michaelg May 16, 2004 May 16, 2004 Yesterday, while over in congressional plaza, I decided to stop in at the LFS. I picked up a tiny (1" head to tail clarkii clown), in hopes it would pair with "big momma". She used to be a he, but the mate died during the power outage last fall, and has been lonely since. I did a real long acclimation (2 hrs). and made sure she didn't attact the bag. Upon release, the little one made it's way over to the anenome wanting to cuddle in. It was incredibly persistent even with the female giving occassional chases and continually blocking the new fish. NO real signs of aggression though. We then headed off to dinner. When we got home, the little one was in the anenome, all cuddled up with the big one. Both were in the anenome this morning. Hopefully with time they will start spawning. Am rather amazed the acceptance happend as quickly as it did. The big one has never been aggressive though, so I am sure it's temperment, couple with the fact it used to have a mate, really helped. Mindy (my wife) is super happy about it!
traveller7 May 16, 2004 May 16, 2004 Congrats on the soon to be new couple. The little one is still a juvenile and IME that greatly helps the pairing situation. fwiw: I would not be surprised if spawning is 9-12 months off at soonest. Feed heavy
Sph2sail May 16, 2004 May 16, 2004 To quote a one hit wonder... "I smell sex and candy here" Congrats Michael. s
michaelg July 5, 2004 Author July 5, 2004 Thought I would post an update. the pair have been getting along wonderfully, really bonded. The little one has grown a lot, and darkend up considerably. This past Saturday, was looking in the tank and EGGS have been laid!!! I find this little amount of time really unusual. My first pair took 2 years + to lay eggs, though both were purchased as juvenilles. This time, the older one, female obviously now, is 4 years old and was a seasoned breeder- though her role was that of a male. Will see if the eggs are fertile next weekend when they are due to hatch. Needless to say, re-reading all the info in Wilkerson's book, expanding out all my cultures of rotifers, and setup the rearing tank. :D
Sph2sail July 5, 2004 July 5, 2004 Wow. I thought it took about 2 years for clownfish to become mature and capable of full breeding. Maybe mom is just laying eggs but dad can't yet fertilize them? Super news, though. Glad they are getting along so well! Nice to hear about happy marriages these days! s
GaryL July 5, 2004 July 5, 2004 Thats awsome Michael, My thought would be that when a male turned up missing from the anenome that he needed a replacement fast to keep the species goin... just a thought, Gary
Guest Kimo July 5, 2004 July 5, 2004 Congratulations Michael. Good luck taking care of the little ones. J
michaelg July 6, 2004 Author July 6, 2004 When I looked yesterday, the eggs looked darker. I will know for sure in a few days if there are eyes.... I cranked up the cultures over the holiday. Evidently the 2 year thing isn't set fast in stone. Again, the female has been around for a while, though only now as a female.
Guest HVF21221 July 7, 2004 July 7, 2004 Set up as many rotifer cultures you can. These larvae can go through them in no time! Here is a pic of my babies. Good luck, Howard
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