i work at a fish store in ma. we have a pair of oscellaris clowns that have been in the sae 120 gallon tank for years. Every 2 weeks, almost exactly, they spawn on the side of the glass where the silicone is. They are constantly losing anemones becasue of sale and sometimes they will host the weirdest corals, even saw they rubbin all up on some large zoos. After about a week, u can see the eyes and the orange in the eggs, but when i come in the next time (only work 3-4 times a week) all the babies are gone. The clownfish are very territorial and have biten me many times just for putting my hand in the tank. There is a coralbanded shrimp that never leaves his cave, and a Pj or spotted Cardinal. It is a full reef with a barebottom. Anyone know what might be happening to the eggs. It almost looks like the female eats them sometimes, but im not sure. She gets fed plenty. Any help would be appreciated
Eating Eggs?
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Clownfish eggs typically incubate for 8 to 12 days. It is quite likely that they are hatching between your work days. They also typically only hatch after dark so you aren't likely to see them hatching during work hours.
The fish will rarely eat viable eggs, they will cull the non-fertilized or failed eggs over time and both fish (usually the male) will fan and even mouth the eggs to keep good oxygen and fresh water on the eggs.
You should read Joyce Wilkerson's book "Clownfishes." It has great information and will help you learn how to catch the babies as they hatch and raise them. If you are able to successfully raise the fry you can either sell them back to the fish store or maybe you can convince the store to set up all the grow-out tanks etc. in the back room.
The fish will rarely eat viable eggs, they will cull the non-fertilized or failed eggs over time and both fish (usually the male) will fan and even mouth the eggs to keep good oxygen and fresh water on the eggs.
You should read Joyce Wilkerson's book "Clownfishes." It has great information and will help you learn how to catch the babies as they hatch and raise them. If you are able to successfully raise the fry you can either sell them back to the fish store or maybe you can convince the store to set up all the grow-out tanks etc. in the back room.
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