Yellow stripe maroon Eggs

[SKAREEF]

My 4" yellow-stripe Maroon( female) along with her tiny white stripe maroon( male) finally laid eggs on a rock in a location that I can get to them and pull out, the first time in years.

My question: Should I try to get them out and into a breeder or just let nature run its course.

 

[sassAwrasse]

Is this the first time they've laid? It's usually best to wait a few clutches before trying to raise.

 

[SKAREEF]

No, she has laid many times before in the years I have had her. This time it just happens to be on a tonga branch I could pull out. I know it sounds funny but my main concern is stressing her out. She is an old girl and would like to keep her awhile longer. Speaking of that, does anyone have an idea what the lifespan for a gold stripe is?

 

[bugs713]

Ask Bob (Reefstew) he may buy them from you.

 

[reefstew]

I have a friend with gsm & the pair was 15 years old & he lost 1 of them. The other 1 is over 20.
When you move live rock you can introduce other small animals that could kill the fry. It is still better to move the rock then hatch them in the system.
Most important is to start culturing rotifers. Without them they will die.

 

[vincent92]

Question: do you have any other fish in the tank, crabs, or shrimp

 

[SKAREEF]

Question: do you have any other fish in the tank, crabs, or shrimp

Yes, yes and yes. I understand that if I don't remove them and the ones that dont make it to the water slide and skimmer ride will become tank food. Its just a bummer, the first time in over 6+ years of watching her lay over and over again, she lays on the ONE rock I can pull out of my tank. I know gold stripes and maroons are not a sought after fish, but I might just take the rock (eggs) out and try it just for fun.
I have all the stuff to set it up, my only drawback is I have never cultured rots, and I under stand a diet of reef stew along might not be quite enough.

Just in case i go that route, does Any body that is growing rots in Mesa? She laid a couple days ago, so the clock is ticking.

 

[reefstew]

If you want to get big numbers then the trick is to master growing rotifers. The culture will take a week or 2 to get strong enough to use. But you also need the algae to feed the rotifers.

 

[SKAREEF]

If you want to get big numbers then the trick is to master growing rotifers. The culture will take a week or 2 to get strong enough to use. But you also need the algae to feed the rotifers.

As much as I travel for work, I really just don't have the time to grow. Not really looking for any numbers or to make anything, I would end up just giving them away, I just thought it would be fun to try to hatch them, never tried before. But I can see why there are only a few breeders, What a pain to hatch these little baby's.

 

[reefstew]

As much as I travel for work, I really just don't have the time to grow. Not really looking for any numbers or to make anything, I would end up just giving them away, I just thought it would be fun to try to hatch them, never tried before. But I can see why there are only a few breeders, What a pain to hatch these little baby's.

Their are quite a few breeders, just not a lot in town. The problem as hard as it is to raise them it's harder to sell them. The local stores support me but when it comes time to ship them it's not worth the money. I purchased designer clownfish 2 years ago at wholesale & I am selling the same fish for less then half of that & stores only buying a few at a time.

As most people say on the RC breeder forum breed for fun not for money. I might sound out of bounds with that statement as I am expanding.