Pots or Tiles for Clownfish breeding?

[Clownfish Depot]

What do you use for your clownfish breeding, clay pots or the tiles? Please post pics of your setup. I am interested to see how you use the tiles. The pots are self explanatory. Thanks

 

[reefstew]

Both work. Just put a tile on it's edge & lean it on the side of the aquarium. BTW, what is clownfish depot? Do you sell fish?

 

[jeosbo]

I use both and have one active pair using each. My maroons always use a pot, my occies always use a tile.

 

[Clownfish Depot]

Do you hold the tile up with anything? I would think the clowns would push it over.

 

[Clownfish Depot]

BTW, what is clownfish depot? Do you sell fish?

Its a name my kids use to call my fish room. We use to go to the Home Depot all the time, but now its just to the basement, so they poke fun of me and say I am at the Clownfish Depot :clown:

 

[jeosbo]

Do you hold the tile up with anything? I would think the clowns would push it over.

I use 2 tiles, one flat on the bottom or the tank, the other resting on it and leaning on the side of the tank. The friction of the bottom tile against the bottom edge of the other holds it up fine...make sense?

 

[Clownfish Depot]

I use 2 tiles, one flat on the bottom or the tank, the other resting on it and leaning on the side of the tank. The friction of the bottom tile against the bottom edge of the other holds it up fine...make sense?

I may give it a shot. Why do you use tile instead of pot? Do you think eggs would hatch easier on the tile than the pot?

 

[vwwanksta69]

I use the bottom piece that you can buy to put the clay pot on. Its like a tile and I used it so it did not take a lot of space up on my sand bend. Also I would think its easier to get the air bubbles closer to the eggs on a tile.

 

[Clownfish Depot]

I have to experiment with both but right now they are laying in pot so I think I need to find a better way to aerate the eggs bacause I don't want to switch from the pots and mess up their schedule.

 

[reefstew]

It can be a problem to aerate the eggs if it's on the inside bottom of the pot.

 

[vwwanksta69]

It can be a problem to aerate the eggs if it's on the inside bottom of the pot.

I have seen people cut off a piece of the pot for it to sit on the glass and it helps with the aeration due to having one side missing.

 

[Clownfish Depot]

I have some eggs that look like they are due tonight. Last time I missed the hatch and had to scoop them out and that didnt turn out too well. If I do pull the pot tonight and it turns out to be too early, do I just leave the pot in the larvae tank and wait until tomorrow to see if they hatch or can I put it back in with the parents?

 

[jeosbo]

I'm not sure if they would accept the clutch back or not...I'm inclined to say no.

I would just leave it in the larvae tank and try to aerate.

 

[Clownfish Depot]

Well, I turned off the pump at lights out and set my timer to 15min to check on them. After 30min I checked and a few of them were hatched, so I pulled the pot and put in larvae tank (10g) Hopefully I positioned the pot ok and its getting adequate aeration. Guess I will tell in the morning casue I don't want to disturb them.

 

[NirvanaFan]

I like my pairs to lay on tiles, but sometimes they choose something else. My onyx pair has laid twice. The first time was on the side of the tank, and the second time was on the standpipe drain. They have a perfectly good tile too...