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Chad Vossen
09-05-2011, 01:30 AM
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/armagedon48/100_2216.jpg

first nest, snowflake male and normal female. I'm working on growing up the female snowflake, but till the day she spawns, her boyfriend will be sleeping with the normal female.

should have a decent number of snowflakes out of this batch.
Thle009
09-05-2011, 08:33 AM
Nice. How big do they get before they start to spawn? Mine been acting funny, but haven't seen any eggs.
pLee.dCoP
09-05-2011, 10:17 AM
Congrats... Snowflakes are coming early this year!
Chad Vossen
09-05-2011, 10:34 AM
Nice. How big do they get before they start to spawn? Mine been acting funny, but haven't seen any eggs.

the males that petco was selling (well I assume both are males in the pair) are mature, just add them with a mature spawning female and wait a month or two.

if your waiting for your snowflake pair to spawn, it will be awhile. the dominant fish needs to turn female still and even then get into the routine and learn it. I'm lucky this male didn't start out eating his eggs.
reeflover
09-05-2011, 11:04 AM
Congrats Chad! Now will this count for you as a MBI breeding, or not, since this is a different variety, but not a different species? And let me know when you have some for sale too!:beerchug:
kieffer_5
10-03-2011, 09:24 PM
did you get any actual fish haha i would buy one from you if so:beerchug:
Chad Vossen
10-03-2011, 11:54 PM
not ready yet, still a couple months away
kieffer_5
10-03-2011, 11:56 PM
okay thanks how did you do? how many would you guess you got to live?
Chad Vossen
10-04-2011, 08:35 AM
okay thanks how did you do? how many would you guess you got to live?

havn't raised a batch yet, reed mariculture is backed up on the supplies I need right now. I expect to tackle a batch of snowflakes next week though.
reeflover
10-04-2011, 11:02 AM
Chad, do you by chance know the difference between a snowflake and a semi-snowflake? I know Ive heard one explanation, but I just wanted to see what you say, as you are up on your clownfish.
kbb0118
10-04-2011, 11:34 AM
What supplies do you need?
kieffer_5
10-04-2011, 01:55 PM
just wondering how many "babies" will snowflakes have is it similar to true percs or are there less and harder to raise