Archive for July, 2011
Clownfish juveniles eat newly hatched brine shrimp
By Al Ulrich - Last updated: Thursday, July 21, 2011
Here is a short video of the juvenile clownfish, amphiprion ocellaris, feeding on newly hatched brine shrimp. I selected this clip, because it shows a wide range of development across the various juvenile clownfish. Front and center in the video is one of the larger, faster developing common clownfish–with a bright, dark orange body color [...]
Clownfish Juvenile Development
By Al Ulrich - Last updated: Saturday, July 9, 2011
Here are the clownfish, about a month older, still in the black round bucket, at 40 days post-hatch. Note the distinct line development on all the juveniles in the picture, but the difference in coloration– the hallmark orange coloration of the juvenile ocellaris clownfish progressed at differently for each individual. The juveniles were being weaned off of [...]
