Black Ice X Black Snowflake Eggs!!

[dr01dy]

yea about 3 to 4 months old. There is 2 batches in 1 tank so some smaller. The Mom is a Onyx and the Dad is a Ocellaris. I just had some babies hatch this morning. Im trying to perfect my hatch tank and get away from the air line tubing and have it be more nature without killing them

 

[N. Crawford]

Why not direct flow on them with a small circ pump/powerhead

 

[MioReefer]

Just plain awesome! Thanks for sharing.

 

[stevers]

Thanks!
With the powerhead I think that would still be too much flow and kill the new hatched babies. The airline tubing might be rough but I have hade moderate success with it.

What a small, disappointing nest. 136 eggs.. pfft. I don't know, I think when I changed the water and cleaned the algae a week ago I annoyed the female. She hasn't been eating very well for me the last week. Not sick, just bothered. Not sure, but nothing else was changed.

 

[N. Crawford]

Hey 136 is better than my zero

 

[dr01dy]

every time I use airline or an air stone I only get about 25% to hatch. I was thinking about coming up with a system to hold onto the clay pot and just spin it. I was thinking about using a computer fan and a fan controller with a rod to go through the single whole.

I used a small filter with a rotifer pad covering the intake but it was still to powerful they all hatched perfectly but got caught in the pad after they were born.

 

[stevers]

91 eggs left day 3. No losses to report I think the fish from both batches are feeding otohime B1. Still no aggression. I would like to start the 20 gallon when this next batch of clowns hatches but we will see.

 

[N. Crawford]

Nice clown. Black occarellis? Looks different

 

[stevers]

Older picture but this is the male. Same one still!

 

[N. Crawford]

What. Is it?

 

[stevers]

Bought as a "darksider" it's a black snowflake. Darker than a black ice and a blacker ice. No orange on him.

 

[stevers]

I'll get some pictures of the clowns. I think they are all through metamorphosis. So they are "settled" and now considered juvenile clownfish. The behavior has changed. It's very interesting, the different age clowns have seperated and are balled up together. It's making me think I need to get something in the tank like pvc to let them play in.

 

[nmertz1]

Way cool

 

[stevers]

Missed the hatch . It must have hatched on the 7th night. I woke up to 3 eggs this morning. But that's ok. Here are some updated on the babies. All through meta. Still no losses!

 

[N. Crawford]

Looking good are you still getting new clutchs?

 

[stevers]

Well I missed this hatch. They have been laying around every 20 days or so.

 

[N. Crawford]

You said you got these 2 as a breeding pair?

 

[stevers]

No, I bought them at 3 months old they are around a year and 9 months old currently.

 

[N. Crawford]

Oh my bad

 

[stevers]

Some pics from last night. I will go back and figure out what day these are at. This is the younger clutch. I still don't have a confident number but I think there are 23. And the 5 from clutch one are 6 weeks old. (None of the older clutch are pictured)