Saltwater Fish & Invertebrates Discussion
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Archie
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by Archie » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:16 pm
had a pair of green chromis spawn on one of my derasa clams yesterday. they are the white appendages in picture.
did my best to take a picture, camera can not zoom in close enough.
these eggs are small. half the size of a clown fish eggs.
eggs are not in a tight clutch, they are spread out on one side of clam

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by Damion » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:32 pm
Looks like some sort of venereal disease...
I remember the pictures from health class, and I swear it looks the same, lol

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by Archie » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:04 pm
oh no std
i can assure you that they are green chromis eggs.
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by Sandy » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:07 pm
That is very cool!!! Proof that you have a HAPPY tank!!!

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by Damion » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:10 pm
Archie wrote:oh no std
i can assure you that they are green chromis eggs.
LOL, I am not sure what a green chromis is - but I take your word for it

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by brianjoy81 » Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:30 pm
Thats awesome! it was nice to meet you in person at the store today Archie!
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by C-21 USAF » Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:24 pm
Archie, let's talk photography next visit...I'll bring my camera or show it to you if you come by

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by goalk33p3r » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:54 pm
that is awesome did you get to see them do that
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by Sandy » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:24 pm
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by Archie » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:29 pm
C-21 USAF wrote:Archie, let's talk photography next visit...I'll bring my camera or show it to you if you come by

i am game for a lesson on photography
goalk33p3r wrote:that is awesome did you get to see them do that
actually yes, when gerwin came by the other morning for coffee we noticed the usual ritual that spawning fish usually perform.
then he noticed the spawning tubes on two of the chromis, and the rest was history.
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by Archie » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:32 pm
Damion wrote:Archie wrote:oh no std
i can assure you that they are green chromis eggs.
LOL, I am not sure what a green chromis is - but I take your word for it


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by Archie » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:36 pm
Sandy wrote:That is very cool!!! Proof that you have a HAPPY tank!!!

would have to say very happy
the weird thing is that my tomato clowns lay their eggs on the squamosa clam and now the chromis are laying their eggs on a derasa clam
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by Sandy » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:39 pm
I love threads like this one,,,,, when it seems like my days turn to

,,,,,this makes me
as I bite my tongue

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by Sandy » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:41 pm
Archie wrote:Sandy wrote:That is very cool!!! Proof that you have a HAPPY tank!!!

would have to say very happy
the weird thing is that my tomato clowns lay their eggs on the squamosa clam and now the chromis are laying their eggs on a derasa clam
Maybe clams are to fish,,,, like oysters are to people

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by Damion » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:42 pm
Now that is a pretty cool looking fish.
One day I will graduate to a salt water tank. I know phisher lives close by me...may have to go snoop around his tank a bit and build up some knowledge/confidence so I can convince my wife it is a good thing
Reefs and saltwater fish are so much prettier than artificial reefs and tiger barbs
