Can Clown eggs be left in the display tank??

[cubanreef22]

I posted this in the wrong forum before....just wondering if they will hatch and survive in a display tank?
The eggs will hatch in a few days and I am just wondering what are my chances???
thanks for looking :spin3:

 

[billsreef]

They'll hatch, but survival is not likely. Filtration, hungry mouths, and lack of suitable larval food in sufficient quantity is why rearing needs to be done in dedicated rearing set ups

 

[cubanreef22]

I have a 1200 gallon system, I am thinking if I boost my pods for the next clutch there might be a chance....What do you think?

Is there anyway to make it work?

 

[cubanreef22]

I meant 1200 display and a 2000gallon system

 

[Breadman03]

I wouldn't count on it, but it is possible. I was reading a thread a few days (weeks?) ago where a reefer had some make it to his fuge and survive. He didn't even know they were there until they were pretty big.

 

[billsreef]

They'll hatch, but survival is not likely. Filtration, hungry mouths, and lack of suitable larval food in sufficient quantity is why rearing needs to be done in dedicated rearing set ups

The above even applies to large tanks and systems

 

[cubanreef22]

should i just place the rock they are on in the fuge?

 

[cubanreef22]

250 gallon refugium lol they will have plenty of room

 

[billsreef]

It's not just a matter of room, it's a matter of water flow, food densities and food quality. While it's remotely possible a couple of fry might survive, it's nothing you can realistically expect in that situation.

 

[cubanreef22]

ok lol so in my case it is just a matter of luck in my case....thanks for the help I appreciate it

At least now I wont get my hopes up lol

 

[billsreef]

If you really want to get into raising clowns, start setting up some rotifer cultures and a small tank for rearing. The clowns will lay another batch of eggs in a few weeks

 

[cubanreef22]

I will have to do some research on breeding cause I have no experience with breeding lol
I am just trying to think if there is a way to do this inside a tank...
How mature do you think a tank would have to be to have the right amount of larval food in it??

 

[billsreef]

It would need to lack filtration and all the hungry mouths that eat the plankton, along with feeding the tank plenty of phytoplankton to feed the zooplankton that larval fish would eat.

 

[cubanreef22]

o I see, I thought it was pretty cool since it was saddleback clowns and not the just a perula