Some Breeding Black Ocellaris and larvae

[bawater]

hi chung

i saw your pair on RC (if that was u)

they look around the same size.

The female should be about 2.5-3inch (ard 5-6cm) and a inch wide.

while the male is abt 2inch length.

they are in a 4ftx2x2 .for size comparison- the purple tile(coralline encrusted) is a big 1ftx1ft tile and the smaller yellow one is a 6inchx6inch tile.

they don't use the tiles.

i scoop larvae out on hatch nights.

[bawater]

thanks madmac

actually the 3rd stripe has appeared too.

colouration starting, but will be a couple of months yet.

[ervine]

excellent!!

[bawater]

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[FuEl]

So cute..can't wait to try them out..

[chungsl]

stronge and Q babies

where do your black oc. originally come from (england or australia)?

[augustine]

Hi bro!

Congrats!

I've just lost my first batch of spawn from my true perc (This year). Now into the second spawn.

Can advise me on what to feed the new born? You mentioned rotifers...?? What's that ? and How do i find or buy them?

Please help..... I've been watching my percs spawn for the last 3 years and lost every batch.......heartache.....would love to see its offsprings for once.

Augustine

[bawater]

Thanks,

They're from England

Augustine, the best place to start is the book 'CLOWNFISHES' by Joyce D. Wilkerson

it has all the information you need from a-z to bring up a batch.

various web base shorter versions are available through search engines - but the book is still a good buy.

[jem]

real neat!

always wanted to breed clonfishes..but no success..

no dough to get the book too =(

[justin leo]

thanks madmac

actually the 3rd stripe has appeared too.

colouration starting, but will be a couple of months yet.

Hello bawater, hw big is the clown fish at day26... ?

[colinsoon]

any updates...?

[ambystoma82]

congrats to ur babies hope to c ur pics soonz...

mine already e 10+ birth liaoz but they just keep laying but i no time to look after e babies.... sadzz...

[Octopuffy]

Bro, when the babies grow to about 2 - 3 cm can sell a couple of them to me?

[loneteelay]

how come black couple give birth the orange babies?

There is another hidden alien father?

Wat about now? no more update??

[cool guy]

wah so cool bro bawater... can i visit one day... wanna learn from u... i got a pair of true percular n pair of black ocellaris in e same tank... do u tink they wil spawn...

[bawater]

A lot of the marine fishes look different when they are young, a few of the clown species are also the same. They take quite a while to develop.

The black pigmentation start in the fins when they get ard 3 months then slowly in the bodies by the time they reach 6mths. (they are still a dark brown at this age)

From then how fast they go jet black depends on water quality & space. Usually full black at a yr.

nothing much exciting now, just watching them grow, fight & colour up.

6mths

8mths

[jamomatt]

So many! Are you even able to count them all without tearing your hair out!? :D

[bawater]

i got a pair of true percular n pair of black ocellaris in e same tank... do u tink they wil spawn...

They may, percula/ocellaris hybrid pairs do happen and do spawn.

What they produce is a different story

A.percula takes over a yr to develop 3 stripes while black A.ocellaris takes oooh ard 20+-30day for stripes & 6mths-1 yr to colour.

[cool guy]

IC IC... THANX DUDE... Btw r u sellin ur b/ocellaris... thinkin of gettin it for my gf bdae... she love clown fish...