Need Help with Crown Fish Breeding !!! Plzzz

[philipchan]

Hi guys,
I'm having a headache, it's the second time my Crowns lay their eggs on my clam, and this time quite a bit of eggs too, I wanna save the eggs but I don't wanna lose my clam also, what should I do? Plzzzz!!!
Right now the Parents always swim around the eggs,if there are any fish swim by, they will push them away ~_~so sweet

 

[nauticac4]

Search "DIY Larval Snagger" This will let the eggs hatch in the tank and draw the larvae in so they can be collected and raised in a seperate tank.

Raising the larvae is a whole other can of worms.

I have a set of Maroon Clowns that have been laying for a year now and every 14 days my fish get a midnight snack because I couldn't possible raise all of the larvae.

 

[ctenophors rule]

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great idea.

if that doesn't suit yur fancy you can always try sucking the eggs off of the clam shell with some rigid airline bubing and a straw.

 

[slumpysix]

This is what I built and have to use. Tried every method to no avail except scooping them out with a cup. The straw trick always damaged the eggs for me anyways.
read and prepare before starting to raise them. It might take a couple batches to get it going.

 

[philipchan]

Thankyou so much for you guys help!~~~
The biggest problem for me now is to take the eggs off the clam ~_~
Still thinking what's the best way to take suck the eggs off ...

 

[nauticac4]

Don't take them off. Let them hatch and them capture them. The parents are your best asset in caring for the eggs. The eggs should hatch 6-8 days after being laid. They will hatch after lights out and the fry are attracted to light. A flashlight above the tank with all the pumps off and the little ones will come running.

Sucking the eggs off with a syphon or scrpaing them off will damage them to the point they will be severly deformed or not even viable.

 

[rkelman]

You can scrape them off a smooth surface without damaging them. I really doubt you would get them off a clam with good results. Just capture them in the tank. You can just scoop them out with a container / flashlight. That's what I did for the first few hatches.

 

[philipchan]

But I think when they hatch, other fishes are gonna eat them right the way, isn't it??
how can I catch them ><???
by the way, How can I make the parents lay the eggs on a stone or sth else beside the clam's shell ?

 

[ocdreefer]

Wow, I have never heard of crown fish. Is this a new fish?

 

[Luis A M]

Wow, I have never heard of crown fish. Is this a new fish?

They are ocellaris.Typo for Clowns.
There are 3 ways to collect the larvae:
A-In the hatching night,bring the clam to the larval tank for 1 hr after dark.It won´t hurt it much.
B-Let them hatch and come 1 hr after dark with a spotlight and siphon the larvae out.Most fish won´t eat them in the dark.Stopping pumps and air will help.
C-In the last day,scrap and siphon the eggs with a siphon ended in a short piece of hose.Tumble the eggs in a bs hatcher in the dark,and pour them in the larval tank after they hatch.