First shot at raising clownfish. Wish me luck

[getindavan]

This is my first try at raising clownfish. The parents are onyx and this is their 4-5th batch of eggs. The eggs in this batch seem smaller than the last few. They're dark and due soon. Hopefully I can get some Rotifers. I currently have some golden pearls and brine shrimp eggs at my disposal.

 

[shifty51008]

Good luck, rotifers are very important for best results.

Have any pics of the parents?

 

[kizanne]

Good luck. Where you located?

 

[getindavan]

Unfortunately the batch turned white on the 5th day. I think I made the mistake of removing the tile prematurely and will leave the next batch in my main tank as long as possible. I got some rotifers so Hopefully next batch will be more successful.

Here are pictures of the male and female. I'm located in socal.

 

[Pearfish]

Good luck. I am also new to this.

 

[rhickman17]

Good looking pair of clowns you've got there! Good luck on the next spawn, hopefully better luck than last time.

 

[shifty51008]

Very good looking pair will make for some nice offspring

 

[D-Nak]

The clutch looked very small. What are you feeding the parents?

 

[getindavan]

it varies. when they were young mainly flakes. then I moved to frozen Mysis for a while. before they were spawning they were fed mainly NLS pellets. after the clutch pictured above I started to feed squid and flakes. it looks like they've lost their appetite for the NLS but they do eat it. I try to feed more consistently now a well as before I would feed whenever I was around the tank or as little as once a day.

 

[shifty51008]

I would get an auto fish feeder and feed small ammounts 4 times a day and a good mix. I feed mine NLS pellets, IO reef chips, and colbalt Marine Omnivore Flakes, mixed up in my feeder and feed that 4 times a day then I will feed frozen PE mysis, Rods original, switched from day to day