New oscellaris babies

[PogoMonogo]

I have a three year old oscellaris that 2 months ago I paired up with a little guy I picked up. Last sunday they laid eggs, which "released" off the rocks. This was the first batch, and I was not at all expecting them. There were maybe about twenty that matured into little silver/blue globs with little black eyes. My issue is this: they are in a 90g sps reef tank. The place they have decided to spawn is a cave with a few hundred pounds of rock. The tanks is very stocked, and NOTHING is moving. Any suggestions for removing the little guys next go? The flow in the tank is really high, with an mp40. It was suggested that on the 8th night i kill all the pumps and siphon them out. Sounds reasonable enough. I was hoping to get some suggestions from people with first hand experience with this. I have a few clownfish books, but this is a little different. Thanks in advance guys.

 

[Chappy]

It is extremely hard to raise them. Mine started doing this after about 1 yr in the tank. Then it was clockwork. Every two weeks was a new batch of about 200 or so eggs. I tried to do it. You have to have phytoplankton going and rotifers. It takes a while to get these up and going. It really is a ton of work. Look on the breeding forum and there is lots of info. If you do decide to try it, get everything organized before you even think about trying to transfer any fry. Good luck.

 

[PogoMonogo]

Sorry, my question wasn't really about breeding them. I understan that part. It as really more about there removal from the tank.

 

[PogoMonogo]

wow, sorry, its been a long day, and i have been sporadically posting these things from a phone. Ok, from the start.

I understand the issues with raising the young and understand the difficulties involved. My real issue is with removing the fry from the aquarium safely and the suggestions people have to do that with, hopefully, the least amount of loss/stress possible. They have chosen to lay in a cave under several hundred pounds of rock, and unfortunately, removal of the rock is just not an option. Thanks again, sorry for being confusing.

 

[dh350twin]

They say on hatch night turn off all flow and shine a flashlight at the top of the tank the fry will swim towards the light and gently scoop them out with a cup.