Pictures of my Clownfish eggs in anemone!

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cabrego

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Hi all,

I am excited to say that my clown fish have layed eggs! We just noticed today, unfortunately I was not planning on this and from what I have gathered so far, it seems that they really aren't expected to survive. For what it is worth, I have a 90 gallon reef with 3 anemones and a ton of different types of zooplankton. Is there any chance these critters would live long enough for me to move to them to the fuge-where they are sure to feast on zooplankton and have a safe hide out?


Here are some pictures of them, I am not sure how old the eggs are, I will be doing more research soon.


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Those look really great. I was going to ask if you had plans to raise the fry, but I just read back. Sorry about that, haha. Now you know you have a mated pair though and could definately gear up for a future batch.
 
Falconeer said:
Those look really great. I was going to ask if you had plans to raise the fry, but I just read back. Sorry about that, haha. Now you know you have a mated pair though and could definately gear up for a future batch.
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Yeah, I would hope that I get lucky and get some survivors, but who knows from what I read it sounds like chances are low. If any one has any tips as how I could rescue any that would be awesome. I know I have met reefers who have raised cardinals by chance, so I don't think it's impossible...
 
I just googled it, cause I wasn't exactly sure. It said that the eggs hatch between 6-15 days, but I thought it was more like three. Eith way, it said that when they develop a silver film by the eyes they'll hatch like...that day. Well, night actually. They hatch about three hours after the lights go out. I know this for a fact though, during lights out if you shine a flashlight on the top of the tank, they'll be attracted to it and gather at the top. Scoop out the area with a cup (do not expose them to air!) and you have your babies. =)
 
just head over to the fish breeding forum. Landlord and rkelman have been breeding and raising clowns for a while now. The night of the hatch was stressful for me. Ideally if you are serious about raising the clowns - get them to lay eggs on a piece of tile.

I don't think you will have enough time to raise enough rotifers for this batch. You will certainly need a separate tank to raise the larvae - the refugium's flow will carry the larvae out and to their doom. At a minimum it will carry out the rotifers that need to be relatively stationary for the larvae to catch.

Cardinals when born are far bigger as the eggs are kept in the mouth and when hatched as basically mini-cardinalfish. Clownfish larva - percs in particular (vs maroons/tomatos) are extremely small.
 
Barra-aquariums said:
Hi, looks like they are ready to hatch..try to move them to a safe fuge and get some rutis..
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I don't think they are quite ready, I am estimating they are on day 3 or 4 max, so I think I have another 3-4 days from what I have read.

I am basically looking for the them to turn a silver color, which they have not done yet...
 
Here is an updated picture!

They are definitely turning silver now!

I am thinking either tonight or tomorrow night..what do you guys think?

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I'm going to try not to be a downer here :( Your clowns should lay eggs quite often. Unfortunately raising them can be quite the task. It takes multiple breeder tanks to transfer the fry to, multiple feedings of gut loaded live foods each day, constant water changes and be prepared to raise hundreds of fish for about a year. Thats a lot of food, salt etc. You would really start to realize why the LFS charges between $15 - $25 for these guys. If your interested here is a link to a reefcast episode where Amy Larson discusses clownfish breeding:

http://reefcast.com/downloads14.php

Its episode 11 at the bottom of the page.
 
The eggs are on rock that can't be easily removed, so it is best to not disrupt the set up this time around.

So I have to hunt the larva at night when they hatch!
 
sedor said:
I'm going to try not to be a downer here :( Your clowns should lay eggs quite often. Unfortunately raising them can be quite the task. It takes multiple breeder tanks to transfer the fry to, multiple feedings of gut loaded live foods each day, constant water changes and be prepared to raise hundreds of fish for about a year. Thats a lot of food, salt etc. You would really start to realize why the LFS charges between $15 - $25 for these guys. If your interested here is a link to a reefcast episode where Amy Larson discusses clownfish breeding:

http://reefcast.com/downloads14.php

Its episode 11 at the bottom of the page.
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Agreed, I have been wanting to raise fry for a while, I just hadn't had a pair lay eggs since my fresh water days. I have all of the equipment to raise a fair amount of fry and I am planning on picking up some rotifers tonight from a local reefer...thanks for the heads up..
 
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