shipping clown eggs

[geckotail]

has anyone tried to ship clownfish eggs?

 

[jnowell]

I've transported them across town about 15 minutes away, but I don't think they would fair well even overnight in a bag. They go south quickly if not properly aerated.

 

[ediaz]

I shipped a spawn of cinamon clowns, on the pot in a 104Th street box, with 9 liters of water. I sent the parents along, the fligth lasted about 12 hours, the male resumed caring for the eggs , they hatched as scheduled.

I shipped north, Jason that might be why they made it.



Ed

 

[geckotail]

thank you guys for your input. kinda figured it woudl be difficult.

 

[Fishboy42]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7578172#post7578172 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ediaz
I shipped a spawn of cinamon clowns, on the pot in a 104Th street box, with 9 liters of water. I sent the parents along, the fligth lasted about 12 hours, the male resumed caring for the eggs , they hatched as scheduled.

I shipped north, Jason that might be why they made it.



Ed

What's wrong with south Ed?

 

[mwp]

Ok, I should know this, but is there a window between hatching and a requirment for first food availability? It might be feasible to sihp newly hatched larvae and they might fair better than eggs!

MP

 

[Fishboy42]

I was actually thinking that too, since I've often collected larvae at someone's house and brought them home, feeding them only the next morning. The amount of time is probably enough for shipping, but the timing is inconvenient, and of course shipping stresses of temperature fluctuations and handling might be tough on the newborns--but maybe still better than shipping eggs?

-Matt

 

[colby]

I know it can be done with seahorse fry in a pressurized water bottle so I would imagine it could be worked out for clown fry as well.

This may be a bad idea, but if clownfish eggs were shipped within the first day or two of hatching in a container with some of those oxygen stones, water and antifungal stuff, do you think that could work?

Colby

P.S. Like I said oxygen stones may be a bad idea but I dunno..