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Finally - after nine years of waiting!
- Thread starter blange3
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RIP
Final stats:
Bought from Underwater World early 1998 as a mated pair
Laid first batch of eggs September 2007
Stopped eating December 17, 2007
Died January 10, 2008
She was the little girl in my current avatar and will be missed.
Up until the day she died there were no external physical signs. She would track food but not eat. Offered a variety and used garlic. Here mate is fine.
Now should I try to pair up the male again?
Final stats:
Bought from Underwater World early 1998 as a mated pair
Laid first batch of eggs September 2007
Stopped eating December 17, 2007
Died January 10, 2008
She was the little girl in my current avatar and will be missed.
Up until the day she died there were no external physical signs. She would track food but not eat. Offered a variety and used garlic. Here mate is fine.
Now should I try to pair up the male again?
Edwardw771
NJRC Member
wow thats sad sorry to hear that.
Sorry to hear that Bill.
That's a tough situation. If it were me I would always try, since I like seeing two clowns. But it's perfectly fine, if you don't think that the male will accept another clown, to just go with one. Do you think your clown will attack a new clown after not seeing/smelling another in 9 years?
That's a tough situation. If it were me I would always try, since I like seeing two clowns. But it's perfectly fine, if you don't think that the male will accept another clown, to just go with one. Do you think your clown will attack a new clown after not seeing/smelling another in 9 years?
Bill,
Sorry about this loss. I would have been so upset if i lost one of my clowns but I chose to look at your situation in a different way. You had two Healthy and Vibrant clowns that looked as healthy as could be. She passed away doing what her goal in life was, to reproduce.
After 9 Years you should be so happy. 9 F'in years, your female probably was 10 - 11 years old with growout in a breeder system,
I would go get a new clown. This fish is now female and your best bet is to slowly introduce a new one. If you find a male that is close to sexual maturtuarity you have a quick breeding pair.
Sorry about this loss. I would have been so upset if i lost one of my clowns but I chose to look at your situation in a different way. You had two Healthy and Vibrant clowns that looked as healthy as could be. She passed away doing what her goal in life was, to reproduce.
After 9 Years you should be so happy. 9 F'in years, your female probably was 10 - 11 years old with growout in a breeder system,
I would go get a new clown. This fish is now female and your best bet is to slowly introduce a new one. If you find a male that is close to sexual maturtuarity you have a quick breeding pair.
Thanks for the kind words and feedback.
I was holding off reaquascaping while they were laying eggs, so I'll take care of that first.
I'll see how the male is doing and do some reading. It will give me more time to get the culturing system going.
I'm leaning toward a new mate for the male as the host is an LTA. It took this pair two years to accept it as a host in the first place. So the experienced male will be more likely to lead them to this host.
I'm happy to have kept them this long, almost ten years in my tanks. But I always want to do better.
I was holding off reaquascaping while they were laying eggs, so I'll take care of that first.
I'll see how the male is doing and do some reading. It will give me more time to get the culturing system going.
I'm leaning toward a new mate for the male as the host is an LTA. It took this pair two years to accept it as a host in the first place. So the experienced male will be more likely to lead them to this host.
I'm happy to have kept them this long, almost ten years in my tanks. But I always want to do better.
Sorry for your loss, Bill. She was a beautiful fish and she did live a long life with you. I can only imagine you've done better for her than many others would have.
With our Maroons, the older established female we had accepted a new mate immediately, they paired laid eggs probably as soon as they could (the new fish was very very young when we got him). We got a second that we attempted to pair with what had been the male in that pair (the owner sold us the female first, and much later the male). He was MUCH more agressive and we had to pull that second fish from that tank. I think the "baby" actually jumped into the net to escape. Not sure what the difference between the two pairings was, apart from the stage of development/conversion. Of course maroons are notoriously nasty fish, FWIW.
Good luck re-pairing. I think that, more than just the experience of your current male with the BTA, the experience of him mating will have you a grandparent in no time.
With our Maroons, the older established female we had accepted a new mate immediately, they paired laid eggs probably as soon as they could (the new fish was very very young when we got him). We got a second that we attempted to pair with what had been the male in that pair (the owner sold us the female first, and much later the male). He was MUCH more agressive and we had to pull that second fish from that tank. I think the "baby" actually jumped into the net to escape. Not sure what the difference between the two pairings was, apart from the stage of development/conversion. Of course maroons are notoriously nasty fish, FWIW.
Good luck re-pairing. I think that, more than just the experience of your current male with the BTA, the experience of him mating will have you a grandparent in no time.