Is my Onyx Pregnant? Pics...
- Thread starter topmav1
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- westchester ny
either shes full of eggs or she just ate a ton of food... but something is def going on. have you noticed the male shaking alot in front of her?
Killerdrgn
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- Park Ridge, NJ
Ohhh is that what the shaking is? I thought my fish were having seizures or something.
- Location
- Long Island
I have the exact same thing going on in my tank.... curious as well. Exect I have black ocellaris clowns, but same situation.
DrHarryLopez
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- Ozone Park, Queens
Very exciting!
www.mofib.com that site will give you a shot at keeping your eggs alive. good luck =] keep us posted. im waiting for my mandarin to breed, then im gnna try and breed them. i got the whole thing set up already. hopefully ill have a hundred little capitive breed blue mandarins swimming around for sale soon already trained on frozen =]
Yeah, clownfish have a kind of abusive relationship.
You don't need to do anything, except keep an eye on the tank so you can watch them mating if you get the chance. If you have an anemone they're hosting in, they'll probably lay their eggs somewhere within reach of the tentacles, if not, it'll probably be in whatever spot they usually run to when scared.
The good news is that the eggs will most likely hatch in your tank. The bad news is that all of the larvae will probably be immediately eaten by everything in your tank, including possibly your anemone, with the possible exception of E. quadricolor (BTAs.) But corals, shrimp, other fish, crabs, even worms and large amphipods, if they get the chance -- everything loves a mouth full of newborn fry.
Don't worry, though -- once they start laying, clownfish pretty much keep a clutch of eggs going almost constantly so long as they're well fed and generally in the best of health. Mine lays another batch 4-7 days after the prior hatches. So don't worry about this upcoming batch, it's probably doomed. However, you might be able to get everything you need, and all the cultures going, by the time the next batch is ready. Others have posted good resources for info on actually rearing the larvae.
- Location
- NY
Yeah, clownfish have a kind of abusive relationship.
You don't need to do anything, except keep an eye on the tank so you can watch them mating if you get the chance. If you have an anemone they're hosting in, they'll probably lay their eggs somewhere within reach of the tentacles, if not, it'll probably be in whatever spot they usually run to when scared.
The good news is that the eggs will most likely hatch in your tank. The bad news is that all of the larvae will probably be immediately eaten by everything in your tank, including possibly your anemone, with the possible exception of E. quadricolor (BTAs.) But corals, shrimp, other fish, crabs, even worms and large amphipods, if they get the chance -- everything loves a mouth full of newborn fry.
Don't worry, though -- once they start laying, clownfish pretty much keep a clutch of eggs going almost constantly so long as they're well fed and generally in the best of health. Mine lays another batch 4-7 days after the prior hatches. So don't worry about this upcoming batch, it's probably doomed. However, you might be able to get everything you need, and all the cultures going, by the time the next batch is ready. Others have posted good resources for info on actually rearing the larvae.
+1 Good info.
My clowns laid eggs/hatched continuously for about 5-6 years. I think they've finally just stopped breeding. I've seen literally 1000's upon 1000's of clown fry in my tank during that time. I never tried to raise any of the babies. They were like clockwork. Every 11 days there would be a new clutch of eggs on the same rock. The eggs would hatch every 9th day about 2 hours after all lights were out. Then 2 days later, a new clutch of eggs. It was the never ending smorgasboard in my tank. :lol_large
If you want to attempt rearing the fry, get yourself the book of Clownfish by Joyce Wilkerson. It will teach you everything you need to know about raising clowns.
Best of luck,
swimmer
Thanks for all the info guys. I've read a little about this and it seems to be a TON of work but I'll try.
If anyone knows how to do this and wants to come get the fry when the eggs hatch I would def let them...so long as I get one...!
If anyone knows how to do this and wants to come get the fry when the eggs hatch I would def let them...so long as I get one...!
- Location
- Forked River, New Jersey
sounds like a good italian marraige!!! makes me feel at home! lol:argue::smash:
There's an apparatus called a 'larva catcher' that can be used to catch the fry -- there're probably details about how to construct and use one on that MOFIB site that was posted earlier.
fernandokng
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- Location
- Manhattan, New York
maybe she has gas. jk
you can remove the eggs using a straw or stiff airline tubing, just by nudging them gently and sucking them up and u can just put them in a small dish or a 2g tank, or even a jar. dont have to wait for them to hatch to remove them.
need a nanochloropsis culture and small rotifer/copepod culture. and thats pretty much it, hardest part is water quality and keeping constant live food supply.
need a nanochloropsis culture and small rotifer/copepod culture. and thats pretty much it, hardest part is water quality and keeping constant live food supply.
- Location
- NY
The easiest way to remove the eggs before they hatch is by placing a piece of ceramic tile into the tank near the clowns nesting site. Clowns tend to lay their eggs on really smooth surfaces (ceramic tile ).
When the eggs have been laid and fertilized and are just about ready to hatch (day 7-9), take the whole piece of ceramic tile with the eggs on it out of the tank and place into the fry rearing tank. You should be able to save 100% of the eggs this way.
Good luck,
swimmer
). When the eggs have been laid and fertilized and are just about ready to hatch (day 7-9), take the whole piece of ceramic tile with the eggs on it out of the tank and place into the fry rearing tank. You should be able to save 100% of the eggs this way.
Good luck,
swimmer
- Location
- westchester ny
it might seem like a lot of work to get started but having a bunch of baby onyx true percs to sell or trade is def a worthwhile investment, and even if you screw it up the first time ull have plenty of other opportunities to hone ur skill,
- Location
- Central Jersey
how do you train mandarins to eat frozen food??
- Location
- Forked River, New Jersey
smae way u get them to play dead, and give u their paw...:lol_large
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