Moving Pot With Eggs

[CoralsAddiction]

I have a pair of clowns with eggs in a flower pot. What's the best way to move the pot on the night of hatching with minimal exposure to air?

 

[gar732]

Just cover the hole at the bottom of the pot with you finger, scoop out a pot full of water, and carefully move the pot to the hatch tank.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Just cover the hole at the bottom of the pot with you finger, scoop out a pot full of water, and carefully move the pot to the hatch tank.

Cool thanks.

 

[ThRoewer]

Just cover the hole at the bottom of the pot with you finger, scoop out a pot full of water, and carefully move the pot to the hatch tank.

Yep, that's precisely how I have done it in the past.
You also want to add a rigid airline to aerate the eggs and help the larva hatch. Big bubbles are better than fine.

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[CoralsAddiction]

Yep, that's precisely how I have done it in the past.
You also want to add a rigid airline to aerate the eggs and help the larva hatch. Big bubbles are better than fine.

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Excellent. Thanks. Pot transfer was effortless and I didn't put an Airstone. Just airline tubing for airation. This will be my first hatch if it happens. If not, then next time. I had a replacement pot of exact same kind and the clowns don't seem to notice the difference other than babies are gone.

 

[reefstew]

It's not a big deal if you move the pot with no water in it & the eggs are out of water.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

It's not a big deal if you move the pot with no water in it & the eggs are out of water.

Great. Thanks.

 

[Mo2]

It's not a big deal if you move the pot with no water in it & the eggs are out of water.

Agreed

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Agreed

Cool thanks
I'll be doing it again in the next couple of days. I took the pot 3 days early last time.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

When a pot is moved, do you place it back to DT the next day after hatching or put a replacement pot right after taking the eggs out? Thanks.

 

[gar732]

I always replaced the pot with a different one right away so that nothing changes in the broodstock tank. Really don't know if it would make a difference though, just never wanted to take a chance disrupting their cycle.