smidey Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Show us your clown loaches, these are my favourite fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I'm sure ive posted these before :lol: but these are my favourite pics of my guys: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted May 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 nice, they have spots which i don't recall seeing before. they look big in the pics, what size are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 the smaller ones are about 5cm, the larger one about 8-9cm maybe a bit more. the large one is cool - he hand feeds and lets you scratch his head, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted May 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 the large one is cool - he hand feeds and lets you scratch his head, lol that's cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Has anyone successfully bred them in NZ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted May 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Has anyone successfully bred them in NZ ? there were a few hints about the potential of some breeding on this forum a month or two ago but i haven't seen the "Here are my aquarium breded clowns" thread. I don't know exact figures & i'm sure someone may know but i think it either has never happened or maybe a couple of times in the world. rarer than the proverbial rocking horse droppings :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 The only confirmed captive breeding is hormone/chemically induced, there is a story about a guy who supposedly spawned them naturally and raised the fry, but despite giving them [fry] away to many people not one person has come forward to confirm the story, so its most likely a myth. I'd put money on it that no one in NZ has even come close to spawning them. I've got 26 from 4 to 20cm, should try to take some pictures once their tank is set up properly with substrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Why are they so hard to breed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 finding the right "trigger" to get them going hasn't been sorted yet though many pros have tried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 strong current works in giant cement tanks in asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 strong current works in giant cement tanks in asia. are you saying they have tank bred them that way ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 from what they told me yeah. like a stream is what the dude told me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 from what they told me yeah. like a stream is what the dude told me. setting up a tank like a stream should not be too hard. must be more to it than that - maybe volume of water ? or depth (creating certain pressure ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 We are talking about tanks the size of Olympic swimming pools here. where you dont have to heat them cause its tropical climate, natural temp ranges, normal rainwater water top ups and lots and lots of water. too many variables to be certain. i could see why they bred in there though. they were harvested 3 times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpetgear Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Hi what i would like to know is how you get your pics so clear--what camera are you using or to be more precise what is the lens and are you using a ring flash or just a standard flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 strong current works in giant cement tanks in asia. Concrete would make the water too hard unless it was really really old. The few reports of potential spawning behavoir observed in the home aquarium have been in acidic water. More info on CL breeding. Just remembered I had a few pictures of my biggest, taken about 8 months ago. http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/ ... ach1-1.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/ ... ach2-1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted May 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Concrete would make the water too hard unless it was really really old. The few reports of potential spawning behavoir observed in the home aquarium have been in acidic water. More info on CL breeding. Just remembered I had a few pictures of my biggest, taken about 8 months ago. http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/ ... ach1-1.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/ ... ach2-1.jpg those are pretty large clowns, are the larger ones roughly 25cm? i have two that are only about 5 inches & two that are about 1 1/4 inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 The ruler is only 20cm... :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 The ruler is only 20cm... :oops: so they are approx 15cm & slightly larger than mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaffen Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Hi what i would like to know is how you get your pics so clear--what camera are you using or to be more precise what is the lens and are you using a ring flash or just a standard flash I'm guessing it's just that we don't get to see the 371 blurry shots it took to get these clear ones The first shot is a point 'n click, you can see the reflection top centre... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 I'm guessing it's just that we don't get to see the 371 blurry shots it took to get these clear ones The first shot is a point 'n click, you can see the reflection top centre... yeah its a $160 Panasonic Lumix camera we bought, i used to have a Sony H1 ($1000 worth) which was technically 100 times better, lasted 3 years before it no longer worked & was really hard to use. I explained all this to the salesman at Harvey Norman & he thought the H1 was the best of its type & thought we should have been happy about it only lasting that long as that was normal ($333 per year of use). Cheap easy to use cameras are a better option IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 so they are approx 15cm & slightly larger than mine? There are a few that are 15cm+ now, and the biggest two would be pretty much on 20cm total length (IIRC the biggest one then was about 18cm TL but I couldn't get a pic of it sitting straight on the ruler). Just been moved into the 5' so will hopefully keep growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Luke* Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 woohoo! insane clown posse!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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