D3monic's Mandarins

D3monic · 07-01-2009, 01:07 AM

Im splitting my Introduction thread for the focus of my Mandarin breeding efforts. The beginning of my thread can be found here. Updated Introduction

I Still got the 3 fry. Somewhere around 175 hours. I did my first 1gal water change today. I am adding a few drops of prime to the mix and refilling the tank very slowly. I have decided to dedicate my reef tank to Dragonets. I am getting rid of a few fish to make room. I will replace them with a small female spotted and hopefully a pair of red scooters eventually. On a darker note I wasnt paying attention when I was putting my memory card back into my Canon rebel xti. I put it in sideways and broke two of the pins inside the body that plug into the card. Looks like no good pics for awhile.

LFS ordered me a female that came in today but she was almost twice the size of my current male Spotted. Needless to say I didnt get her because I am certain she would tear him to shreads. I had to seriously fight impusles. They had one of the most beautifull female Green Mandarins I ever seen. She had lots of yellow on her fins and her entire face was bright yellow with a big blue blotch covering her snout. Very pretty. I had a mental argument for about 20mins before the more logical portion convinced myself that the current spawning female would not appreciate competition.

SeahorseBT · 07-01-2009, 01:10 AM

Keep us posted! I know you can do it! Sorry about them memory card.

D3monic · 07-01-2009, 01:13 AM

NS. Its not the memmory card thats broke its the internal of the camera.....hopefully theres a way to take it apart and replace just that peice. I bought the darn thing a few months ago and I dont forsee having another $500 to blow on another used one. *sniffle.

plecosword · 07-01-2009, 01:27 AM

That sounds like a nice camera, doesn't it have a bit of internal memory? usually cameras have a few megabites enough to take 11 pics.

lcstorc · 07-01-2009, 11:17 AM

That stinks about the camera. Hope you can get it fixed soon.
I really want to follow along with your breeding success.

D3monic · 07-02-2009, 12:15 AM

07-01-09 9:30pm Collected another spawn. I still have one remaining fry from the last spawn. Approx 194hours post spawn.

D3monic · 07-02-2009, 02:21 AM

Heres a short video of my last remaining fry at approx 194hours post spawn.

YouTube - Synchiropus Splendidus (green Mandarin) fry at 194hours post spawn

D3monic · 07-04-2009, 02:22 PM

new batch last night 7-03-09 9:28 (seems spawning events happen around this hour 90% of the time.)

Video of larvae possibly 2hours after thier hatch.

YouTube Video

My Camera is broke so I have to resort to the camcorder for everything

lcstorc · 07-07-2009, 03:10 PM

Incredible!

ReefLady · 07-07-2009, 03:36 PM

That's awesome. Sorry to hear about the camera - I would bring it to a local repair shop and ask for an estimate...it might not cost as much to repair as you might anticipate.

D3monic · 07-07-2009, 04:29 PM

Hopefully not. It was a nice camera. I imagine if they are any good they could just replace the two pins.....hopefully atleast.

D3monic · 07-19-2009, 11:03 PM

8:34pm Got another small spawn. It was the story of my life. My wife an I where sitting down to a corned beef and cabbage dinner watching the movie push. I look over to see the Mandarins getting ready to spawn. I slowly get up and walk over to the tank and grab my camcorder off the desk thinking I had a perfect opportunity to film a egg release. Batterys dead. After about 30 seconds of cursing I plug it in and hope they wait a few minutes. One minute later they rised under the bright lights right into the viewing area of the display and released.

Sapphire · 07-20-2009, 08:20 AM

So excited to see your efforts... I love mandarins.

I'm also vey pleased to see you're keen on bangaiis - there are a couple of people here in NZ breeding them with promising results from what I understand (not that I'm presenting myself as an authority!).

Anyway I look forward to following your progress!

fivel · 07-20-2009, 03:40 PM

If there is something cuter than a mandarin with their adorable faces... it would be little teeny tiny mandarins

Best of luck... this is very exciting. I can't wait to follow their development as they grow up

D3monic · 07-21-2009, 12:31 AM

just collected another spawn at 10pm. No idea when the release was. I had the pumps off while I played Left for dead. I now have 2 fry about 3-4 days old. A whole bunch of prolarvae from the other day and a couple dozen eggs i collected tonight and no substantial rotifer culture. *sniffle.

