MarvinsReef Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 NiCE!!! congrats... I've been wondering who would get a chance to do this combo... looking forward to seeing them mature... either Chocolate or Black SnowFlakes would be awesome!!! tagging along... Link to comment
FishEyeAquaculture Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 NiCE!!! congrats... I've been wondering who would get a chance to do this combo... looking forward to seeing them mature... either Chocolate or Black SnowFlakes would be awesome!!! tagging along... Thank you for your kind words! Link to comment
badfish816 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I SEE THE LIGHT!!!! Link to comment
illidan Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Correct me if i am wrong but the ones that derived from the UK were being breed from Snowflake/B&w mix? Link to comment
FishEyeAquaculture Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Correct me if i am wrong but the ones that derived from the UK were being breed from Snowflake/B&w mix? I purchased my female Snowflake back in late 2004 from TMC (UK). That was when Snowflakes first became available. As for the Snowflakes coming from TMC being a Snowflake/B&w mix, I don't think so. Not dark enough. ORA released Chocolate Ocellaris as a Valentines day special back in '08, they were from a Orange/B&W mix...they are no longer available from ORA. Link to comment
Llewos Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hyperboy, love the fish! Can you tell me a bit about the fry tank and what you did to raise the fry? I am having a bit of trouble with that part. I have a breeding pair of percs. (female is a black onyx, and the male is an ORA misbar) but i cant seem to get past day 5/6. any help would be greatly appreciated on food, tank set up, etc. Link to comment
FishEyeAquaculture Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Hyperboy, love the fish! Can you tell me a bit about the fry tank and what you did to raise the fry? I am having a bit of trouble with that part. I have a breeding pair of percs. (female is a black onyx, and the male is an ORA misbar) but i cant seem to get past day 5/6. any help would be greatly appreciated on food, tank set up, etc. Llewos, Thank you for the compliment. All of my fish; percula, snowflakes, ocellaris, picassos, and gobies are raised in 10gal tanks filled halfway with aged saltwater. They are fed rotifers twice a day and their water is kept green at all times. Water changes happen in the morning, roughly 10%. This happens till day 3 or 4. I then start adding freshly hatched brine (decaped). On day 5 or 6 the baby brine and rotifers are done and crushed flake is fed. Hope this helps, feel free to PM me if you have any further questions! Link to comment
usf fan Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I love this thread!!!!!!!! Link to comment
usf fan Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Any more pictures?????? Link to comment
FishEyeAquaculture Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Here are some new pictures I took this morning. Enjoy! Link to comment
badfish816 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 wow. look at the black already Link to comment
usf fan Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 They are darker than a normal snowflake or occellaris!!!!!!!so cool!!!!! Link to comment
FishEyeAquaculture Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Update! They spawned again last night...every 8 days, which is a really nice fast cycle! Thank you everyone for your generous compliments! Link to comment
usf fan Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 What percentages have snowflake patterns Link to comment
FishEyeAquaculture Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 What percentages have snowflake patterns It really varies per spawn, never less than 50%. However, I have counted 75% or higher. This is exciting because as with any pair of clownfish their spawns only get larger each time. I just wish I knew for sure what color they are going to be, but I guess that's why the unknown is exciting...... Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Update! They spawned again last night...every 8 days, which is a really nice fast cycle! Thank you everyone for your generous compliments! how many batches do you have atm? and how old are the 1st hatchings? so cool that you get 50% Snowflakes each batch... Link to comment
FishEyeAquaculture Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 how many batches do you have atm? and how old are the 1st hatchings? so cool that you get 50% Snowflakes each batch... They have spwned 8 times since early October. So, currently I have 8 batches growing. Their first batch was really a learning expierence being a new pair....and really there is only one survivor from that first batch, but it just so happens that it has snowflake patterns! Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 They have spwned 8 times since early October. So, currently I have 8 batches growing. Their first batch was really a learning expierence being a new pair....and really there is only one survivor from that first batch, but it just so happens that it has snowflake patterns! wOw... that's a lot of babies... :) looking forward to seeing more pics when you take some... Link to comment
badfish816 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 i like those percentages! Link to comment
FishEyeAquaculture Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 i like those percentages! Me too! Link to comment
usf fan Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Those are good percentages.on another note I love the title to this thread!!!!!!!lol!!!!!!I just realized it!!!!! Link to comment
FishEyeAquaculture Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 Those are good percentages.on another note I love the title to this thread!!!!!!!lol!!!!!!I just realized it!!!!! Link to comment
usf fan Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 The other thread title having to do with these fish is misleading to what was actually accomplished.any updates? Link to comment
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