Spawn 5 another attempt.

[Sport507]

How did you move the eggs?

Can they be exposed to air?

I just took a small plastic bowl submersed it under water with one hand and then loosened the slate with the other put them in the bowl and carry it to the other tank. Then submersed it and put them in the pot.

I have heard that air for a short time does not hurt the eggs but way take that chance. It not that difficult to keep the under water.

 

[BrianMac]

I placed a ceramic tile where my clowns have been laying eggs. It had the opposite affect than what i wanted, they havent laid eggs since...

 

[chealy]

Awesome thread! Ive been watching it for a little while now and thought Id post. I cant wait for my clowns to start spawning. So jealous hahaha

 

[Sport507]

Day 79 looking great!

Day 79 looking great!

They were 11 weeks old two days ago just started feeding PM mysis shrimp last nitght.



Thanks for watching.

 

[.Marshall]

Nice! Love watching clown success stories!

 

[Sport507]

12 Weeks Yesterday.

12 Weeks Yesterday.

Some are starting to get the nice mocha color and I'm pleased with that for such a young age.

 

[Sport507]

Day 89 they have done very well.

Day 89 they have done very well.

This will be my last video and post unless someone would like to ask questions.

 

[BrianMac]

Sport,

What type of filters are you using?

 

[Sport507]

Sport,

What type of filters are you using?

On the grow out tank above I'm using a Marienland 400 and a Octopus BH 2000 skimmer.

 

[BrianMac]

Thanks, I will have to look into another skimmer if my next clutch makes it.

 

[woodie]

Advice please. Mine lay eggs but I can't seem to get them past the 3rd day. I lose a lot on the first day. And then they drop off from there. I do have the lights on all the time and it is bright, that could be one problem, also alot of them are pointed to the sides and not swiming much.

I do feed the rotifers thru out the day but like I said do lose alot. I have had a few make it but none in the last few spawns.

My set up is a black bucket with a light ontop and has a overflow tube which is into a larger container that contains a pump and heater. The pumps just sends a trickle of water back to the bucket. Also have an airstone in the bucket.

I am thinking I have too much light as I read elsewhere that there should be very little light the first few days and then gradually come on and not on 24/7.

The parents are laying eggs every 10-12 days and hatch exactly at 7 days. I siphon the fry right from the tank to the bucket.

Any advice would be helpful

 

[Clownfishfan]

It's probably the light,they need dim light(think nightlight). Also the parents diet is almost as important as the larvae's they need to be fed a variety of good food multiple times a day(3+ times).
How many gallons is the bucket ? And also are you using live microalgae to tint the water?

 

[woodie]

Yes could be the light, parents get feed 3x a day at least as for the setup it is 2 -5 gal buckets that overflow into a large plastic tote would be total 10 gals or so. I use the algae to feed the rotifers. On hatch night I load up the system with rotifers so the fry have something to eat right at the start

 

[Sport507]

Advice please. Mine lay eggs but I can't seem to get them past the 3rd day. I lose a lot on the first day. And then they drop off from there. I do have the lights on all the time and it is bright, that could be one problem, also alot of them are pointed to the sides and not swiming much.

I do feed the rotifers thru out the day but like I said do lose alot. I have had a few make it but none in the last few spawns.

My set up is a black bucket with a light ontop and has a overflow tube which is into a larger container that contains a pump and heater. The pumps just sends a trickle of water back to the bucket. Also have an airstone in the bucket.

I am thinking I have too much light as I read elsewhere that there should be very little light the first few days and then gradually come on and not on 24/7.

The parents are laying eggs every 10-12 days and hatch exactly at 7 days. I siphon the fry right from the tank to the bucket.

Any advice would be helpful

I think the black bucket is the problem because with every black they can't see their food especially with a dim light. Next time use a white bucket that will also help you see the color of the water when you add the phyto.

My best method was having a very dense group of rotifers and leaving the lights on for the first 3 days. The reason you can't get past day 3 is because they're not seeing their food and their yoke sack only last for about 3 days. So in short they are starving to death.

 

[woodie]

I was using the white buckets at first and the fry seem to stare at the sides as if they saw their reflections and did not swim around.

How do I know if I have enough rotifers? When I use a flashlight I can see what looks like a lot of rotifers in the water.

When you leave the lights on how bright are you making it?

I have been losing a large amount of the fry on the first night and this should not be from starving I would think. But have not figure out why this is happening yet.

 

[Sport507]

I was using the white buckets at first and the fry seem to stare at the sides as if they saw their reflections and did not swim around.

How do I know if I have enough rotifers? When I use a flashlight I can see what looks like a lot of rotifers in the water.

When you leave the lights on how bright are you making it?

I have been losing a large amount of the fry on the first night and this should not be from starving I would think. But have not figure out why this is happening yet.

I have not used a bucket but I have read that it can be done. So I don’t have any experience on a bucket hatchery. I just you a 5 gallon aquarium and black out the sides all but the front. My rotifer are thick (night of the hatch) enough that I don’t need to add more till about day 3 probably no more than ¼” to 3/8” apart. Correct phyto keeps the rots going and reproducing.

You can expect many loses on the first day but it should be no more that a couple dozen if things are set up right (just my experience). Always suck out the dead that a must.

Sorry, I couldn’t help more.

 

[Sport507]

About 4 months old now.

About 4 months old now.

Some but not all are getting the mocha colors like mom and dad.

Since the theard pop back up, I took another video at feed time.

 

[woodie]

Hi So for you are the fry swiming around? Like I said mine were just staring at the sides then died off

when you say your rotifers are thick how can you tell?

The mom just laid more eggs tonight and I need to do something differnent to get them to survive.

 

[doubled50]

Looking GREAT! Can't wait to nab a few tomorrow, the more mocha the better!!

 

[Sport507]

Looking GREAT! Can't wait to nab a few tomorrow, the more mocha the better!!

I think you will be impressed, they are 16 weeks old today. The video doesn't really do justice to how beautiful these clowns really are.