Hobby breeder from the Utah desert

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  1. cl2ysta1

    cl2ysta1 Plankton

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    Hey all! My love for reef tanks started with clownfish. It turned into as i'm sure many of you have experienced an obsession. AFter the reef tanks I thought about what I really wanted to do for this hobby and that was captive breeding and propagation of corals/fish/and inverts. I started with a pair of maroons and now have 13 pairs of clownfish I'm hoping will all start laying soon. I've started research on raising cleaner wrasse young and yellow watchman gobies. I have a spawning pair of each. I've also really gotten into breeding inverts lately with an emphasis on berghia. It started when I went looking for some berghia for my tank and found them priced at 25.00 plus a piece!!!! So i took on the challenge with 75.00 in berhia in a small cup. I killed them all actually at first, but not without an eggstrand which yielded me over 100 young.

    My dreams are to one day have a coral greenhouse to offset collection from wild reefs. We may come to a day soon when captive will be the ONLY way we can get fish and corals. I hope to be ready with the research in place to breed many of the fish we never thought possible in captivity!

    If anyone has any quesitons on raising live foods or breeding in general feel free to ask!
    Crystal
     
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  2. browntrout

    browntrout Fire Shrimp

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    Welcome, let's see some PICS PLEASE!!! :)
     
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  3. cl2ysta1

    cl2ysta1 Plankton

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    Picasso/Onyx pair
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    My MI pair and achilles tang
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    RBTA ready to be propagated
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    the clown system
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    berghia getting a meal
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    clownfish fry
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    young gold stripe pair (probably about 1/4 inch and 6 months old)
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    clownfish fry area (real messy i know!)
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  4. jakeh24

    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    very cool 8) that clown system looks awesome!

    btw very cool setups
     
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  5. cl2ysta1

    cl2ysta1 Plankton

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    fixed that!
     
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  6. bbsbliss

    bbsbliss Ritteri Anemone

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    Wow, welcome to the reef!
     
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  7. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Wow very cool setup. We always have people asking about breeding so I'm sure your knowledge will be help full. :)
     
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  8. troythegreat

    troythegreat Astrea Snail

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    nice i also have a dream of doing the same, its good for the environment..... Google.. 'coral maternity in Portugal' and you'll be blown away.!!
     
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  9. madlarkin

    madlarkin Peppermint Shrimp

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    Wow, awesome stuff! I gotta touch base with you for any tips you have for an aspiring breeder :)
     
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  10. cl2ysta1

    cl2ysta1 Plankton

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    I've seen his setup. Its very impressive. hes going to need a bigger place soon though!
     
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