Wild Onyx Clownfish. Take 3 - Page 22

noob916 · 11/12/2016, 11:18 PM

NIce pair of clown!

CoralsAddiction · 11/13/2016, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by noob916

NIce pair of clown!

Thanks.

CoralsAddiction · 11/29/2016, 05:07 PM

All's good with the clowns

CoralsAddiction · 11/29/2016, 05:20 PM

Strongly considering adopting a wild caught Semi-Picasso...If I can find a good potential mate for it, I might go for the semi-picasso.

damienpbuckley · 11/29/2016, 11:31 PM

My clowns totally ignored my BTA for 9 months, discovered it one day, now hardly leave it. Go figure…

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AD87 · 11/30/2016, 07:46 PM

Very cool!

CoralsAddiction · 03/17/2017, 01:39 PM

Today is the 1 year anniversary of the clowns in my care. They still spawn on a regular basis. Below is a picture of them from today and of their 7 month old offsprings from yesterday.

CoralsAddiction · 03/17/2017, 01:46 PM

worm5406 · 03/17/2017, 01:47 PM

Very good grandfather.

Glad you have documented it here and the other thread on your journey, and included us with you!

CoralsAddiction · 03/17/2017, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by worm5406

Very good grandfather.

Glad you have documented it here and the other thread on your journey, and included us with you!

Thank you. It's been a blast.

jalisco · 03/17/2017, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CoralsAddiction

Hey bud, thanks. Probably a smaller Crispa or small Haddoni. Definitely no Mag or BTA because I would hate for them to lose their black colors and turn orange. LOL
How are your blue and tan/purple gigs doing?

Can you elaborate or point me in the direction of some applicable reading. Do light anemones lighten clowns' color and darks darken? Same with torch corals?

CoralsAddiction · 03/17/2017, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jalisco

Can you elaborate or point me in the direction of some applicable reading. Do light anemones lighten clowns' color and darks darken? Same with torch corals?

You can see the most recent discussion of clowns losing/gaining color in this thread:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2627585

It's usually the Type of anemone, not color that causes color changes in clowns.

jalisco · 03/17/2017, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CoralsAddiction

Hey bud, thanks. Probably a smaller Crispa or small Haddoni. Definitely no Mag or BTA because I would hate for them to lose their black colors and turn orange. LOL
How are your blue and tan/purple gigs doing?

Can you elaborate or point me in the direction of some applicable reading. Do light anemones lighten clowns' color and darks darken? Same with torch corals?

kto17 · 03/18/2017, 06:34 PM

wow nice pair.

Jeep_guy · 03/18/2017, 07:28 PM

Just seeing this thread, beautiful clowns and great job!

CoralsAddiction · 03/18/2017, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kto17

wow nice pair.

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Originally Posted by Jeep_guy

Just seeing this thread, beautiful clowns and great job!

Thanks!

CoralsAddiction · 04/15/2017, 01:35 AM

Walked into LFS yesterday and saw a small wild Onyx true perc. He looks just like the true pair of Onyx clowns I had before that came from Quality Marine. First pic at LFS. Second pic in his new home. He's fairly small and I'll try to pick up another wild Onyx clown to pair him up with. He's eating well and has shown a very curious personality thus far.

OrionN · 04/15/2017, 07:41 AM

Very Nice.

worm5406 · 04/15/2017, 08:45 AM

Ahhh not bad. New prospective parent.

CoralsAddiction · 04/15/2017, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by OrionN

Very Nice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by worm5406

Ahhh not bad. New prospective parent.

Thanks!

CoralsAddiction · 10/28/2017, 11:37 AM

Time for big updates. I broke up my latest pair of clowns to pair up the male with a smaller wild onyx clown pictured in April 15 post.
The breeding male that was all super black is now a female. I noticed that about 3 months after I paired up the male with a smaller clown, his black color started to fade especially near his dorsal fin. I assume it is now a she. It is highly likely that color fading is related to sex change because now she does not have to flash and entice anyone into mating. On the flip side I noticed that the new male has gotten a little darker. Their diet has remained the same. The anemone also had nothing to do with color fading because the clowns did not have it until a few days ago. They were without a host for 6 months prior to that. I am going to let them enjoy the H. Magnifica anemone for a little while and then find a nice Gigantea anemone to bring that black color back.

