I would definately say you've got them there.

me wants!

There ya go Erik. Just as easy as that.

I PM'd him to tell him this is the way to prove it. I know this is how they do it on eBay now to make proof that the items are yours.

Can't really deny that one guys.

DISCLAIMER- Just want to say, I have never met Erik, hell I'm in Canada and he is in the southern states. I just gave him this idea to help him prove himself. I'm not getting any kickback or free fish outta this deal. Just tryin to keep the peace, it's what us Canucks love to do! LOL

Ok so i hope that did justice and i really dont feel like doint it with every other pair i have lol. Thank yo scott that was a great idea . I hope this is allover with lol back to the fun stuff

I PM'd Erik and told him I hoped it was a misunderstanding. But you can't blame us for wanting to be sure before we enter into a financial transaction. Especially after someone posts that he was a scammer. I don't believe he is at this point and I apologize. Whoever the other guy is, he signed up today and made 2 posts, both in an attempt to undermine Erik's credibility. IMO, that person is the one lacking credibility. I look forward to hopefully acquiring a pair of clowns and reporting a great transaction to build Erik's reputation here on Nano-Reef.com.

fun

Group hug everyone!

I wish it wasn't so hard to ship to Canada. I'd be all over those DaVinci clowns!

yeah i know what you mean there!! It is so hard just trying to get something sligtly different than what everyone else has.

I talked to Erik over the phone yesterday and he was very helpful. He was telling me all about his setup and how to start if I wanted to do it on my own. He even offered to walk me through the whole process if I needed any help.

I posted the info from marinebreeder because there was alot of confusion there. WE were trying to find out the truth due to your low post count and the issues on the other forum. Bascially I didnt want to be had thats all. I saw your pics with the names.

Im confused, you say that your erik but on marinebreeder, your telling them that erik is your friend and you got them from him?

I will be happy to take a couple of free ones. LOL

Listen this is who I am, this is not a forum on whos identity were trying to prove etc... This is about clownfish. I will do the best I can to help anyone with anything, and like star said I will walk anyone thorugh any questions or things they havent or want to try. Please put faith in what I have said and just enjoy the thread. My name is erik nice to meet all of you. lol geeeeez

I was also familiar (read the posts) with the problems on MarineBreeder. It makes me uneasy with the name changes etc. Regardless of the company name, whether you still make food, what your son's name is etc. What is the point in changing your name and starting your post count over? Unless you are trying to hide something from someone.
I don't know Erik, or Christos, and I don't plan on ordering any fish anytime soon, but he is certainly trying to prove himself mighty hard. Maybe too hard?
Instead of jumping around on forums and changing names etc, just stay put, slow it down and get to know some people before trying to sell fish and claiming they are the best and coming up with your own names for them. It's only undermining your credibility.
I will certainly be interested in the outcome once someone has ordered and received fish. Hopefully they will post their experiences. Maybe someone lives nearby and can go meet and greet have a beer and talk fish.
Just my .02

Chris

Well I got a PM from a fellow MARSH member, looks like many people have ordered from him with great success. Sorry for jumping to conclusions Erik, but you have to understand, you joined on December 30th and then all the name changes, it was confusing. Hope you accept my apology

this is fine, but you gotta understand everyones hesitation about buying. There has been alot of bad transactions on here lately. We were looking for proof and feedback on you before buying. Im still interested in a pair on the onyx clowns from you. I was just looking for feedback from people that have bought fish from you due to your low post count.

Completely understood and I respect how you feel. I will shipping a pair of onyx tomorrow or first thing thursday am to the member named Star so we will see what he has to say

im still in line for my pair

ohh and in line for the raffle ones hahahah

Yes you are nano lol.

Ok so updates on onyx I have like 20 ready to go and about 50 that just went passed metamorphasis. Those should be ready in 2 months or less. And im hatching her new clutch tomorrow night lol. She is a machine. I will pm the people on the list and I will try to get them out next week to those who want them. I do have a paypal account, and I will have to send you an email to go further with paying for them. Let me know

Here is your list again of those who want a pair. This list will be updated as time goes by. Because I have limited amount there will be a minimum of a two month wait time. Please be patient and I will contact everyone when there are plenty to go around thank you.Clowns will be between 1/2 inch or more and are 35 a piece or 60 for two. Shipping will vary between 25 and 48 dollars. 48 is as far as California.

