fishieness
Active Member
okay. so i have a pair of ocellarus. ive had them for a few months.... since feb i think. anyways, before me, they beloonged to someone else for 2 years but never spawned.
currently they share by 40 gallon breeder with a mandarin dragonette (please dont say anything, i have 100 pounds of lr
). I have ben wanting them to spawn and try raising the fry, now taht i am out of school, i would have time to do it. The othe day my gf came over and was looking at my tank and asked when they will make "little nemos". I said i wasnt sure and was told it would jsut be a matter of time, but i want it to happen asap during the summer. I then made the mistake of showing her some of Oceana's clown pics when they are like 1/2 cm big and she went insane about them. I have always wanted the to spawn, and i think now is the time sinec i finaly would have time. Plus maybe she can approve of my hobby if she can see the "little Nemos" haha.
So I was wondering what i can do to help them spawn: In Joyce Wilkerson's book it suggests:
-increase photoperiod form 12 hours to 14 hours (i did this a few days ago and will elave it there for another month before i switch back)
-increase water temp to 80 degrees F (it is always between 78-80)
-decrease specific gravity to as low as 1.017 (not oging to happen because it is my reef)
-add a nightlight (i have 4 1-watt LED moonlights that are on every night)
-offer live adult brine to your pair at least twice per week (i have started feeding cyclose eeze twice per week, woudl this be okay?)
-flood the tank with newly hatched brine shrimp for three consecutive days to simulate a plankton bloom(i have thought of doing this but dont want to cause an amonia spike)
-make a significant water change of 40-50% (i dont want to risk shocking my sps
- increase water movememnt with a powerhead (in there now i have a HOB skimmer, a 300 gph filter, and 4 300 gph powerheads that are on a red sea wave maker, but a lot of the time, all 4 are on, so i dont have a flow issue)
-increase redox with KMnO4. im not sure where i coudl buy this. but i would assume that having a skimmer would provide all the oxygen i would need correct?
i was wondering if anyone has any tricks, hints, or tips to help me out here. if you have any questions about my system dont hesitate to ask.
thank you all so much!
currently they share by 40 gallon breeder with a mandarin dragonette (please dont say anything, i have 100 pounds of lr
So I was wondering what i can do to help them spawn: In Joyce Wilkerson's book it suggests:
-increase photoperiod form 12 hours to 14 hours (i did this a few days ago and will elave it there for another month before i switch back)
-increase water temp to 80 degrees F (it is always between 78-80)
-decrease specific gravity to as low as 1.017 (not oging to happen because it is my reef)
-add a nightlight (i have 4 1-watt LED moonlights that are on every night)
-offer live adult brine to your pair at least twice per week (i have started feeding cyclose eeze twice per week, woudl this be okay?)
-flood the tank with newly hatched brine shrimp for three consecutive days to simulate a plankton bloom(i have thought of doing this but dont want to cause an amonia spike)
-make a significant water change of 40-50% (i dont want to risk shocking my sps
- increase water movememnt with a powerhead (in there now i have a HOB skimmer, a 300 gph filter, and 4 300 gph powerheads that are on a red sea wave maker, but a lot of the time, all 4 are on, so i dont have a flow issue)
-increase redox with KMnO4. im not sure where i coudl buy this. but i would assume that having a skimmer would provide all the oxygen i would need correct?
i was wondering if anyone has any tricks, hints, or tips to help me out here. if you have any questions about my system dont hesitate to ask.
thank you all so much!