Here's what he used to look like when he was a male:

CoralsAddiction · 10/28/2017, 12:07 PM

CoralsAddiction · 02/12/2018, 12:38 PM

Update:
Sadly, I lost the pair of clowns shown in the previous post. The cause was stray voltage. However, thanks to a dear friend in Orange County, I got a new pair of wild caught Onyx clowns that came from another hobbyist's tank. The male is gorgeous and the female is nice too although she isn't quite as black as the male. They are supposed to be a spawning pair and hopefully I'll be raising a clutch or two from them in the near future.
Male Photos:

Female Photos:

gioNVA · 02/12/2018, 01:52 PM

sorry to hear about your other clownfish. The new ones are awesome. We have a poor selection of LFS in the DC area and sadly none would order wild caught anymore.

CoralsAddiction · 07/30/2019, 07:30 PM

Time for an update:
I currently have 3 pairs of wild Onyx and Onyx/True Percula clownfish combos. Pair 1 and Pair 2 were acquired this past weekend. Pair 3 has been together for about a month. Pair 3 is going to a new home this week. Here are some pics.
Pair 1 (came from another hobbyist friend's home)

Pair 2

Pair 3

11/12/2016, 11:18 PM	#526
noob916 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 63	NIce pair of clown! __________________ Current Tank Info: JBJ 28 GalNano Cube - Established June 2016

11/30/2016, 07:46 PM	#531
AD87 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 1,819	Very cool! __________________ Antonio H Magnificia or bust.

03/17/2017, 01:47 PM	#534
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Very good grandfather. Glad you have documented it here and the other thread on your journey, and included us with you! __________________ 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

04/15/2017, 07:41 AM	#543
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Very Nice. __________________ 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

04/15/2017, 08:45 AM	#544
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Ahhh not bad. New prospective parent. __________________ 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

11/29/2016, 05:07 PM	#528
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	All's good with the clowns

11/29/2016, 05:20 PM	#529
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Strongly considering adopting a wild caught Semi-Picasso...If I can find a good potential mate for it, I might go for the semi-picasso.

11/29/2016, 11:31 PM	#530
damienpbuckley Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 41	My clowns totally ignored my BTA for 9 months, discovered it one day, now hardly leave it. Go figure… Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

03/17/2017, 01:39 PM	#532
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Today is the 1 year anniversary of the clowns in my care. They still spawn on a regular basis. Below is a picture of them from today and of their 7 month old offsprings from yesterday.

03/17/2017, 01:46 PM	#533
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003

03/18/2017, 06:34 PM	#539
kto17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 12	wow nice pair.

03/18/2017, 07:28 PM	#540
Jeep_guy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: PA Posts: 179	Just seeing this thread, beautiful clowns and great job!

04/15/2017, 01:35 AM	#542
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Walked into LFS yesterday and saw a small wild Onyx true perc. He looks just like the true pair of Onyx clowns I had before that came from Quality Marine. First pic at LFS. Second pic in his new home. He's fairly small and I'll try to pick up another wild Onyx clown to pair him up with. He's eating well and has shown a very curious personality thus far.

10/28/2017, 11:37 AM	#546
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Time for big updates. I broke up my latest pair of clowns to pair up the male with a smaller wild onyx clown pictured in April 15 post. The breeding male that was all super black is now a female. I noticed that about 3 months after I paired up the male with a smaller clown, his black color started to fade especially near his dorsal fin. I assume it is now a she. It is highly likely that color fading is related to sex change because now she does not have to flash and entice anyone into mating. On the flip side I noticed that the new male has gotten a little darker. Their diet has remained the same. The anemone also had nothing to do with color fading because the clowns did not have it until a few days ago. They were without a host for 6 months prior to that. I am going to let them enjoy the H. Magnifica anemone for a little while and then find a nice Gigantea anemone to bring that black color back. Here's what he used to look like when he was a male:

10/28/2017, 12:07 PM	#547
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003

02/12/2018, 12:38 PM	#548
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Update: Sadly, I lost the pair of clowns shown in the previous post. The cause was stray voltage. However, thanks to a dear friend in Orange County, I got a new pair of wild caught Onyx clowns that came from another hobbyist's tank. The male is gorgeous and the female is nice too although she isn't quite as black as the male. They are supposed to be a spawning pair and hopefully I'll be raising a clutch or two from them in the near future. Male Photos: Female Photos:

02/12/2018, 01:52 PM	#549
gioNVA Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northern VA Posts: 244	sorry to hear about your other clownfish. The new ones are awesome. We have a poor selection of LFS in the DC area and sadly none would order wild caught anymore.

07/30/2019, 07:30 PM	#550
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	Time for an update: I currently have 3 pairs of wild Onyx and Onyx/True Percula clownfish combos. Pair 1 and Pair 2 were acquired this past weekend. Pair 3 has been together for about a month. Pair 3 is going to a new home this week. Here are some pics. Pair 1 (came from another hobbyist friend's home) Pair 2 Pair 3