Black clowns laying eggs.

[slumpysix]

My black clowns are laying finally and are pretty hostile towards their tank mates. What are my chances to pull them and put in a different tank and keep them laying?

 

[reefstew]

If you do it then move them with the eggs & you have a better chance of keeping them spawning. My blacks will spawn about 5 or 6 times & then stop for 6 months or longer.

 

[slumpysix]

I just noticed the nest tonight and they have eaten most of it. I saw some eyes so it was almost ready to hatch. The rock is pretty big and their nem is on it as well. I only have a spare 15g cube on a different system and don't want to kick up a cycle in that tank with the rock and I dont have the support light for the nem either.

 

[billsreef]

The first batch or two are generally best to let go. So take the time to set up that dedicated broodstock tank properly

 

[slumpysix]

The first batch or two are generally best to let go. So take the time to set up that dedicated broodstock tank properly

Oh yes I have been down this road before... I just re-built my fish room and still setting things up... I will be ready this time around!

 

[slumpysix]

Well I had a hatch on Friday night, small but still managed to use my snagger to pull about 1/2 the nest. Which was about 50 or so. I remember the days of pulling nests of 400+ every 2 weeks in the snagger. I changed the way I started the larvae tank. I just used tank water at the same temp in a separate tank, used a black 2 gal. bucket inside a heated water tank with an airstone on low. No rots and no green water for 24hrs. Introduced rots then green water slowly and it has really made the difference.