My Petco Clarkii Pair Laid Eggs

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I don't plan on setting up a separate tank, but it would be cool if a few survive in this setup. There might be enough food in there for a few... I'll probably add some phyto and rotiffers this weekend.

The hardware is a simple in-tank skimmer + heater, so maybe that will help the odds?
 
griss said:
Awesome, congrats. I have a Petco Clarkii pair as well.
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I just saw your thread about them flinging sand. I have that same issue. If you look at the full tank shot, I had to put the sandbed frags on stilts because they kept getting buried.
 
Max_in_Tax said:
I just saw your thread about them flinging sand. I have that same issue. If you look at the full tank shot, I had to put the sandbed frags on stilts because they kept getting buried.
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Yep, my previous dominant Clarkii was a model tank mate…no sand flinging. This one is horrible.
 
Max_in_Tax said:
I don't plan on setting up a separate tank, but it would be cool if a few survive in this setup. There might be enough food in there for a few... I'll probably add some phyto and rotiffers this weekend.

The hardware is a simple in-tank skimmer + heater, so maybe that will help the odds?
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Do not bother there is no way they would survive a reef.

You could never add enough rotifers to increase the density enough. The current alone would kill them not to mention al the stuff that eats them. Clown fish larvae are horrible simmers and are damaged easily.
They are hard enough to raise with proper care.
 
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There was a really neat device I'm not able to find right now. I've been thinking about setting up a little bare breeder for some clowns myself.
 
Not trying to be a downer, but I’ve never had fry survive in a display tank. Best of luck and please keep us updated.
 
the two questions i have about rearing fry in a DT are

a. predators if there are any. my dottyback got FAT on clown fry
b. water quality. the amount of food for the fry is going to sour water I'd think no matter what.

but I don't really know what i'm talking about. my goal is to be set up to give this a try next winter season. I'm thinking of setting up a 10g just for a mated pair of clowns and see what happens. the clowns I have now are far too young to be anywhere near ready.
 
Dustin07 said:
the two questions i have about rearing fry in a DT are

a. predators if there are any. my dottyback got FAT on clown fry
b. water quality. the amount of food for the fry is going to sour water I'd think no matter what.

but I don't really know what i'm talking about. my goal is to be set up to give this a try next winter season. I'm thinking of setting up a 10g just for a mated pair of clowns and see what happens. the clowns I have now are far too young to be anywhere near ready.
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The only inhabitants that could eat the fry, at least that I know of, are one Domino Damsel and one Sexy Shrimp. Plus the parents.

The water quality is probably relatively poor, but stable. I feed sinking pellets heavily. I can't remember when I last changed the water (3+ months?) and turbidity is high, but biological filtration is well established. Anything that falls to the sand is eaten by worms and starfish and/or is processed by macro algae. I removed at least five gallons of Caulerpa and sand-rooted Halimeda a few weeks ago. Sargassum is regularly pruned as well. I don't check the water quality anymore, but it's stable...
 
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I flipped my glass lid upside down, using the access panel as a tank separator to isolate strong current from the powerhead. See pictures.

I read that the fry usually swim to the surface, so my hope is that the low-flow side will act as a refuge area.

I also ordered 3000 live pods to dump (drip) into the tank once the fry hatch. Hopefully they arrive on time.

 

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Dustin07 said:
honestly I would really expect that damsel to wreak havoc on them but ya never know. if they have a food source, somehow fry survive in the wild....
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Think positively! 😆 That may be right, though.

The adult Clarkii have aggressively run the Damsel out of the anemone since laying eggs and it is no longer hosting the anemone...
 
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