Clown Fish Fry Feeding Question

[sg2022]

Two days ago I discovered my clown fish had babies. I gathered all the fry I could (using a flashlight and cup) and transferred them to a 5 gallon with a heater and air stone. I have read live rotifers are the best food source for the fry, but none of the fish stores in this area carry live rotifers or mix. I found a store that carries frozen rotifers so I am currently feeding them frozen rotifers and phytoplankton. Dose any one know where I can order live rotifers or mix to grow my own, or have any suggestions on how I can increase the survival rate? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I believe that they have already laid eggs again. So I need to get the hang this! Thank you!

 

[David M]

What species of clowns are these? It is helpful to know this for the future but for now you can pretty much write off this first nest, you need to prepare for the next one. You can get live starter cultures of rotifers from Reed Mariculture. Florida Aqua Farms or a host of other Inet sources. OR you can get dormant cysts and start them yourself. For now you need to focus on nutrition of the breeders and sometime in the next ten seconds you need to order Clownfishes by Joyce Wilkerson from Amazon.

 

[sg2022]

Thanks for your help! They are percs. I ordered a large quanity of rotifiers and they should be here by friday or saturday. They are still alive and it's the end of the 3rd day. Thanks again!