need baby clowns

rica5tully · 06-25-2006, 06:36 AM

I would like to buy some baby clowns from a local breeder (Ocellaris).

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a breeder in the Chicago or Milwaukee areas.

Thank you!
Eric T.

veriann · 06-25-2006, 09:52 AM

hey rica5tully, welcome aboard!
thanks for joining our chess club! lol, just kidden, its crib!

im not an american, so im about as useless as a keyboard without a computer. but other here are semi local, they will fix u up for details.
once again, thanks for joining in!

dreams · 06-25-2006, 01:35 PM

hi eric!....welcome TR

i don't know anyone, but next time i go to my LFS, i will ask:-).....i believe they belong to our local reef club too

rica5tully · 06-25-2006, 01:45 PM

Thanks! I just figured that if a local reefer is raising clowns in his basement and is willing to sell his/her baby fish to the LFS for $8 then they might sell them to me for that price too.

Thanks a lot,
Eric T.

***Rob*** · 06-25-2006, 02:03 PM

i am, but dont have any right now...
my clowns laid there last clutch while i was up north, and i times the removal wrong, and they hatched before i could get them out...

there was a breeders registry
http://www.breeders-registry.gen.ca.us/

but the site hasnt worked in some time. not sure if there is a new URL

dreams · 06-25-2006, 02:18 PM

eric, what LFS do you go to?....hubby is on his way up there now....he is gunna stop by aquatics unlimited for me.....i'm looking for a pistol shrimp

rica5tully · 06-25-2006, 03:17 PM

I live in Oconomowoc, but I go to school in Madison, so it depends. I like Aquatics Unlimited, but I think their prices are high. In Madison I like Aquatic Specialties on University Avenue.

dreams · 06-25-2006, 03:53 PM

thanks, eric:-)...haven't been to madison

my favorite, so far, is coral corner in Racine...seems like all the prices are high around here....compared to mail-order, anyways

**CarmieJo** · 06-25-2006, 06:15 PM

Hi Eric,

to TR.

gwen_o_lyn · 06-25-2006, 10:37 PM

Welcome Eric!!

veriann · 06-25-2006, 11:34 PM

how do u distract the clown getting the baby's out

fat walrus · 06-25-2006, 11:38 PM

the frys are usually siphoned out. the clown can attack that tube all he wants.

veriann · 06-25-2006, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fat walrus

the frys are usually siphoned out. the clown can attack that tube all he wants.

id like to think he is a she blubber, just in case this one is sitting on the fence

fat walrus · 06-25-2006, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by veriann

id like to think he is a she blubber, just in case this one is sitting on the fence

oops, my bad. although nowadays...............

***Rob*** · 06-26-2006, 12:12 AM

i usually take the tile out (they lay the eggs on a ceramic tile) the night before they hatch, and place them into the grow out tank, but since i wasn't here for the spawning, i misjudged the hatching...

i had a feeling i was off, but my plan was to pull them out today, but they hatched this morning... should have been taken out last night.. needless to say, they were gone by the time i got there this morning

fat walrus · 06-26-2006, 12:17 AM

Rob, are your clowns cannalistic?

***Rob*** · 06-26-2006, 12:37 AM

if you mean cannibalistic, yes, they will eat the fry, but its more common that they get stuck in the filters, rocks, eaten by coral, or other stuff in the tank, but most likely starve within the first 24 hours.

the broodstock tank is about a total polar opposite of the conditions deeded by the fry. too much light, sides not covered, too much low, imperfect water quality, many types or predators, etc.. this is why they come out to get hatched in a separate tank where i can meet there needs

fat walrus · 06-26-2006, 12:45 AM

Rob, one trick that i've seen before is to place that slate or tile into a container like a kritter keeper. it cuts down flow and give you a bigger window of time to extract the entire contraption.