Back to reefing

[Minh Nguyen]

Hi guys,
I am officially back to reefing. I set up mu 24 g tank about 2 month ago. I am also setting up a 100 g cube tank in the very near future. Both system are for Anemone and clown fish with a few clams and a few SPS, and Xenia.
Here are a few pictures I took today:

[Reefland]

Welcome back Minh! What kind of clowns are those?

[Minh Nguyen]

They are baby Onyx, A. percula, just under 1 inch long. They will be Onyx anyway.

[Reefland]

Very nice. Did you get them locally? I love the stipe pattern on them.

[sihaya]

Are those Rod's clowns? I have those guys too. They're awesome.

[dragonladylea]

Minh how do you get them to hold still?? Just kidding beautiful pics!!

[Minh Nguyen]

Scott & Sihaya,
I got them from Rod about 1 month ago.
Lea,
I use super glue and glue them to the glass ;-)

[Reefland]

Does he do any shipping?

[Minh Nguyen]

Yes he does. There are a few breeder out there who breed Onyx, but none willing to sell them or ship them like Rod. They are not cheap, but I think they are worth it. Now if I can find a few more Onyx from a different blood line.....

[Reefland]

What's his link?

[Minh Nguyen]

Rods Reef - Home
I highly recommended him for Onyx clowns.

[Poseidon]

Are those Rod's clowns? I have those guys too. They're awesome.

Wow Sarah, great eye to ID a breeder!

Minh, welcome back! It is so hard to stay away isn't it?

[dragonladylea]

Lea,
I use super glue and glue them to the glass

Yeah but ya got to catchem first! LOL!!

[kevinpo]

Hi Minh,
Glad to see you are back

Those are some very cool clownfish and the anemone isn't to shabby either

Regards,
Kevin

[Minh Nguyen]

Thanks everybody.
These clowns are growing very fast and just the last three days, the last two clowns start to have their third bar. All of them have third bar start develope now. I have this tank in my office so I feed them aroung the clock on work days.

[Reefland]

Minh,

What is the adult coloration of these clowns? Will they retain any orange?

[Minh Nguyen]

They should have lots of very dark black but bright orange face and orange in belly and part of the body and fins. I don't think I have seen any Percula that is completely black. Somebody got a wild caught Percular that is completely back and white except an orange face. IMO, he is very beautiful.

Onyx Percula are Percula with black coloration connect all three white bars.
Here is a picture of what I hope mine will look like (Not my clown)

[Reefland]

Nice. I was curious because I really liked the complete black color of the black ocellaris.

[Minh Nguyen]

My galllery have a few pictures of my Onyx A. percula in a green tipped H. crispa. Here is the color development
in the last 1 month of my fish:
November 20


Here he is now 1 month later:


Here he is in his home, an H. crispa.

[charlie]

Beautiful Minh!!! Do you have any full tank shots we might be able to drool over?