07-01-2009, 01:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
D3monic Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minooka,IL Posts: 216 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	D3monic's Mandarins Im splitting my Introduction thread for the focus of my Mandarin breeding efforts. The beginning of my thread can be found here. Updated Introduction I Still got the 3 fry. Somewhere around 175 hours. I did my first 1gal water change today. I am adding a few drops of prime to the mix and refilling the tank very slowly. I have decided to dedicate my reef tank to Dragonets. I am getting rid of a few fish to make room. I will replace them with a small female spotted and hopefully a pair of red scooters eventually. On a darker note I wasnt paying attention when I was putting my memory card back into my Canon rebel xti. I put it in sideways and broke two of the pins inside the body that plug into the card. Looks like no good pics for awhile. LFS ordered me a female that came in today but she was almost twice the size of my current male Spotted. Needless to say I didnt get her because I am certain she would tear him to shreads. I had to seriously fight impusles. They had one of the most beautifull female Green Mandarins I ever seen. She had lots of yellow on her fins and her entire face was bright yellow with a big blue blotch covering her snout. Very pretty. I had a mental argument for about 20mins before the more logical portion convinced myself that the current spawning female would not appreciate competition.

07-01-2009, 01:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 2,277 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: D3monic's Mandarins Keep us posted! I know you can do it! Sorry about them memory card. __________________ -Blake My 34 Gallon Seahorse and Macro Tank-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...acro-tank.html My 46 Gallon LPS Tank-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-lps-tank.html My 120 Gallon Reef-http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html

07-01-2009, 01:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
D3monic Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minooka,IL Posts: 216 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: D3monic's Mandarins NS. Its not the memmory card thats broke its the internal of the camera.....hopefully theres a way to take it apart and replace just that peice. I bought the darn thing a few months ago and I dont forsee having another $500 to blow on another used one. *sniffle.

07-01-2009, 01:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
plecosword Acropora Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: So CA Posts: 1,888 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: D3monic's Mandarins That sounds like a nice camera, doesn't it have a bit of internal memory? usually cameras have a few megabites enough to take 11 pics. __________________ --Mario/Andre "Never try to tell everything you know. It may take too short a time" !!!20g for reals!!! 55G

07-01-2009, 11:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: D3monic's Mandarins That stinks about the camera. Hope you can get it fixed soon. I really want to follow along with your breeding success. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

07-02-2009, 12:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
D3monic Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minooka,IL Posts: 216 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: D3monic's Mandarins 07-01-09 9:30pm Collected another spawn. I still have one remaining fry from the last spawn. Approx 194hours post spawn. Last edited by D3monic : 07-02-2009 at 02:22 AM.

07-02-2009, 02:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
D3monic Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minooka,IL Posts: 216 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: D3monic's Mandarins Heres a short video of my last remaining fry at approx 194hours post spawn. YouTube - Synchiropus Splendidus (green Mandarin) fry at 194hours post spawn

07-07-2009, 03:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: D3monic's Mandarins Incredible! __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

07-07-2009, 03:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: D3monic's Mandarins That's awesome. Sorry to hear about the camera - I would bring it to a local repair shop and ask for an estimate...it might not cost as much to repair as you might anticipate. __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next????

07-07-2009, 04:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
D3monic Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minooka,IL Posts: 216 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: D3monic's Mandarins Hopefully not. It was a nice camera. I imagine if they are any good they could just replace the two pins.....hopefully atleast.

07-19-2009, 11:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
D3monic Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minooka,IL Posts: 216 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: D3monic's Mandarins 8:34pm Got another small spawn. It was the story of my life. My wife an I where sitting down to a corned beef and cabbage dinner watching the movie push. I look over to see the Mandarins getting ready to spawn. I slowly get up and walk over to the tank and grab my camcorder off the desk thinking I had a perfect opportunity to film a egg release. Batterys dead. After about 30 seconds of cursing I plug it in and hope they wait a few minutes. One minute later they rised under the bright lights right into the viewing area of the display and released. __________________ "The only thing they can get me for is running a funeral parlor without a license." - Gacy. Proud member of JARC (Joliet area reef club) http://www.youtube.com/user/D3monicUrges http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdcuF4Wkcl8

07-20-2009, 08:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
Sapphire Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 1,220 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: D3monic's Mandarins So excited to see your efforts... I love mandarins. I'm also vey pleased to see you're keen on bangaiis - there are a couple of people here in NZ breeding them with promising results from what I understand (not that I'm presenting myself as an authority!). Anyway I look forward to following your progress! __________________ aka Emma "I know how make a small fortune - start with a large fortune and get a reef tank" My RSM 130

07-20-2009, 03:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
fivel Serpent Star Join Date: May 2009 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 234 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: D3monic's Mandarins If there is something cuter than a mandarin with their adorable faces... it would be little teeny tiny mandarins Best of luck... this is very exciting. I can't wait to follow their development as they grow up

07-21-2009, 12:31 AM	#15 (permalink)
D3monic Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minooka,IL Posts: 216 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: D3monic's Mandarins just collected another spawn at 10pm. No idea when the release was. I had the pumps off while I played Left for dead. I now have 2 fry about 3-4 days old. A whole bunch of prolarvae from the other day and a couple dozen eggs i collected tonight and no substantial rotifer culture. *sniffle. __________________ "The only thing they can get me for is running a funeral parlor without a license." - Gacy. Proud member of JARC (Joliet area reef club) http://www.youtube.com/user/D3monicUrges http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdcuF4Wkcl8

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