Clownfish Eggs?

duke594 · Jul 24, 2015

I am curious if my clownfish laid eggs or not. I came home from work tonight and these were on the filter intake in my tank. Thanks for any help.

Cleo642 · Jul 25, 2015

I am no expert or anything but are the clownfish guarding the eggs?

Mykesocalreef · Jul 25, 2015

Kinda looks like it but I haven't seen them in person.

duke594 · Jul 25, 2015

Yes, the clownfish seem to be guarding them. They are chasing the other fish off if they get near them.

Cleo642 · Jul 25, 2015

duke594 said:
Yes, the clownfish seem to be guarding them. They are chasing the other fish off if they get near them.

Has to be theirs or I wouldn't think they would guard it otherwise. If they hatch, anyway you can protect the fry? Or separate them?

duke594 · Jul 25, 2015

I have a 10 gallon tank I am going to setup for them. I have read several was to get them out of the main tank. I also ordered some rotifers and I already have decapsulated brine shrimp I can hatch in a day or so

Ligershark · Jul 25, 2015

absolutely laid eggs. congrats and best of luck. my fish just had their 9th lay. i have yet to raise the babies

gar732 · Jul 25, 2015

Yep, those are clown eggs. If you plan on raising them I'd skip this clutch and start feeding them really well, you'll have better results. It will also give you the opportunity to get your rots established. The light and a cup method works well though it's much easier if you can get them to lay on something you can pull from the tank. Do a search for "pickles guide to breeding clownfish". It's a really good outline on what to do.

Ligershark · Jul 25, 2015

they will develop a deep purple and change color in a few days. although they may look like they're eating the eggs the clowns will mouth them to keep the area clean.

duke594 · Jul 25, 2015

I was wondering if they were eating the eggs or if they were just cleaning stuff off

duke594 · Jul 31, 2015

So today is 8th day since the eggs were laid. I have everything setup for the fry. My rotifer culture is growing and ready to go. The question I have is in this picture do they eggs look like they are going to hatch? I read they get a silver color when they are ready to hatch. Unfortunately they are on my filter and I can't remove them before they hatch. So plan is to stay up and catch them when they hatch. Thanks for any info.

Cleo642 · Jul 31, 2015

duke594 said:
So today is 8th day since the eggs were laid. I have everything setup for the fry. My rotifer culture is growing and ready to go. The question I have is in this picture do they eggs look like they are going to hatch? I read they get a silver color when they are ready to hatch. Unfortunately they are on my filter and I can't remove them before they hatch. So plan is to stay up and catch them when they hatch. Thanks for any info.

It looks like something is inside of them. Do you see movement?

duke594 · Jul 31, 2015

Can't tell. They are moving in the current too much to get a close look

Cleo642 · Jul 31, 2015

duke594 said:
Can't tell. They are moving in the current too much to get a close look

I see little stripes or eyes or something. Those black spots.

duke594 · Jul 31, 2015

Those are definitely eyes

Cleo642 · Jul 31, 2015

Watch this video.

Tahoe61 · Jul 31, 2015

Good luck and please do not be too dis-appointed in the survival rate on this hatch, practice makes perfect when it comes to rearing clown fish larvae.