seabass Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Camera battery ran out in the middle. 13 Quote Link to comment
holy carp Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Wow, is she ever plump! Cool video. 1 Quote Link to comment
lkoechle Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Cool video. But how's the baby? 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 I think he's good. Looks about the same. I'm hatching some brine shrimp for him tonight. 3 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I am sorry the other eggs did not hatch. I thought for sure they would. I am glad that it looks like another chance is coming soon though. How exciting that you are at least getting to raise 1 little baby. 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Neat video! 2 Quote Link to comment
ajmckay Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Bad ass video 1 Quote Link to comment
pappadumplingz Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Fantastic video man. What camera are you using? DSLR or a video camera? 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Thanks! I'm using a Canon PowerShot S120 (a 3 year old pocket camera with auto and manual settings). It has custom white balance and takes decent video; but it has been discontinued and is no longer state of the art. However, it is still much more versatile than my iPhone. 1 Quote Link to comment
pappadumplingz Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Thanks! I'm using a Canon PowerShot S120 (a 3 year old pocket camera with auto and manual settings). It has custom white balance and takes decent video; but it has been discontinued and is no longer state of the art. However, it is still much more versatile than my iPhone. It has surprisingly good video for a point and shoot. 1080 with 60 fps? 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 1080p with 60 fps?Yep, that was a selling point for me. Back then, it wasn't as common as it is today. 2 Quote Link to comment
Ibuyen Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 It has surprisingly good video for a point and shoot. 1080 with 60 fps? Must be the clean tank that we weren't use to seeing. Great video 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 New clutch (day 1): Rotifer density: Hatch tank: Decapsulating brine shrimp eggs prior to hatching: 6 Quote Link to comment
pappadumplingz Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Looking great! Hopefully more of the clutch survives this time, but you might have to separate Finley from the group though, so we can keep track of him. 1 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Awesome video! I can't believe they are ready again 1 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Awesome news. I was expecting my Finley fix and got a pleasant surprise. 1 Quote Link to comment
holy carp Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 That looks like a lot more eggs this time! 2 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Thats what i thought too. 1 quarter of the rock is orange What are you feeding them. Lol. they just keep breeding! 2 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Looking great! Hopefully more of the clutch survives this time, but you might have to separate Finley from the group though, so we can keep track of him.I'm not sure that the timing is good to raise a clutch until later in December. That looks like a lot more eggs this time!It will be interesting to see how many remain viable. What are you feeding them. Lol. they just keep breeding!Oysters and clams. Nah, I feed them Ocean Nutrition Formula One and Formula Two flakes (have for years). 2 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I've not heard of clowns breedibg so rapidly 1 Quote Link to comment
nano_MC_reef Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 man sea bass you got it all figured out. and finley is looking good. HOT DAMN those clownfish can breed. 2 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 So today is Finley's one week birthday. I tried getting a picture yesterday, but none of them turned out (maybe I'll post a birthday pic later on). Soon, he'll be going through metamorphosis. This might be his biggest hurdle. But first, he'll need to switch foods. You can see in the pic that I'm attempting to decapsulate the brine shrimp eggs prior to hatching. This process speeds up the hatching process (to overnight) and makes it unnecessary to separate the shells from the baby brine shrimp (BBS). You soak the eggs in two ounces of water for 90 minutes then add an once of bleach (stirring continuously for 7 minutes). Then you pour them into the plankton collector and dechlorinate with Prime before putting them in a hatchery. I used too few eggs in my first attempt. I'm not sure if I can keep the clownfish larvae from another clutch with Finley or not (as their food wouldn't necessarily be the same, and I'm not sure if Finley would try to eat them). Finley might be a juvenile clownfish by the time this latest clutch hatches. Anyways, I'm pretty sure I'm going to let this clutch (and maybe the next couple) go. It's kind of nice having to deal with just one, but I think I'm going to miss not having a bunch of juveniles huddling together. Plus, I'm essentially doing the same amount of work as I would for a group. No doubt, I'll have to raise a bigger batch of them later on (because that sounds like a lot of fun). However, being just one, I've been able to scoop him out to clean the tank. He can still be fairly hard to spot, and I don't have to be as careful knowing he's safely outside of the tank. I'm still adding a little greenwater to the tank every now and then. I believe it helps the density and nutritional value of the rotifers in the tank. It might also improve the water quality in general. I've yet to do a water change (another benefit of having just one larvae). I'm using a Seachem ammonia alert badge, but I should do some water tests today (ammonia, nitrite, and pH). I had to buy nitrite.and pH test kits because I don't normally test for these. 7 Quote Link to comment
nano_MC_reef Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 So today is Finley's one week birthday. I tried getting a picture yesterday, but none of them turned out (maybe I'll post a birthday pic later on). Soon, he'll be going through metamorphosis. This might be his biggest hurdle. But first, he'll need to switch foods. You can see in the pic that I'm attempting to decapsulate the brine shrimp eggs prior to hatching. This process speeds up the hatching process (to overnight) and makes it unnecessary to separate the shells from the baby brine shrimp (BBS). You soak the eggs in two ounces of water for 90 minutes then add an once of bleach (stirring continuously for 7 minutes). Then you pour them into the plankton collector and dechlorinate with Prime before putting them in a hatchery. I used too few eggs in my first attempt. I'm not sure if I can keep the clownfish larvae from another clutch with Finley or not (as their food wouldn't necessarily be the same, and I'm not sure if Finley would try to eat them). Finley might be a juvenile clownfish by the time this latest clutch hatches. Anyways, I'm pretty sure I'm going to let this clutch (and maybe the next couple) go. It's kind of nice having to deal with just one, but I think I'm going to miss not having a bunch of juveniles huddling together. Plus, I'm essentially doing the same amount of work as I would for a group. No doubt, I'll have to raise a bigger batch of them later on (because that sounds like a lot of fun). However, being just one, I've been able to scoop him out to clean the tank. He can still be fairly hard to spot, and I don't have to be as careful knowing he's safely outside of the tank. I'm still adding a little greenwater to the tank every now and then. I believe it helps the density and nutritional value of the rotifers in the tank. It might also improve the water quality in general. I've yet to do a water change (another benefit of having just one larvae). I'm using a Seachem ammonia alert badge, but I should do some water tests today (ammonia, nitrite, and pH). I had to buy nitrite.and pH test kits because I don't normally test for these. what pic? Quote Link to comment
lkoechle Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I am so excited for Fin! I agree with letting the next couple go with the holidays coming up. Then after, Finley would hopefully be big enough to go into a separate system and you can focus more on new babies. At least, thats how I would do it. By the time the holidays are over, she would be 3 months old? (and maybe you can have a tank of her own set up by then) And should be pass all the marks of uncertainty right? 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 what pic? I'll try to get one later today. And should be pass all the marks of uncertainty right?I believe so. If he makes it that far, I think he should be eating crushed flake food and be able to have live rock for filtration. 2 Quote Link to comment
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