It finally hoasted!! PICS!

[garygb]

cdcq12, if you have had the fish just under two years by itself, it is a female. You would definitely want to add one that is small.

 

[cdcq12]

ok, so i assume that there won't be territory issues? and what if they lay eggs? will the 24 gallon be too small. What should I do if that happens? Will they take care of them by themselves?

 

[garygb]

Don't count on raising the babies unless you set up dedicated breeding tanks. They will likely lay eggs eventually. The male is the main one that tends to the eggs. It takes 8 or 9 days for ocellaris to hatch. They hatch in the middle of the night and, in my case, I never see the fry unless I turn the light on in the middle of the night when they hatch. Mine usually spawn every 12 days or so.

 

[cdcq12]

ok. I was reading a spawning thread, could i just let them spawn and live by themselves and not worry about raising the fry right now? I mean, I don't have the proper stuff at the moment. It won't be bad for my tank to just let things be how they are?

 

[garygb]

No, it will be fine to let them spawn and do what nature intended. In the wild, once the fry hatch there is no more caring for the young. They hatch in the middle of the night in the wild and free float with the plankton for a week or so before they start to hunt for an anemone of their own.

 

[cdcq12]

But I assume that some of them will die. My nitrate/ammonia/etc. level won't spike because of it will it?

 

[garygb]

Probably all the fry will die unless you set up a dedicated series of tanks for it. No, it will have no impact on your nitrate, ammonia, etc.

 

[cdcq12]

OK thanks.