The Lightning Project

The ongoing saga of the PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish breeding project.

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They were alive this morning, but come nightfall all were dead.  The ammonia alert badge hasn’t said a peep, and is still relatively new and shouldn’t be having any issues.  Granted, it is testing for free ammonia, whereas my liquid test is testing total ammonia. I test the water, and once again I’m confronted with […]

Did a big 50% water change, Rotifer cultures failing due to too much harvest, lots of losses due to settlement issues presumably due to insufficient rotifers.  Nevertheless, a sizeable group of Lightning Maroon offspring is undergoing settelement starting tonight; first headstripes seen.  They’ve been getting TDO A1 for the last couple days…I hope they’re all […]

It’s been a busy January here, with my trip to Cleveland to give some well-received talks at C-SEA followed by a grueling week of fishroom preparation in advance of Reef Builder’s world-reknowned Jake Adams dropping by for a surprise visit and a bit of Q&A at the Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club’s winter / holiday […]