Amphiprion latezonatus spawned

SO FRUSTRATED! The eggs hatched last night but I did not get any of the fry! This was day #8 from when they were laid. I had been setting the light timer late on the tank since I have been working late and I was anticipating the hatch since the eyes looked fully developed. I had rotifers ready (shipped overnight from Reed Mariculture) as well as the rearing tank. Lights were on when I got home and the nest was present with the parents tending it, so I switched them off (as well as all the pumps) and worked on a few things for 1/2 hour. Came back to check and still no hatch. So I switched all the lights off in the room so it was pitch black and waited another 1/2 hour... still no hatch. So I figured maybe it would be tomorrow (April 2nd) instead of today, turned all the pumps back on and went to bed. Of course, no eggs when I checked this morning! So much wasted effort...
I have got a ceramic tile ready for the next spawn (and hopefully they will use this instead of the shell of a 12 lb live T. gigas clam) so maybe I can forgo this next time.
 
Second spawn approximately 15 days after the first. You can see the unused tile right next to the nest - perfect! Also notice how dark the clowns have gotten compared to their picture above??

 
This is the third report I have heard of with these clown spawning. What do you guys out there think the difference has been? For the longest time no one could keep them alive more then a year.

Dave
 
I think that some of the longer-term success is due to improved initial collection procedures. For some reason, this species seems more susceptible to certain parasites and diseases.

Mine were medicated from day one as well as shipped in HUGE bags for the size of fish. They were pretty much babied from day one. They can't be treated like run-of-the-mill clowns.

James
 
I know some say they are keeping them at higher temps successfully, but I still tend to think it must be one of the culprits behind their difficult husbandry. I had a couple pairs that were fine until the summer temps hit.
The ones I have now are quite young and I'm keeping them at 76 degrees in a stock tank full of red and green BTAs. I hope I get blessed as you have been. Best of luck with the fry. Be sure to keep us posted on your progress.
 
I had a large pair, unfortunately I lost the female but have had the male (possibly changing to female now) for 3 months. I keep the salinity at 1.021, Temp at 72F and added a smaller black saddleback (close as I could get until I find a mate!) to keep him/her company...I feed him Omega One Pellets with Garlic, add Vitamin C regularly (keep the Vitamin C at 3-5ppm) and so far so good...I just need a mate!
 
I would recommend slowly raising the salinity/ sg to 1.025. That is much closer to their natural environment. I think the constant lowered salinity (other than initial acclimation in quarantine) has been out of favor for quite some time now. It only makes sense to try to replicate the natural environment as closely as possible.

James
 
Well... the eggs finally hatched. I lost about 1/3 of them to fungus (the eggs that is) but it looks like I have 200 or so A. latezonatus fry!
 
From Sunday, 1 day old A. latezonatus fry. Today there seem to be around 30, but they look like they are going after the rotifers and their stomachs look nice and round.

 
Good job. Not sure of your fry experience but some can over eat and kill themselves in doing so. That one on the left is huge. Then again fatten them up good so they can ship faster :)
 
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