Clowns didn't like that!

[Chappy]

My clowns have been laying eggs about every 2 weeks. I finally got everything ready for raiseing some fry. They have been laying the eggs on a tile I put in. The tile fell off the rock today, so I tried to epoxy it back on the rock. Same exact spot.

As soon as I backed away they both came up to it and started to eat the eggs! Oops. I guess they think I messed with them and the are no longer worthy of hatching.

I'm not sure how the eggs will do, but I put the tile in a small "pregnant fish container" in the main tank. It has gentle flow that makes the eggs sway. I hope they make it. My rotifers are finally up to where I can feed them to some babies. We will see.

 

[tedr]

Interesting. I've placed false perc eggs in a clay pot in a larval tank, thinking they were ready to hatch. After a few hours, it was apparent they were not hatching that nite, and I returned them to the parent tank. They male immdiately proceeded to fan and work the eggs. They hatched the following night after moving them again into the larval tank.

 

[Chappy]

That's what I would have expected, but they were mad! I felt so bad for those little eggs. They still look good today, but I have 5 days left until hatching.