clowing around or not?

[BADBOYGATOR]

so about a week or so ago my son took note that our two clowns were becomeing increasingly agresive twords the other fish in the tank and this is happening around a group of rocks they hang around ...it concerned me at first but i talked to my lfs and they told me it was normal ...the around 2 this after noon my soon asked what clown fish eggs looked like i asked why and then i looked and sure enough we have eggs in the tank ...im stoked and know i dont have the time to raise them ...but what should i do with them?

 

[MvM]

nothing you can do, really. They will hatch and be eaten, most likely.

 

[ocellaris123]

Congratulations, if you dont plan on raising them leave them in the tank and the young will not survive. You can expect it to happen every two weeks.

 

[BADBOYGATOR]

wow every 2 weeks ? how long will it take for the eggs to hatch?

 

[BADBOYGATOR]

now im thinking what if i wanted to raise them? how do i go about doing this?

 

[ocellaris123]

Lots of tanks, live food culturing, can become tiresome but very rewarding in the end. Your best bet is too purchase joyce wilkersons book clownfish if you want to try your hand at rearing. Tells you everything you need to know.

 

[DeathWish302]

I've been trying to sustain a brood for sometime. Buy the book and expect to spend upwards of $100 in additional equipment (sperate tanks, air pumps, rotifiers and rotifier culturing supplies, phyto and phyto culturing supplies, etc.) for the adventure. Joyce's book is an excellent read and takes ALOT of the frustration out of the equation for ~$25 new.