for raising baby clownfish Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine SR-80