1st attempt Clownfish fry day 1-30

[joekidwell]

Day 11, 4 fry remaining. I started tdo on day three, introduced brine shrimp day 8, cut off rotifers day 10. Now day 11 the fry get the zoomies when tdo is added.

The start of this clutch was going great until Day 3 and 5 I had major die off those days. My previous best was 1 fry at Day 10. Adding another air stone was a big improvement.

Next hatch I'm going to change my front viewing panel to something a little more less see through, currently it's just a black cloth that I rigged into a curtain. I have black sheets of acrylic that will block 100% of the light and I'll still be able to lift it to peek inside.

possibly move the fry tank to a less traffic area the living room isnt the best place.

 

[tl717]

Day 11, 4 fry remaining. I started tdo on day three, introduced brine shrimp day 8, cut off rotifers day 10. Now day 11 the fry get the zoomies when tdo is added.

The start of this clutch was going great until Day 3 and 5 I had major die off those days. My previous best was 1 fry at Day 10. Adding another air stone was a big improvement.

Next hatch I'm going to change my front viewing panel to something a little more less see through, currently it's just a black cloth that I rigged into a curtain. I have black sheets of acrylic that will block 100% of the light and I'll still be able to lift it to peek inside.

possibly move the fry tank to a less traffic area the living room isnt the best place.

When you say the fry get the zoomies when you add tdo.. do you mean eating it up? or throwing a temper tantrum? I have my first hatch going, on its 1 week birthday! 7dph I'm keeping the fry tank in a blacked out room with a single light source. It seems to help with them chasing the light in the corners they freak out if the light isn't at a perfect angle to avoid reflections.. and they hate when the water clears up. light glares make them go dumb

 

[Roatan Reef]

Following, I made it to 3 days of keeping frie alive.

 

[joekidwell]

When you say the fry get the zoomies when you add tdo.. do you mean eating it up? or throwing a temper tantrum? I have my first hatch going, on its 1 week birthday! 7dph I'm keeping the fry tank in a blacked out room with a single light source. It seems to help with them chasing the light in the corners they freak out if the light isn't at a perfect angle to avoid reflections.. and they hate when the water clears up. light glares make them go dumb

They are eating.

 

[joekidwell]

Following, I made it to 3 days of keeping frie alive.

Day three is the starvation day. They have enough nutrients from the yolk to not need food for 24 hours. No food in 48 hours they starve to death.

I have this same problem, I belive its caused by shock the first 24 hours. I'm moving my fry tank to a spare bedroom we don't use to keep it away from noise and movement.

I'm on day 13 with 4 still alive. I want my next hatch to be 100+ on day 13.

 

[tl717]

You may want to try the siphon method for catching the fry on hatchnight. A little less trauma than the

Day three is the starvation day. They have enough nutrients from the yolk to not need food for 24 hours. No food in 48 hours they starve to death.

I have this same problem, I belive its caused by shock the first 24 hours. I'm moving my fry tank to a spare bedroom we don't use to keep it away from noise and movement.

I'm on day 13 with 4 still alive. I want my next hatch to be 100+ on day 13.

I just figured out lighting.. no lights in the room on, just one bright led flashlight lol.. crazy feeding response, I just watched them all get fatter

 

[Pickle_soup]

I love fried clownfish. They go nicely with pretzels and beer.

 

[tl717]

I love fried clownfish. They go nicely with pretzels and beer.

Is that breaded or battered clownfish? asking for a friend

 

[Pickle_soup]

Is that breaded or battered clownfish? asking for a friend

Breaded, but make sure to put some garlic on it.

 

[Frank SM]

Joyce Wilkerson's book is invaluable. If you don't have it, I suggest you get it. If the fry are on the bottom, the light intensity is too great (p. 186). If they are on the sides, they may be moving to either stray light or trying to get away from light. I taped black construction paper to my rearing tanks. If they are running away from light, they are not eating and, as mentioned, starving at Day 3 or so. I followed the feeding schedule on p. 192 - rotifers through Day 7, BBS start depends on species (Days 5-8), TDO after Day 5. Of course, there is overlap for different growth rates. Trial and error is a big part of this journey. Try different things but there is a lot of research out there that can save you time. Keep track of what you try so you don't end up repeating your experiments unnecessarily. Your clowns will mature at their own rate based on your conditions but once you dial it in, it should be reproducible.

