clownfish eggs?

[grmpfish17]

Ok I have tried to find and read all the clown post. And most seem to get the rock out of the DT tank or get them to lay the eggs on a piece of slate. I can not remove the rock that the eggs are on because there is six BTA attached and it is a large rock. I had put a piece of slate there they had been laying the eggs friday before I let for work when I got home they had knocked the slate over and the eggs where back in the same spot (on the rock). This is the 4th or 5th batch the last two I did the black out and wait for a hour or so and checked with a flash light. Did that on day 7 thew day ten, but ever morning there would be few and few eggs until gone. My question is has an one had success removing the fry after they hatch in the DT tank and how did you get them to all hatch at once?
I have been turning al the light out and shutting all power head and pumps off for two hours but I don't like leaving them off much longer than that.

 

[saltyjo]

I always let the eggs hatch in the display tank now and collect them with my larva trap. However before I purchased the trap, I would do like you are doing.
I turned off all of the lights in the room and over the tank. I had to turn lights off in my sump too because some of the light comes through the bottom of the tank. Once the room is very black (any lights shined on the eggs seems to prolong hatching) I set a timer for 30 minutes then I turn off all movement in my tank to include pumps and power heads. I let the water be still for an hour then I use a small led pen light and shine a small dot of light on the surface of the water. I would tape the pen light in the on position and tape it to a broom handle and brace over the top of my tank. I would wait for the little fry to make their way to the light. Try not to ever shine the light directly on the eggs. After another 30 minutes or so there would always be a cluster of fry near the surface by the light. I have dipped them out with a big white handled cup. I have also siphoned them out with a water changing hose. I feel like siphoning them out is pretty rough though.
I think the trick is to make sure the room is completely dark! No clock lights, no outside lights, tv, ect. They hatch in the cover of darkness. My tank has been turned off for up to fours hours and has been just fine. The only thing I keep an eye on when I go fishing for fry is the water temps in the winter. To keep the water temp from dropping too much I turn the heat up in the house a few degrees the evening I collect them.

 

[grmpfish17]

Thanks sound good, the only thing I have to worry about here in Florida is heat. We run the air just about all year long. I'll have to make sure that there is not any led lights on the tv or anything else.

I was thinking about putting black paper about the tank in that corner of the tank during hatch night to see if that helps. I've got every thing ready, fry tank, rotifers, and brine on stand by(not hatch yet). They laid the eggs on friday so I'm hoping the outcome will be better this time. my 4year old daughter is driving me crazy:spin2: Thanks for the input.

 

[Wilrok]

Get a 10g tank fill with 2 to 3 gallons of water from parent tank , airstone on eggs gently moving them , use a dim light or add your rotifer feed to green your tank slightly , keep lights on for 2 days and flow in airstone light so fry can catch rotifers , I start adding baby brine on day 5 and start reducing rots on day 10 and start crushing new life spectrum grow before I give them brine from there I discontinue brine around day 20 and just give them the crushed grow .

 

[grmpfish17]

Thanks wilrok thats my plan its just getting them out of the display tank after they hatch. I going to try what saltyjo sugested this time for hatch night. If that does not work going with clay pot cut in half and see if I can fit it in the rock where they keep laying the eggs.