Clown Eggs - Need Help

[FB]

it appears that my clown fish have laid some eggs.

I need advice and direction. I know nothing about raising them.

Will they survive in the tank if I do nothing.

Here is a pic.

 

[camaroracer214]

they will not survive in your main tank. they will either become fish food or impeller fodder.

you will need a separate tank and lots of extras to raise them.

 

[FB]

What kind of extras?

 

[Entacmaea]

you'll need a separate cycled tank with sponge filter, and air bubble circulation, and most importantly, the fry will need live rotifers of several sizes. If you don't have the set up already, I would not bother trying to raise this brood- but read up and try to raise the next one if you are interested. Good sign that they laid eggs in your tank though- congrats!

There is a short 30-page book, "Clownfish and Sea Anemones" by Tullock that has a brief discussion of a rearing setup, or "Clownfishes" by Wilkerson has more detailed description of how to raise clowns...

 

[Anonymous]

FB,

There is a ton of how-to info out on the internet including step by step blogs. Go google "raising clownfish" and you'll come up with a lot of good stuff.

Good luck!

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, follow Lawdawg's advice. Otherwise get a book by Joyce Wilkerson called Clownfish. It has tons of info on raising the fry.

Here: http://www.amazon.com/Clownfishes-Joyce ... 1890087041

And congratulations. Only happy, healthy clowns lay eggs

 

[FB]

I picked up the book tonight and am going to start reading it.

I placed a piece of tile in the tank for them to spawn onto so that I can remove them the day before hatching. They didn't seem to mind and I came home from work today with another batch of eggs.

 

[FB]

Checking to see if I have rotifers

 

[FB]

A couple of my clownfish a metamorphasis. Almost 8 days old.

 

[Anonymous]

awsome!!!!

 

[pcardone]

mine swam around for 3 days and then disappeared. where did you get your
rotifers?

 

[FB]

I got them from reef crew.

http://www.reefcrew.bionomicsolutions.com/

 

[FB]

Day 11 pics

 

[FB]

I have just transfered another batch of eggs from the parent tank to the larvae tank.

Here is a pic.

 

[Anonymous]

Wow. Im glad you actually got a few fro the egg batch.

Make sure you update with pics and info on how many make it!

Hows it feel to be a proud daddy

 

[FB]

It is pretty cool knowing I have helped save some fish that were certain to die.

Anyway I have my first stripe.

 

[Anonymous]

 

[FB]

Here are some updated pics. They are about 46 days old.

 

[ChrisRD]

Congratulations! 8)

 

[Anonymous]

That's awesome, FB!! 8) 8)