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Propagation - fish & corals

Propagation techniques and results

  1. Clown eggs!

    I have had my perc and ocellaris clowns together for about 3 years now and they've nearly always stayed around each other but never acted like a mated pair. Well, I just looked between the two rose anemones that they live in and there is a clutch of eggs stuck to a rock. Would it be worth it to get my extra 10 gal tank out, add the little filter and throw the rock in there? I know the dietary requirements are tough for the fry but I think I can keep up with their needs with my awesome local club ...
  2. Tank update and some new pics

    I haven't updated my pics in a while, but I've been fighting with the tank a lot. I have had some issues with frags not growing, and even a complete lack of polyp extension in SPS with browning out too. On top of that I got a GHA outbreak. I thought I'd been doing ok, but it really forced me to take a long, hard look at the way I kept my tank. I had cheaped out on my test equipment, so I decided it was time for an upgrade. I replaced my years old swing arm hydrometer with a refractometer, and ...
  3. Another testimonial for "pegging" method of mounting frags

    I just upgraded to a bigger tank over the summer, and when looking into building my new aquascape Marc had mentioned that I should look up "pegging" and sent me a link. In a nutshell, you drill small holes all over your rock and mount your frags on rigid airline tubing pieces about an inch long. Drop the frag in one of your rock holes, and you're done. You can easily move them around all you want until they encrust over the connection. I decided to give this a try and loved the flexibility ...