my clownfish laid eggs what do i do
- Thread starter Dcollier
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well either they become fish food in a week - or you try your hand at raising them.
if you choose the latter it's a lot of work but the reward can be very satisfying (note this will be a money -losing proposition unless you are lucky or have some LE clowns).
First thing I would suggest would be to get your hands on a colony of rotifers. They can be purchased online or perhaps someone in your reef community has some to lend.
Clowns typically lay eggs frequently this time of year - so it's not terrible if you lose this first batch. the main thing is to get a colony of rotifers (in a salt bucket or similar) ready to go when the hatch occurs. A handy sieve (also purchased online) is needed to harvest the rots and those are fed to newborn fry.
I'm going over this on a very high level since i don't know if you choose to go down this path. But basically you will need rotifers to feed the fry until they go thru meta, then either a product like otohime or live baby brine for the clowns. You should also segregate the fry from the main display - this sometimes means staying up all night on the 6/7/8th nights - from whenever it is you determine the first day the eggs were laids. OR i guess purchasing another product online that can help harvest the fry at night.
Anyways - good luck. definitely search a few threads as this question as been asked before.
if you choose the latter it's a lot of work but the reward can be very satisfying (note this will be a money -losing proposition unless you are lucky or have some LE clowns).
First thing I would suggest would be to get your hands on a colony of rotifers. They can be purchased online or perhaps someone in your reef community has some to lend.
Clowns typically lay eggs frequently this time of year - so it's not terrible if you lose this first batch. the main thing is to get a colony of rotifers (in a salt bucket or similar) ready to go when the hatch occurs. A handy sieve (also purchased online) is needed to harvest the rots and those are fed to newborn fry.
I'm going over this on a very high level since i don't know if you choose to go down this path. But basically you will need rotifers to feed the fry until they go thru meta, then either a product like otohime or live baby brine for the clowns. You should also segregate the fry from the main display - this sometimes means staying up all night on the 6/7/8th nights - from whenever it is you determine the first day the eggs were laids. OR i guess purchasing another product online that can help harvest the fry at night.
Anyways - good luck. definitely search a few threads as this question as been asked before.
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