. ddr_phish ( is gonna wait)
dtfleming (schedualed for a pair tuesday)
PoopCola
. LaredoTX
KsquarE
. Kozo
. Hondacbr60089
NaoClown
Scott Riemer (schedualed for a pair tuesday)
. Marteen
. The Star (shipped out)
. Wade20

ok i pmd the first ten people and I am awating replies. I will need emails and zipcodes so I can give final total for the pair plus shipping. In the email there will be a link to paypal. Thanks guys and ladies

ok guys there are only 3 pairs left so I am awaiting a response from the people on the list well see who wants them I shipped to star today so I hope they get there ok tomorrow see ya guys.

ok here is the update there is exactly 2 pairs left

Ok well it is final all clowns are sold sorry guys well have to put a list up for the next upcoming batch hope everyone follows i will update pix soon. the list will be refined for the next batch

When do you think the next batch will be ready for shipping?

the next batch is finally through metamorphasis/ I will be seperating them in 4's to try to get quicker growth rate so im thinking 35 to 40 days from now, sometime in end febraury they should be ready. Ill post pictures of development if I can get a hold of another good camera lol. I do have good news though Star recieved his fish this morning and they arrived great. He called me and informed me that they went right to an anenome and he will be posting pictures see ya

Erik, Thanks. These guys are beautiful. Everything was packaged extremely well. The heat pack and water was still warm when I received them (despite the weather being around 20 degrees here at the time they were dropped off.)

I hope they do well, I am scared that one of my shrimp is going to grab them.

Here are some pictures...

Wow, cool. I want.

^^^^^^^^^^ you will dork. Tues like me

Ha it looks like they chose the smallest anem they could find. I bet the big one is jealous now.

lol i cant wait to see the progression of coloration. they will find the bigger nem for sure

Ok well I have 100 babies at ten days old, 300 babies at 4 days old and here is ner new batch layed fresh tonight

Wow, baby factory.

Received my pair from Erik today. Both are alive and doing fine in my tank. Professional packing and shipping. I have a story to tell and will post some pictures when I get home this afternoon.

Cabt wait scott thank you

I received mine also today, good packaging and both are swimmng around

Nice! Looks like one of your is much bigger than the other - just like mine. New Pics...They are in the bigger anemone now...

let us know once they get older about how they colour up.

Looks like christosclowns could be a good source for onyx clowns now that Rods' is no longer producing them!

Awesome I am so happy that they got there ok. I hope you all enjoy them as much as I miss them. Its so cool to raise your own fish and then watch others take care of them and enjoy them.They look beautiful and feed them good. Any frozen mush and cyclopeeze will be best for them. Try to dose your tanks with techI iodine it will bring stripes faster. And as far as Rods goes, hes a great guy with beautiful fish. My onyx are from c-quest and the same lineage and i cant wait to see the progression of these clowns. Thank you for sharing hope all goes good keep me posted see ya

Here is One of their offsping that is now paired with a picasso. She is about a year and a half old.and I kept her because i wanted at least one to breed out and keep the lineage going

Alright, quick story of my stupidity and a real tragedy avoided. My wife called me at work to tell me the fish had arrived so I drove home to get them transferred. Erik's packaging was awesome and I floated the bag to reach tank temp. Erik used a heat pack so the water in the bag was 78, my tank is 80. I went into the bathroom to pour out some of the water from the bag and the bigger clown bolted and went into the sink. Stupid me forgot to close the drain and the fish disappeared. We quickly disassembled the plumbing and found it in the "P" trap. I quickly took it to the tank and put it in where it went down into the rock work and looked very stressed. I got the other one in but had to go back to work. I was so upset with myself for screwing up. Luckily, my wife called me laster and said both fish were swimming in the current together. Here's pics:

Holy crap Scott! Good save! You're pretty lucky, I don't know if some others would of been so quick to break open the trap and get the little guy out.

Lesson learned - awesome fish!

I've been following these threads from day one and Erik - thanks for all the great information. I've breed freshwater fish in the pat and always wanted to try with clowns. This thread has given me the motivation to give it a try.

Scott thats one of the best stories ive heard in a while lol. W ell at least you saved him and there doing good. I tried my best on the packing i was hoping the heat stayed in there well and going to cali i was a lil worried. Anyway thank you for the pix and keep us posted i wanna see growth baby. They will take frozen mush and cyclopeeze and very fine crushed pellet. I would stick with cyclopeeze more it gives them that vibrant red orange look.. Dose your tank with tech I iodine to make their bars come in quicker. Anyway pickle thank you very much and you know what if you could do freshwater, you could do saltwater. It has a lil more finess involved but once you get the hang of it its pretty easy. If you wanna get started let me know ill tell you how to start and what works for me. see ya

I'm just glad we were able to save it. I would have felt so awful. In other news, they seem to have taken a liking to my Hammer coral.

Erik, how often should I feed them?

If only cross boarder shipping was safer and took less time..
I would have definately ordered myself a set of these guys or one of the others. They are all so cute.

Scott I would feed as much as you can. I feed the babies at least 6 times a day. I feed in smal increments so the food doesnt go to waste. Give them allot of cyclopeeze and crushed up frozen food. Take some pellets and hit them with a hammer in a plastic ziploc bag and feed that. Anything is better than 1 feeding a day

Ok im just updating some pix of mom and dad enjoy I love emmmmmmm

AWESOME! i hope 2 of those are going to be heading my way soon =].