Is my Female Picasso Pregnant?

[Reef264]

I have a Male & Female Pair of Picasso Clownfish, and My female is starting to look a bit like the swallowed a small marble, so is she pregnant?

 

[Reef264]

FYI the female Is on the bottom in the Picture.

 

[vwwanksta69]

Is there any sign of the ovipositor?

 

[brannock_16]

She is looking pretty enlarged/swollen.

 

[Reef264]

What does the ovipositor look like, and where is it located?

 

[jbax]

it's the egg laying tube that comes out from behind her anal fins. it normally starts coming out the day before or day of her laying eggs.

 

[Reef264]

I don't see it yet, but I will keep a sharp look out for it.

In the event that she does lay eggs, is there anything I should do to prevent them from becoming food for one of my other fish?I don't know if my fish are the types to make a threat, here's what I have,

2 Picasso Clownfish
1 Zebra Moray Eel
3 Blue Reef Chromis
1 Spot Tail Blenny
1 Fire Shrimp
1 Black Longspine Urchin
Emerald crabs that went MIA, but might be alive by some stroke of luck...

 

[jeff@zina.com]

The clowns will defend the nest, but the larva are doomed in that tank. Either pull the egg clutch or use a larva trap on the night of hatching.

Jeff

 

[vwwanksta69]

The clowns will defend the nest, but the larva are doomed in that tank. Either pull the egg clutch or use a larva trap on the night of hatching.

Jeff

+1, female will do patrols.