Amphiprion bicinctus (Nest #23)

[ThRoewer]

Since I have the time now and hopefully enough food and my bicinctus were kind enough to put their eggs on a rock I could take out I decided to give it a shot on raising a few babies. Only about a quarter hatched since I took the rock out too late and exposed the nest to brighter light, but that should be enough for now.

Here a video of the larvae on the morning of their first day. Feeds are Bracionus and Apocyclops panamensis:




The parents (male in the front) with the remaining eggs (left top corner of video):




The parents put nest #24 down before nest #23 had fully hatched. They changed location since they realized the other rock could be taken out (I got news for them: I can take this one out as well):




The larvae on the evening of the 2. day. Feeds are Brachionus and Artemia.




The larvae in the afternoon of the 3. day. Feeds are Brachionus and Artemia.

 

[ndrwater]

Awesome!!

 

[najer]

Nice work. :)

 

[Larry L]

Nice work! Can you describe how you culture your rotifers? I struggle to keep a population going without crashing at some point.

 

[Surfzone]

Nice work! Can you describe how you culture your rotifers? I struggle to keep a population going without crashing at some point.

Here is where I describe how I culture my rotifers
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/rotifer-cultures.490203/

 

[ThRoewer]

Evening of day 4. Feeds: Artemia

 

[ThRoewer]

Night of day 5. Feeds: Artemia

 

[ThRoewer]

7. day

 

[ThRoewer]

Lost about half of them through a stupid mistake: added a sponge filter with too large pores :(

Survivors still going strong on the 8th day:


Nest #24 is due to hatch Saturday night:

 

[ThRoewer]

Day 9:


Today, in addition to the usual few day old brine shrimp nauplii, I fed some Tigriopus but not sure if they took any.
Brachionus is becoming a problem as they no longer go after it but it still continues to multiply since I have to add a bit green water daily for the brine shrimp.
In a few days, I plan on adding 2 BTA to see when the larvae actually settle.

 

[ThRoewer]

Day 10:


Next nest may hatch tonight but I'm not sure if I take them out to raise or rather let them go this time. I want to concentrate on the Marine Betta and am not sure I will have enough food for both.
Also, what to do with 500 or more bicinctus? It's not really a fish that flies off the shelves...

 

[ThRoewer]

Day 11:


Day 12:

 

[Peace River]

Thank you for sharing this journey with us!

 

[ThRoewer]

The parents spawned again (Nest #25) and I got it all on video:

Pt. 1 of 3:


Pt. 2 of 3:


Pt. 3 of 3:

 

[ThRoewer]

Day 13:
I replaced air tube bubbler with a hang-on filter, did an 80% water-change, and added an anemone to see when they settle. The anemone is a clone of the same anemone the parents are in so the chemical signature should be identical.

 

[ThRoewer]

Day 14:
The first of the larvae start showing their stripes. So far no interest in the anemone. Feeding primarily Tigriopus now.

 

[ThRoewer]

Day 15.
Some have already 2 clearly visible stripes. So far no interest in anemone.

 

[lpsouth1978]

This is a great thread. I LOVE my Spotcinctus clowns. I wish I had somewhere to put some of these!! Keep the updates coming!

 

[Sailfin11]

That's awesome - very nice pair! My Clarkiis started about 2 months ago and have been laying a nest every 10 days like clockwork.

 

[ThRoewer]

Day 16:
First nearly finished metamorphosis.