nanoty Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Sorry babe, not going back to get you another one if you kill this one Link to comment
Lalani Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Pfffft! Imma try not to. Link to comment
oceancube Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Pfffft! Imma try not to. he looks good kim,good thing he jumped while yall were around! how nice of ty to pick up the fish and take the little booger to you..lol nice meeting you ty, if yall ever need any other clowns lmk i got bunches left!!!!lol Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 OMG Kim... I'd of shart myslef. Pretty new snow! Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 So...... looks like I was able to transfer a ton of babies to the hatching tank... I'm guestimating around 700, but a couple of hundred may have died... so there are around 500 now and they decimated the rots early this morning... so I've been dropping otohime in the tank every hour or more... and they are all chowing down happily, staying fat. Just a few shots: Action shot, about to launch at otohime: Link to comment
saippenu Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Wow those photos are amazing. Now that's the kind of shared info that advances the hobby for all of us. Thanks for taking the time to do that. Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 Thanks. I've had a little die off and I believe it might be from over feeding.. if it isn't one thing, isn't another, right? So I've cut back and still have around 400, maybe a little less, but that's still a lot! They're growing and the big guy from the last hatch is still going strong. No stripes yet, but he is starting to look different and develop that orange pigment. Maybe soon! Btw, for anyone who doesn't realize how tiny these larvae are, toothpick: Oh, and the new couple (b&w and snowflake) are getting along swimmingly! She would push him out of her pot (the big one) for the first couple of days, but since then they have been hanging out together and sleeping in the same pot. Though they still separate from time to time. She even did some belly rubbing on the pot, so we'll see how quickly things heat up between them. Link to comment
oceancube Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Thanks. I've had a little die off and I believe it might be from over feeding.. if it isn't one thing, isn't another, right? So I've cut back and still have around 400, maybe a little less, but that's still a lot! They're growing and the big guy from the last hatch is still going strong. No stripes yet, but he is starting to look different and develop that orange pigment. Maybe soon! Btw, for anyone who doesn't realize how tiny these larvae are, toothpick: Oh, and the new couple (b&w and snowflake) are getting along swimmingly! She would push him out of her pot (the big one) for the first couple of days, but since then they have been hanging out together and sleeping in the same pot. Though they still separate from time to time. She even did some belly rubbing on the pot, so we'll see how quickly things heat up between them. dont let those little snows freak you out, ive had some breed really really young, just feed them a seafood diet and they will be ready in no time...goodluck kim!! Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 11 days and starting to see signs of meta. They're all developing orange pigment and I'm seeing waggling swimming, but still no stripes, not even on the big guy from the last hatch. He's 20 days old if I remember correctly. And Rudy, things are still going well with the new pair. They like each other. Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Whoo! Lone Ranger from the hatch on the 16th is finally showing his head band! The other guys are only 8 days younger than him, so they should start working on their stripes next week. It's really hard for me to estimate, but I'd say there are 250-300 left. Link to comment
ericm1205 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 awesome pictures! all i gotta say is omfg. cant wait till i get babies like that. Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Thanks Eric. Checked today and looks like meta is in full swing already.. at least 3 of the little guys have their head bands. Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Made the little guys a couple of fake nems using weedeater string... they seem to like it! Link to comment
gena Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 This is fantastic! You make it look so easy but I know it's a lot of work. I actually looked into breeding clownfish and decided it wasn't for me at the time. Well done! Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 That's pretty resourceful use of weed eater parts there Lala. Link to comment
Haagenize Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 just want to come in and say thumbs up! Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Thanks guys! The b&w female looks like she's ready to lay... lots of picking at the inside of the pot and rubbing her belly on it afterwards. The snowflake male, on the other hand, isn't quite so ready. He doesn't seem to know what to do. Link to comment
ericm1205 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Great idea of the weedwacker string. I seen someone selling Plastic nem looking things on eBay. They might work ok. Sounds like your babies are coming along nicely. Can't wait to See more pics. Now only if I can get my onyx eggs to hatch and not die then I Will be fine! Link to comment
Eileen Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 How old is your snowflake male? Very nice!!! Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Great idea of the weedwacker string. I seen someone sellingPlastic nem looking things on eBay. They might work ok. Sounds like your babies are coming along nicely. Can't wait to See more pics. Now only if I can get my onyx eggs to hatch and not die then I Will be fine! When is the next hatch?? How old is your snowflake male? Very nice!!! I'm not totally sure, but from it's size I'd say maybe a little over a year? I'm really not sure how to tell. :/ Link to comment
ericm1205 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 i think they should hatch friday or Saturday night. thats if they survive me pulling the pot saturday. i forgot to write it down and i went away for 4 days and got back lastnight. ill get the flashlight out and stare at them to see how old they look. where are my new pics i asked for? hehe Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 Pics as requested. I'd say around 75% have their head stripes by now. Link to comment
ericm1205 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 omg they are so tiny.. the rubberband looks huge against them. hehe awesome shots! Link to comment
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