Clowns Spawned!

[BlakeT]

Absolutely, they will go into the "nursery" tank for the first few weeks, and when they are big enough they will be moved to my 60 gallon growout system.

 

[BlakeT]

Day 6

 

[BlakeT]

Day 7

 

[BlakeT]

They looked really close to hatching last night so I decided to hit the lights and turn off the pumps for an hour. Good thing I did because they hatched! They are now in a ten gallon full of rotifers and pyhto. I'll try to get some pics but it's pretty hard to see them with the naked eye, much less a camera lens.

 

[Epic Corals]

Very cool! Those are going to be some awesome clowns!

 

[goat585]

Very cool. Good luck with raising them.

 

[BlakeT]

Thanks guys!

 

[BlakeT]

Here's a short video. Not the best, but better than nothing.
YouTube - Percula Clowns-1 Day old

 

[Kwalk0306]

How exciting! Thanks for keeping us update! Can't wait to see the progress!

 

[BlakeT]

No problem Kimmie! Glad to see you are enjoying the updates.

 

[BlakeT]

They are doing well. They all have silver bellies which indicates they're eating.

We also had another spawn today. Slightly smaller in size, but sill worth collecting.

 

[ColaAddict]

Very cool!!! are you really taking dibs on the babies? If you are I want in on it

 

[WeePee]

all sounds really good so far, keep up the great work!!
how long was this pair established in your tank?

 

[BlakeT]

Thanks guys!

Sounds good Nino, I'll put you down for two.

Owen, they were only in this tank for about a month when they started spawning. They were in a previous tank for about 6 months though.

Here's a video from today
YouTube - Percula clown 4 days old

 

[kurens]

hey Blake.you can count me in too for pair.just started cycle my first tank so it will be ready in few weeks.

 

[Cubzbiggestfan]

I will take a pair too. Incredible pics and videos. Very nice job

 

[jeepsdoitall]

please please please put me down for a pair

 

[BlakeT]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback. I'll add you three to the list...

 

[BlakeT]

The clowns are 11 days old. They are approaching metamorphosis as well. I am seeing tail curls, so that's a good sign. I also collected a small batch from the parents last night. They seem much stronger than the first batch.

Also,my black ocellaris clowns spawned for the first time today ! They laid a pretty big batch. I'll keep this thread updated with them as well.

 

[BADGUS]

Wow,what are you putting in that water?