Clarkii eggs... woohoo and now what! need help

[Gulrez]

pretty stoked to see my clownfish clarkii have laid eggs but how do i get them to hatch. they are in the main DT tank. i can remove the rock but catching the fishes is next to impossible!

 

[Fish Styx]

pretty stoked to see my clownfish clarkii have laid eggs but how do i get them to hatch. they are in the main DT tank. i can remove the rock but catching the fishes is next to impossible!

Here's some great information on hatching and rearing the fry. Best of luck!

Clownfish Breeding | Raising Clownfish Fry | FantaSEA Aquariums

Find out everything you need to know about clownfish breeding and raising the fry. What do baby clownfish eat and what do they need to grow into full-sized fish?

www.fantaseaaquariums.com

 

[dedragon]

dont try to raise the first clutch, if this is their first time laying they usually dont do the best job. Sometimes smaller clutches and/or they will eat the eggs. Let them get used to the routine while starting making cultures of phytoplankton and rotifers and brine shrimp. This will also give you an indication on what sort of time commitment you will need when raising clownfish fry

 

[Gulrez]

makes sense. thanks for the quick response.

 

[Dom]

dont try to raise the first clutch, if this is their first time laying they usually dont do the best job. Sometimes smaller clutches and/or they will eat the eggs. Let them get used to the routine while starting making cultures of phytoplankton and rotifers and brine shrimp. This will also give you an indication on what sort of time commitment you will need when raising clownfish fry

I have a pair of Tomato clowns that have been laying eggs at least once per month. The first time, they laid the eggs on a rock. I let it be and they eventually ate the eggs.

I was told that they will eventually understand that's going on and won't eat the eggs in the future.

Cut to chase, 1 year later, and they are still eating their eggs.

The latest clutch was laid on the back wall of the DT over some algae. I removed the algae with the eggs attached and placed them in a small beta tank with very low flow. Here is a close up of the eggs... they are the white things on the sliver of algae.

 

[dedragon]

The latest clutch was laid on the back wall of the DT over some algae. I removed the algae with the eggs attached and placed them in a small beta tank with very low flow. Here is a close up of the eggs... they are the white things on the sliver of algae.

it looks like that clutch is very small but it could be the algae is folded over eggs. If it is folded over, those eggs wont be getting enough water flow. You can try to help this by adding an air bubbler next to the eggs