The Lightning Project

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

Browsing Posts tagged Status

Just some friendly advice.  While doing a water change on the Lightning Maroon’s tank on Thursday, I noticed the flow from the Nanocube’s return pump seemed a little “slow”.  I figured something was clogged up in the pump so I pulled it out to clean it. Turns out, the impeller shaft must have become structurally […]

Yes, the Lighting Maroon is currently still a Jailbird, and all of today’s mugshots were taken behind bars! There is little to report at this time.  All the Maroons in the house are happy and healthy.  All the new PNG Juvies are going through QT still.  The Labrador Maroon continues to renovate the tank outside […]

Just because the Morse Code Maroon failed to make it doesn’t mean that the Lighting Project is on hold.  Far from it. The Lightning Maroon is having problems….keeping anemones in the new cage!  They keep LEAVING it, and the Lightning Clown has grown accustomed to having a BTA to frolic in.  So I added some […]

A really quick post because there isn’t much to say.  The Morse Code Maroon died this evening.  Obviously I’m not surprised. What has surprised me was some of the other fish.  Yesterday was just a crazy day.  First, I noticed that one of the small PNG Maroon juvies had jumped out of its breeder basket  […]

Short update, I got on the Morse Code Maroon this morning and swabbed the area with Hydrogen Peroxide.  I am guessing this fish will likely be dead in the next 24 hours.  Ordinarily, a fish in this condition would be euthanized.  Warning, the picture is pretty darn graphic.  The fish’s entire upper maxillary has been […]

So as it stands, the Morse Code Maroon Clown, the largest one that was shipped, got Maracyn SW last night after a 50% water change.  That seems to have had no affect.  So tonight, lacking guidance and having a bit of desperation based on the ever-declining health of this fish, I doubled down and added […]

So with this latest shipment of PNG Maroons, I now have the following inventory: 1 PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish, sex indeterminant 1 PNG Morse Code Maroon Clown, sex indeterminant 4 PNG Maroon Clownfish, your typical White Stripe variety, all still at sizes where they should be male or “juvenile”. 1 “Labrador” Maroon Clownfish, a massive […]

I got news.  Good news.  No, REALLY good news, possibly GREAT news, from Mark Martin @ Blue Zoo Aquatics via email just a little while ago.  I called him to confirm it but had to leave him a voicemail. I’m certainly not one to count my chickens, but I can’t help but be happy.  If […]

So first off, yes, the Lightning Maroon Clownfish is still alive and healthy and living in its Bubble Tip Anemones.  It remains still inside a breeder net, with the large “Labrador” Maroon clown from Frank and Mary lurking outside.  The net has become overgrown with algae, so I am currently thinking of making a “cage” […]

Well folks, nothing new to say really.  There are PNG Maroons being held @ Blue Zoo Aquatics by the trusty staff there…they’ll send them to me when the time is right.  In the meantime, the Lightning Maroon enjoys swimming in its Bubble Tip Anemones, and I enjoy being a new dad!  Yes, not much to […]