Picture of 10 day old Clownfish Fry

jlnielsen13 · 11/02/2015, 05:03 PM

I'm currently attempting to raise my first clutch of clownfish eggs. I have lost all but two but am learning along the way. Since I am a high school biology teacher I decided to check out one of the casualties.

On the 10th day I lost a few clownfish fry and decided to take a look at one under a microscope. Here is what I saw:

Super impressed with the teeth!!

Thanks,

Jim

Bogue Chitto · 11/02/2015, 05:08 PM

Thanks for the pic, didn't know they were that far along so soon.

mal7887 · 11/03/2015, 08:32 PM

Cool picture. What kind of clown is this?

Dkuhlmann · 11/03/2015, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mal7887

Cool picture. What kind of clown is this?

A dead one

I do like the microscope pictures also. It's amazing what you can see just in a water sample from your tank. There's some crazy looking critters growing in there.

mal7887 · 11/03/2015, 08:44 PM

lol ding ding you win a prize.

jlnielsen13 · 11/04/2015, 07:12 AM

Ha ha... kidding aside it is a Picasso Percula Clown.

Thanks,

JIM

jlnielsen13 · 11/04/2015, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

A dead one

I do like the microscope pictures also. It's amazing what you can see just in a water sample from your tank. There's some crazy looking critters growing in there.

Yeah, those little dots were moving around probably decomposing the carcass. Also the larger object below his abdomen was some kind of zoo plankton and was also motoring around.

Maybe a rotifer??

JIM

Bogue Chitto · 11/05/2015, 08:30 PM

Let us know how your next batch goes.

11/02/2015, 05:03 PM	#1
jlnielsen13 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 599	Picture of 10 day old Clownfish Fry I'm currently attempting to raise my first clutch of clownfish eggs. I have lost all but two but am learning along the way. Since I am a high school biology teacher I decided to check out one of the casualties. On the 10th day I lost a few clownfish fry and decided to take a look at one under a microscope. Here is what I saw: Super impressed with the teeth!! Thanks, Jim

11/03/2015, 08:32 PM	#3
mal7887 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 643	Cool picture. What kind of clown is this? __________________ Matt Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. Current Tank Info: 190

11/03/2015, 08:44 PM	#5
mal7887 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 643	lol ding ding you win a prize. __________________ Matt Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. Current Tank Info: 190

11/02/2015, 05:08 PM	#2
Bogue Chitto Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 960	Thanks for the pic, didn't know they were that far along so soon.

11/04/2015, 07:12 AM	#6
jlnielsen13 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 599	Ha ha... kidding aside it is a Picasso Percula Clown. Thanks, JIM

11/05/2015, 08:30 PM	#8
Bogue Chitto Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 960	Let us know how your next batch goes.