Are there clown fish eggs ?

[richiero]

Ahhh I see. You don't have any kind of spare lighting source you could use?

No I have a BS compact light that just lights the qt

 

[Hitman]

Pull the rock see if you can remove the eggs

 

[richiero]

How would I pull the eggs let me google a video

 

[Reefbuds]

Yea man I guess figure out how to remove the eggs if your worried about zoa death. If it's possible you could break off a chunk to minimize zoa death but it looks difficult from the provided picture. Babies man!!!

 

[Amoo]

once you see eggs it's honestly too late to try to get everything together to successfully raise this clutch.

Start doing research and reading in the fish breeding forum and start making preps for the next clutch.

 

[richiero]

Yeah I just looked to order rotifer and nothing on amazon prime

 

[richiero]

once you see eggs it's honestly too late to try to get everything together to successfully raise this clutch.

Start doing research and reading in the fish breeding forum and start making preps for the next clutch.

I read something keep them in the main display until the day before they hatch when they turn silver then move them to the breed thank.

 

[richiero]

I honestly just noticed them today I have to idea how long the eggs have been then the tank

 

[Hitman]

Worse case is this becomes a trial run for you. I would google rotifires and I’m sure there are several vendors that can get them to you before they hatch.

 

[Amoo]

there is a ton that goes into rearing a clutch of clown eggs, first and foremost would be making sure your rotty culture is stable and sustainable...etc.

Again, if you think you want to try to raise a clutch, do the research to see just how much work and setup goes in before the eggs even hatch. Based on those pictures those eggs have been in there a few days already.

 

[Hitman]

I knew bring @Amoo into this would bring knowledge ;Bookworm

 

[richiero]

So another like you said earlier at this point I have to shot at this at this point

 

[Amoo]

 

[richiero]

Looks like I’m at day 3 or 4

 

[Amoo]

So another like you said earlier at this point I have to shot at this at this point

No but the good news is they are going to do this over and over and over and over again. I know your first set of eggs are exciting, but now is a good time to breathe and really think about what you want to do. Take the time, do the research, read, familiarize yourself...etc. Discovering a clutch like you did and then deciding you want to try to raise them is going to unfortunately be cost and knowledge prohibitive and even if those things weren't an issue, you have no hope of catching up on the prep needed.

 

[richiero]

No but the good news is they are going to do this over and over and over and over again. I know your first set of eggs are exciting, but now is a good time to breathe and really think about what you want to do. Take the time, do the research, read, familiarize yourself...etc. Discovering a clutch like you did and then deciding you want to try to raise them is going to unfortunately be cost and knowledge prohibitive and even if those things weren't an issue, you have no hope of catching up on the prep needed.

What’s the usual cost of raising the babies ??

 

[Amoo]

it honestly depends on where you get all of your supplies, but you end up paying unnecessary and expensive shipping costs if you try to rush things and get everything sent overnight...etc.

 

[richiero]

Yes the clobber you

 

[Amoo]

There are a lot of things in this hobby, that somebody can walk somebody else through who has little to no knowledge about the subject.

Sadly the raising of fry is not one of them. It's not so difficult that you can't do it, but it is very detail oriented, very time consuming and honestly a little complex.

I wish I could just sit here and type out 3 or 4 paragraphs and help you out, but this isn't one of those types of things. Scour threads in the fish breeding forums and follow along with people who are successful, see what they have gone through, their methods...etc. Ask questions if you have them.

I hope someday you are raising all your clutches if it's something you're passionate about, but it definitely is a labor of love.

 

[richiero]

Where the shelf life on the rotifer ?