Clownfish laid eggs!!!!

[Juniorh2r]

Now I know 99% percent chance that they won't make it but is there anything I can do????? Mocha gladiator female male Wyoming white or platinum something honestly forgot..

 

[Born2beblack]

Honestly idk anything bout breeding but do keep updated so we can all follow. Im sure someone is gonna show up who can help.

 

[Alexreefer]

Bump #reefsquad

 

[Juniorh2r]

Thinking of putting them in a small container in the sump to keep same temp now how do I get them off the wall and where can I buy the food?

 

[JPM San Diego]

The good news is that you have a breeding pair. Most likely they will continue to breed every couple of weeks. Unless you are already set up to raise the babies I would not focus on this batch. Begin to read read read. Raising clowns can be a lot of work. Once you know what you're in for, then decide if you are going to go for it.

 

[ThePurple12]

They need to be in a separate tank and fed rotifers. You can buy a starter culture on Ebay. You'll also need something to feed the rotifers: Phyto Feast, live phytoplankton, Spirulina powder, etc. Any of those will work. Look up how to breed clownfish on Youtube.

Since you don't have a rotifer culture, this current batch is doomed unfortunately. But like JPM said, they lay eggs every 2 weeks. Mine hatch after 8 days.

 

[Mjl714]

I looked at it once upon a time, but it looked pretty involved and time consuming. My clowns lay eggs regularly, my fish love the hatchings.

 

[Juniorh2r]

Thanks everyone I wonder what they would of looked like..

 

[Idoc]

Now you know you have a breeding pair. As previously mentioned, poor chance for these to hatch.

You will need to probably remove the clowns and setup a separate breeding system if you really want to raise clowns. But, you will need a place to sell them... many raise them, so LFS won't pay premium for them anymore (usually). You may get stuck with a lot of clowns!

Or, you can just scrape off the eggs regularly and get free fish food in your tank! Kind of harsh, but kind of realistic...

 

[Juniorh2r]

Yea its pretty time consuming from what ive read I'll just let them be whatever happens,happens pretty cool tho and at least I know there happy and thriving in my system.

 

[Seadoc]

Yea its pretty time consuming from what ive read I'll just let them be whatever happens,happens pretty cool tho and at least I know there happy and thriving in my system.

That's the right answer. They seem to be pretty happy and well fed. Congrats!!!
A couple of months ago I did harvest the larvae and raised them. You have to maintain a rotifer culture, a brine shrimp hatchery and keep up on the maintenance of it all. Not very difficult tasks but time consuming, especially during the first few weeks. It is amazing to see changing from larvae to little clowns and slowly develop their colors and bands. I learned a lot and will definitely do it again. I used Joyce Wilkerson's book on clownfishes as a reference. Very nice read.

 

[Juniorh2r]

That's the right answer. They seem to be pretty happy and well fed. Congrats!!!
A couple of months ago I did harvest the larvae and raised them. You have to maintain a rotifer culture, a brine shrimp hatchery and keep up on the maintenance of it all. Not very difficult tasks but time consuming, especially during the first few weeks. It is amazing to see changing from larvae to little clowns and slowly develop their colors and bands. I learned a lot and will definitely do it again. I used Joyce Wilkerson's book on clownfishes as a reference. Very nice read.

Thanks!

 

[Juniorh2r]

If one of them makes it for some odd reason I'll call him superman! Lol