My Heteractis magnifica and clowns
 

For the last year, every 14 days or so (I haven’t actually counted I just heard that :mrgreen: ) my Ocellaris Clowns lay eggs. They were just getting started when I got home today so I took some pics.

Here they are cleaning the rock off before.

http://oceanv.net/zld/reef/clownmate-004.jpg

http://oceanv.net/zld/reef/clownmate-003.jpg

If you look closely you can see the white-ish clear tube that sticks out

http://oceanv.net/zld/reef/clownmate-002.jpg

http://oceanv.net/zld/reef/clownmate-005.jpg

Proud parents

http://oceanv.net/zld/reef/clownmate-006.jpg

Awesome pictures!!! How long have your had the mated pair and the Anemone?

I got them 3 years ago this Sept ot Oct, I can't quite remember. The Nem was about the size of a softball and now it's the size of a basketball. The clowns were the same size and I'm assuming juveniles, after about a year they chose their sex's and a few months later started laying eggs every 2 weeks.

How long do they protect them for? Do you ever get babies or are they devoured?

They protect and fuss over them till they hatch, about 10 days. In the year and a half they have been doing this I have never seen a baby.

Here are some more pics I have taken over the years.


http://oceanv.net/zld/reef/an055.jpg

http://oceanv.net/zld/reef/ca02.jpg

http://oceanv.net/zld/reef/ca01.jpg

http://oceanv.net/zld/reef/rcpc001.jpg

Beautiful. I know the whole clownfish-anemone thing is common, but I still think it's just fantastic to watch. Very cool. Thanks :)

love the pics. What kind of camera?

That anemone is just spectacular. So awesome about the clowns too and terrific photos!! :cool:

I have a pair of Tomato clowns that also lay eggs every few weeks. However, they are at the back of my tank and I have never been able to take pictures as good as yours. They lay their eggs on the tank glass so I was never able to remove them to try and raise them.
What kind of anemone is it? Do you feed it directly?