Picasso pair breeding log

colby · 10-20-2009, 11:56 PM

My Picasso pair spawned early this morning. I had been expecting them to lay for about a week so it was good to see it happen. Of course, being as that this is the first time either of these fish have spawned, they both ate the eggs very quickly. What is interesting however is that the female seems to be re-hydrating and they are still cleaning a lot...I won't be surprised if I wake up and find another nest. Anyway, I am expecting them to eat the first few spawns until they get it right, then I will start raising them.

The female of this pair is WC from Bali, purchased in March 09' and the male is of unknown origins (although I still suspect ORA until proven otherwise...).

Here is a video of the pair this morning. Sorry for the bad quality, it was from my cell phone. You can see them picking at the eggs/cleaning.

Colby

surfzone · 10-21-2009, 09:31 AM

They look good Colby. i hopw that my black Ocells start spawning in a few months. Let me know when you have little ones to get rid of. I will be looking for some of these guys to add to my clown collection in the coming year.

colby · 10-21-2009, 04:31 PM

Thanks! Good luck with your black Ocellaris!

BigAl07 · 10-21-2009, 05:25 PM

Very cool video

chipmunkofdoom2 · 10-21-2009, 05:37 PM

Second on the list

10-20-2009, 11:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
colby Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 49 View Gallery Karma Komment	Picasso pair breeding log My Picasso pair spawned early this morning. I had been expecting them to lay for about a week so it was good to see it happen. Of course, being as that this is the first time either of these fish have spawned, they both ate the eggs very quickly. What is interesting however is that the female seems to be re-hydrating and they are still cleaning a lot...I won't be surprised if I wake up and find another nest. Anyway, I am expecting them to eat the first few spawns until they get it right, then I will start raising them. The female of this pair is WC from Bali, purchased in March 09' and the male is of unknown origins (although I still suspect ORA until proven otherwise...). Here is a video of the pair this morning. Sorry for the bad quality, it was from my cell phone. You can see them picking at the eggs/cleaning. Colby

10-21-2009, 09:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
surfzone Sea Pen Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charleston, S. Carolina Posts: 341 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Picasso pair breeding log They look good Colby. i hopw that my black Ocells start spawning in a few months. Let me know when you have little ones to get rid of. I will be looking for some of these guys to add to my clown collection in the coming year. __________________ My Tank and its Happenings Surfzone's 120 Cube - Reef Sanctuaryhttp://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-120-cube.html

10-21-2009, 04:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
colby Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 49 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Picasso pair breeding log Thanks! Good luck with your black Ocellaris!

10-21-2009, 05:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Picasso pair breeding log Very cool video __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

10-21-2009, 05:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
chipmunkofdoom2 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,307 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Picasso pair breeding log Second on the list __________________ Will sell my body for ricordea DIY High Power LED Retro!

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