Greetings fellow reefers,
For the last year or so, I have studied the possibility of breeding ocellaris clowns. At this point, I feel extremely well-read and ready to begin. Because money is scarce, my broodstock set-up won't have all the bells and whistles, but let me know what you all think. I also have a couple ?s.
Basic facts: 10 gallon eclipse (biowheel removed) with about 13 lbs of fiji LR and an inch or so of crushed coral on the bottom.
Question # 1: JD Wilkerson eludes to the fact that ANY TWO JUVENILLE ocellaris clowns will eventually spawn if left to grow up together. In your view, what is the % chance that a given pair WILL spawn within a year or two? What is the chance they won't mate at all? (I know this is tough, but try your hands and give me best guesses, please!).
Question # 2: To diversify the gene pool, would it be wise to select juvenilles from TWO SEPARATE and non-related tank raised "batches?" Would siblings mate anyway?
Question # 3: Because this is a FOWLR (but a mating tank which must be kept pristine), what kind of additives must I add?
Question # 4: JD Wilkerson mentions in her book a dry larval first food...."Addison's Larval Feed"....developed by Bill Addison at C-QUEST (she mentions ocellaris clowns are particularly capable at surviving with it as a first food). I understand that rotifers are THE way to go, but IF (given my cramped space and financial restraints in a DC dorm room) I can't invest in rotifer/algae cultures, would this stuff work at sustaining SOME of the larvae.
Thanks, Chris
For the last year or so, I have studied the possibility of breeding ocellaris clowns. At this point, I feel extremely well-read and ready to begin. Because money is scarce, my broodstock set-up won't have all the bells and whistles, but let me know what you all think. I also have a couple ?s.
Basic facts: 10 gallon eclipse (biowheel removed) with about 13 lbs of fiji LR and an inch or so of crushed coral on the bottom.
Question # 1: JD Wilkerson eludes to the fact that ANY TWO JUVENILLE ocellaris clowns will eventually spawn if left to grow up together. In your view, what is the % chance that a given pair WILL spawn within a year or two? What is the chance they won't mate at all? (I know this is tough, but try your hands and give me best guesses, please!).
Question # 2: To diversify the gene pool, would it be wise to select juvenilles from TWO SEPARATE and non-related tank raised "batches?" Would siblings mate anyway?
Question # 3: Because this is a FOWLR (but a mating tank which must be kept pristine), what kind of additives must I add?
Question # 4: JD Wilkerson mentions in her book a dry larval first food...."Addison's Larval Feed"....developed by Bill Addison at C-QUEST (she mentions ocellaris clowns are particularly capable at surviving with it as a first food). I understand that rotifers are THE way to go, but IF (given my cramped space and financial restraints in a DC dorm room) I can't invest in rotifer/algae cultures, would this stuff work at sustaining SOME of the larvae.
Thanks, Chris