Good luck!

 

[joekidwell]

Joyce Wilkerson's book is invaluable. If you don't have it, I suggest you get it. If the fry are on the bottom, the light intensity is too great (p. 186). If they are on the sides, they may be moving to either stray light or trying to get away from light. I taped black construction paper to my rearing tanks. If they are running away from light, they are not eating and, as mentioned, starving at Day 3 or so. I followed the feeding schedule on p. 192 - rotifers through Day 7, BBS start depends on species (Days 5-8), TDO after Day 5. Of course, there is overlap for different growth rates. Trial and error is a big part of this journey. Try different things but there is a lot of research out there that can save you time. Keep track of what you try so you don't end up repeating your experiments unnecessarily. Your clowns will mature at their own rate based on your conditions but once you dial it in, it should be reproducible.

Good luck!

I ordered it Wednesday, it should be here Monday. I'm at day 14 now with four juveniles remaining and looking healthy. This is the farthest I've made it in my third attempt. My clowns are only tomatoes, I wanted to see if it's something I can actually do before I spend some money on a pair of designer clowns.

I started tdo on day three, brine on day 8 and tdo b1 today. My tank is completely blacked out, I really think having it in the living room is a major factor in the die off. The next clutch will be in a spare bedroom with the window blacked out only allowing one source of light and away from people.

 

[Frank SM]

I ordered it Wednesday, it should be here Monday. I'm at day 14 now with four juveniles remaining and looking healthy. This is the farthest I've made it in my third attempt. My clowns are only tomatoes, I wanted to see if it's something I can actually do before I spend some money on a pair of designer clowns.

I started tdo on day three, brine on day 8 and tdo b1 today. My tank is completely blacked out, I really think having it in the living room is a major factor in the die off. The next clutch will be in a spare bedroom with the window blacked out only allowing one source of light and away from people.

Seems like you can go right to Chapter 9. Small details matter, like water changes, light, feeding, etc. I have raised melanopus as well as several other species. I would say the tomatoes are middle of the road with regard to difficulty. I would move BBS up to Day 6. Keep rotifers around to Day 10. Start TDO on Day 8. But, hey, try what you had planned. I'm interested to see what you find. Metamorphosis is tough.

 

[joekidwell]

Day 16 going 17, a short video of my journey so far. Four juveniles remaining. I'm so new at this I had no idea juvenile Tomatos had two stripes at first lol.

 

[thedon986]

Day 16 going 17, a short video of my journey so far. Four juveniles remaining. I'm so new at this I had no idea juvenile Tomatos had two stripes at first lol.

So cool

 

[joekidwell]

On thing I forgot to mention is that I work 60 hours a week. If not for my wife feeding them while I'm working, none of this would he possible.

 

[joekidwell]

Day 21, 4 healthy juveniles eating like crazy. Sponge filter is able to keep up with the ammonia now. New clutch of eggs will be hatching next Saturday, I'm hoping to have more than 4 by next day 21. I'll be transferring these 4 to a grow out tank to make room for for the new larval. Joyce Wilkerson's book has given me some great ideas for improvement.

 

[thedon986]

Keep the updates coming! Looking forward to the improvements to come.

 

[joekidwell]

Snack before lights out. Day 24.

 

[joekidwell]

I was ordering plumbing parts on BRS for the new grow out system. I was in the zone, schedule 80 this and schedule 80 that, add a few schedule 80 gate valves and can't forget the schedule 80 check valve, the new build high was at its peak. I about hit submit order until I looked at the total. I said to myself, "You idiot, what are you doing! This just needs to be functional not a dang masterpiece." I deleted my cart and ordered all schedule 40 parts and saved $175.00

I'm proud of myself for having the strength to keep it simple.

 

[Rubymoon286]

I was ordering plumbing parts on BRS for the new grow out system. I was in the zone, schedule 80 this and schedule 80 that, add a few schedule 80 gate valves and can't forget the schedule 80 check valve, the new build high was at its peak. I about hit submit order until I looked at the total. I said to myself, "You idiot, what are you doing! This just needs to be functional not a dang masterpiece." I deleted my cart and ordered all schedule 40 parts and saved $175.00

I'm proud of myself for having the strength to keep it simple.

Truly the biggest pitfall in the hobby imo

Love following your progress!