Did you know...? Mysis fact when feeding clownfish...

[Mr Cob]

Feeding lots of mysis will make your clownfish super bright orange? I've been experimenting with this myth that I heard on another forum. It's true.

I fed my fish mysis daily for a week and then none for a week and then repeated. The weeks I fed with mysis their oranges were BRIGHT and deep in color.

Also...mysis can cause eggs to be tough to hatch so not a good option for breeders to feed heavily on mysis.

No/very little mysis (i say very little because the rod's food I fed has some in it):
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8097/8450483245_ee7f0c6dde_c.jpg



On heavy daily mysis feedings:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8451570606_d14f940487_c.jpg

[Big_Pun]

very cool fact

[allan]

Very cool, also very cool that we have a clown breeder on here that speaks openly as to how the breeding program works.

I've been feeding mine mysis, heavily. Maybe I should back off and watch it first hand.


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[Mr Cob]

thanks Allan, I'm still learning though.

I guess with all the drama I went through when starting up it just encouraged me to share info.

You would be surprised the extremes some breeders will go to prevent a newbie from getting any kind of start. As far as to sell me claimed breeder pairs that weren't even bonded! Calling other breeders and telling them not to sell me broodstock, yeah, seriously all around texas. Pretty crazy to say the least.

Fortunately I have established a good rapport with a couple of large scale captive bred businesses that I can trust and tap into for broodstock. :)

I've always been one to share experience and document what I'm doing... I mean it's how I learn too.

[allan]

That's very interesting. I guess the guys can stop playing at being mafia, for there's an actual clownfish mafioso here in texas. :D

I'm anxious to try my hand at raising a clutch or murder or what ever it is called, of little clownies. I just haven't wrapped my head around growing phyto to feed plankton to feed fry concept. But I'm just as excited to see you suceed at it. Leroy impresses the heck out of me when he starts talking about it.

[Mr Cob]

Allan, your fish bright orange? I have also heard of vendors feeding lots of mysis right before a photoshoot to boost colors. I only saw gradual changes though and after a week of heavy feddings a noticable difference in the brightness of the oranges.

Not sure if you saw my comment... but some breeders say a heavy mysis diet can cause eggs to be delayed in hatching.

My eggs hatch and the broodstock fish get mysis from the rod's food, but I used to feed only mysis which could have been causing me some problems. Not sure...because only recently thought of it.

[Mr Cob]

I'm anxious to try my hand at raising a clutch or murder or what ever it is called, of little clownies. I just haven't wrapped my head around growing phyto to feed plankton to feed fry concept. But I'm just as excited to see you suceed at it. Leroy impresses the heck out of me when he starts talking about it.

Yeah Leroy is one local breeder that is not afraid to share some info. THX dude.

Don't grow phyto man...just purchase the stuff and freeze it. Rotifers give you enough to worry about lol. Check my build thread I posted my process on phyto and rotis

[allan]

I plan on memorizing it.

When they start spawning, I should wait a few spawns before actually attempting it, right?

[Mr Cob]

yeah, that way you can get their cycle down. After 3 clutches you will have the cycle of when they lay and hatch. Plus they just keep getting larger and healthier. :)

I wanted to pull first and second clutches but was kind of hard because I didn't know hatch night.

[ramsey]

I never really had the desire to breed but the temptation is calling me after reading all the experiences. It seems like a lot of fun!

[Mr Cob]

I never really had the desire to breed but the temptation is calling me after reading all the experiences. It seems like a lot of fun!

Yup, I'm hooked! Just setting up all of the broodstock systems and finding the fish was tons of fun and another side of the hobby that was full of all kinds of new stuff. Really enjoying it.



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[pfcreed]

If you bread a clutch of clowns can you keep them all together peacefully in on tank for their life or will the eventually fight.

[allan]

Ace began to have problems after six or so months.

[Mr Cob]

yeah, fine until they start maturing and establish a pecking order. Honestly I have not raised any that far and am new to breeding. But I have purchased many small clowns from wholesalers and they are fine in the same tank until some start establishing dominance. 6 months seems to be about right.

[OrionN]

Rob,
I am sorry that someone seem to try to derail your breeding project. If there is anything I can do to help let me know. Rotifer culture crash, what ever....
You really don't need to raise phytoplankton, jut get the frozen stuff. Don't need to raise newly hatch brine shrimp either. Just straight from rotifer to Otohime A.
I got several pounds of bothe Otohime A and Otohime B. I think I will never finish the Otohime A since I only raise these fish for fun.
I am trying to get next inline fish food. Ground up flake works but too much work. I am thinking of order some Golden Pearls. If you want I let you know how this turn out.

[Mr Cob]

Thanks, Minh. Appreciate it.

Right there with you on not growing phyto and brine. I'm about ready for another order of RotiGrow Nanno (are you using the same?)...

I received some Golden Pearls on a recent order, they came in as a sample. I don't have fry to test on but the 1-1.5" small males that I have seem to love it. I threw some in to the broodstock too and they also liked it. I also have Otohime A. B and C... I love this stuff and it seems to last forever!

I'm not familiar with NextInline food...?

[OrionN]

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I'm not familiar with NextInline food...?
I did not order any Otohim C. My babies is outgrwoing the Oto B. I need something else to start fo feed them. I will get the Oto C and the larger Golden Pearls

[Mr Cob]

Ahhh, I see, I was thinking "next in line" foods were a brand. Lol.

Yeah, the C is good and I also feed to broodstock. The growout tanks I have purchased designer clowns ranging from 1"-1.75" and they all eat the otoC, pearl eggs, flakes and frozen rods and mysis.

What they don't eat falls to the bottom and the corals tear it up. : ). I'm running reef in the growout stalls so 1.024 sg and the broodstock systems I'm running 1.022 sg and rotifers at about 1.017 sg.



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