Mandarin dragonet spawning

[Marvin Wang]

Forgotten to feed my fishes today, thus fed them before light out and notice something abt this pair of Mandarin dragonet.

They kept swimming around seems to be looking for a spot.

After following them for 30mins they spawned.....now what ?

Anyone tried Breeding Mandarin before ?

(dun mind the blurred photos as the light were kinda dim as it was near to lights off timing)

Swimming around

swimming around again, loot at the fat belly

Cuddling up

Showing her fat Belly again

MOONDANCING !!!

Eggs .....

[diki88]

Niceeee.

[doc99337]

Fantastic!

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[spgohjc]

Congrats! Update again when they hatch. Pretty pair.

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[cutebarra77]

awesome milestone!!!

a bigger milestone to achieve is for the eggs to hatch and get ready rotifiers to feed the hatchlings...

I'm also waiting for my pair to complete the dating stage.

btw, is your pair feeding on pods or frozen food trained?

you can spend some time reading and research on how the US folks are doing it...

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=824111

Hope to read more on your breeding log here!

[brojj]

Congras bro. My red scooty pair still no result although they did 'it' every night, 1hr before lights out. Maybe the female not adult yet, no eggs.

[cutebarra77]

another useful link:

http://www.marinebreeder.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=176&t=128

[cutebarra77]

this thread is even better with magnified photos of the babies!

http://www.marinebreeder.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=176&t=1963

[Marvin Wang]

awesome milestone!!!

a bigger milestone to achieve is for the eggs to hatch and get ready rotifiers to feed the hatchlings...

I'm also waiting for my pair to complete the dating stage.

btw, is your pair feeding on pods or frozen food trained?

you can spend some time reading and research on how the US folks are doing it...

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=824111

Hope to read more on your breeding log here!

Thanks Bro,

Actually i have no idea if they are feeding on pods. dun really see any on the glass.

But one thing for sure they definitely feed on frozen mysis and brine shrimp. They are slow eater but they always gets to eat. Never trained them and they dun need my special attention as well just gotta make sure they are in the tank everyday haha.

[hanafi_weeseng]

Nice,thank for sharing

[dnsfpl]

congrats

[Marvin Wang]

ok so they did it again tonite and was caught on camera. seems like they spawned almost the same timing as yesterday.

[DerrickLim]

wow ... baby Mandarine looks cute for sure. haha

[cutebarra77]

ok so they did it again tonite and was caught on camera. seems like they spawned almost the same timing as yesterday.

ok so they did it again tonite and was caught on camera. seems like they spawned almost the same timing as yesterday.

Since they practiced pelagic spawning, did you manage to scope out the floating fertilised eggs???

I will wait for the 'moments' and scope them out. Remember to turn off the wave makers too.

[Marvin Wang]

Since they practiced pelagic spawning, did you manage to scope out the floating fertilised eggs???

I will wait for the 'moments' and scope them out. Remember to turn off the wave makers too.

yeah all the pumps and waver maker were off when the spawned.

Scooped out the eggs a few mins after they spawned.

Attached is a pic of the egg. i think this is last nights batch.

I doubt they can make it. haven seen anything from the first batch ...

[cutebarra77]

Well done, dude. I think there's still a chance for them to hatch since they are fertilize. I hope you are housing them in a safe environment such as your refug. Start culturing rotifiers for the babies...u will need them soon.

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[Marvin Wang]

Well done, dude. I think there's still a chance for them to hatch since they are fertilize. I hope you are housing them in a safe environment such as your refug. Start culturing rotifiers for the babies...u will need them soon.

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i place the eggs in a breeder box with sponges on both side of the opening in the main tank. hmm seriously i have no idea how they are suppose to look like without a microscope like those in the links. the eggs are already so small, dunno even if they hatch i can see anot. Placing tonight batch in a jar instead.

[Marvin Wang]

3rd batch.

Apparently they spawn around the same timing again .

[cutebarra77]

wah!!! your pair very sexually active man.

envy you leh...

if your breeding project is successful, I'm keen to buy some of the hatchlings from you (if you are willing to let go).

camping here for more updates.

[Snoopyhamburger]

Cool!Camping for updates too!

[Marvin Wang]

wah!!! your pair very sexually active man.

envy you leh...

if your breeding project is successful, I'm keen to buy some of the hatchlings from you (if you are willing to let go).

camping here for more updates.

haha some time u need some luck , wah u thinking so far ahead liao ah. let see if they hatch first.

[Marvin Wang]

Batch 1 and 2 was a total failure i guess. dun see anything.

Batch 3 developing well i guess.

[cutebarra77]

I thought batch 1 has some baby outlines.

and batch 3's outlines are quite clear.

well done, dude.

:thumbsup:

[Marvin Wang]

I thought batch 1 has some baby outlines.

and batch 3's outlines are quite clear.

well done, dude.

:thumbsup:

haha coz breeder box and sponge method failed badly.

[Marvin Wang]

Finally hatched

So now where do i get the rotifer ?