Clown Fish Laying Eggs!

brianx45 · 07-06-2008, 09:16 PM

This is like the 4th time my Clown Fish are laying eggs, it's a pretty cool thing to see. Just thought i'd share. Also by like the 3rd day they tend to disappear, any suggestions would be helpful.

rbtwo4 · 07-06-2008, 09:21 PM

damn man thats hot! theres a thread somewhere about clownfish laying eggs and it tells u what to do. i know u gotta watch it after a certain amount of days specifically at night cus thats when they hatch and u gotta scoop them up before the other fish eat them. but raising them is really hard. GOOD LUCK!

tsouth · 07-06-2008, 10:20 PM

Alot of people try and moving the eggs onto a piece of tile and removing them from the aquarium into their own hatchery in order to breed them. I hope my clowns get to matin soon! Good luck!

**JF2381** · 07-07-2008, 06:38 AM

Congrats! That's a sign of optimal system stability.. Good job making the clowns comfortable enough to reproduce.

**Deepwater** · 07-07-2008, 08:14 AM

Great job , you didnt even need to get married to have kids

chogra · 07-07-2008, 07:01 PM

A great book on Clownfish, including breeding and raising the fry.

"Clownfishes", by Joyce D. Wilkerson

Amazon.com: Clownfishes: Joyce D. Wilkerson: Books

brianx45 · 07-09-2008, 10:02 PM

Thanks for all the feedback, just an upate the eggs are still there, this is the first time they made it this far. Usually most of them have disappeared by now. I'm going to have to find that book quickly, and start preparing for the possibility of them hatching. I'll try to keep everyone updated.

SulfurAcid · 07-09-2008, 10:04 PM

the hardest part of keeping them alive is the feeding. You need a constant supply of rotifers for the the first few weeks, thn brine shrimp.

all the while high water quality is needed.

CONSTANTNE · 07-09-2008, 10:06 PM

I dont get it. I try candles and some Marvin Gaye and they do nothing. Whats the trick?

**Deepwater** · 07-09-2008, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by CONSTANTNE

I dont get it. I try candles and some Marvin Gaye and they do nothing. Whats the trick?

you need a male and female

it all up to the fish , dont worry about it. plus , they probably dont like marvin gaye , try some barry white

CONSTANTNE · 07-09-2008, 11:42 PM

I was thinking trying some Barry White. Brian, about how old are the fish or have you had them?

**JF2381** · 07-10-2008, 08:08 AM

You might not have time to get a rotifer culture and a phytoplankton culture to feed the rotifers.

This is pretty good read. http://www.marshreef.com/files/raising_clownfish.doc

**chase33** · 07-10-2008, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JF2381

This is pretty good read. http://www.marshreef.com/files/raising_clownfish.doc

Good article. Thanks for sharing.