HunterBryan
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I just noticed my clowns laid eggs on small piece of rock! Can i just wait till they turn silver and place them in a 10 gallon spare tank and feed them the AlgaGen Rotifers from live aquaria or is there alot more to it?
Clowns just laid eggs????
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Reeffwkeeper
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You would have a lot more work to do. Good research is available here: http://www.breedclownfish.com.
shifty51008
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That would be very spendy buying the algen rotifers, it also doesnt say how many you get per package.
HunterBryan
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Well I know you make a reservoir to hold the rotifers while feeding them Nannochloropsis. Feed them quiet often and change out a half or more everyday so they can keep up their population and not over populate. Feed the babies 3 or 4 times a day and then start them with some brine later on around day 7 or so. Im gonna skip this go around with the eggs because I'm not completely ready but I really would like to try it later on.
shifty51008
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Let the 1st 3 batches become food and try with the 4th batch, by that time the parents will have it down to how to care for the eggs and you will get a better turn out on the babies. I would also suggest getting a piece of tile and put that where they lay the eggs, once they lay on the tile it is much easier to transfer the eggs to the fry tank.
HunterBryan
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Alright sounds good! Would a big PVC elbow work? I have a bunch of that laying around
HunterBryan
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And do they lay eggs a long time after their first batch? Sry for all the questions just kind of pumped cause I guess that means I'm doing something right. lol
shifty51008
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Im not sure about the pvc pipe, never heard of anyone trying it but its worth a shot.
As for them laying, mine lay every 12-14 days like clockwork. They should lay for years like this if conditions stay good. So yes your doing it right by having a stable and safe tank for the clowns.
As for them laying, mine lay every 12-14 days like clockwork. They should lay for years like this if conditions stay good. So yes your doing it right by having a stable and safe tank for the clowns.
HunterBryan
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Alright thanks! I just placed a PVC pipe in to see if they will lay in it. If not they will hopefully lay on the some piece of live rock which is really small.
HunterBryan
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Are the eggs suppose to be real dark on day 3? Mine are still a little orange but I can tell they are getting a lil darker
shifty51008
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Yeah they will get darker each day
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