Clowns Breeding Issue

GUANSOLO · Dec 4, 2023

Hi

1st time these pair of clowns are breeding and laying eggs frequently, 4 times so far about every 3 weeks, but it seems the eggs are no good they lay the eggs and within 3 days all the eggs have been eaten. I've also notice that the color of the eggs does not look like it should.

I don't think the Tank water quality or temp is the issue here overwise they wont lay the eggs?

I'm only feeding 2 deferent pellets food twice a day atm.

Ocean Nutrition Formula One Marine Pellets

Ocean Nutrition Formula Two Pellets

I'm trying to figure out what the issue is.

Next steps:
Change diet to include frozen Mysis and Brine shrimp Once a day

Dbichler · Dec 4, 2023

I agree the eggs are definitely not a color you want to see. The two possibilities I can think of is the male isn’t fertilizing them yet. Nutrition would be the biggest thing you need to increase.

Rusty_L_Shackleford · Dec 4, 2023

Nice looking pair. I would start by getting them on some high quality frozen foods. I would skip the brine shrimp as they aren't super nutritious. Lysis are food, maybe something like LRS nano frenzy which is what I feed my reef. Much more varied.

ISpeakForTheSeas · Dec 5, 2023

GUANSOLO said:
I'm only feeding 2 deferent pellets food twice a day atm.

Ocean Nutrition Formula One Marine Pellets
Ocean Nutrition Formula Two Pellets

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

As mentioned, I'd guess this issue is broodstock nutrition related. These feeds don't look too bad (though they are a bit on the low side on protein, so adding mysis to the mix may be a good idea), so increasing to three feedings a day may help, or you may need to switch to a better feed (frozen/fresh foods like LRS Reef Frenzy are basically the best feeds on the market for hobbyists at this point; otherwise, you can switch to things like fresh/frozen clams and blackworms - both feeds should work).

So, I'd try upping the number of feedings to three a day if you can do so without throwing off the water quality, and I'd switch feeds if the eggs are still not looking right after increasing the number of feedings.