Spawning Clowns

Mrfish55 · #1 12-13-2008, 03:51 AM

I know its common and happens all the time, but I actually caught them in the act tonight, they have been going at it for close to an hour and have deposited quite a mass (underneath my bubble coral)

Alberta-newb · #2 12-13-2008, 04:18 AM

Congratulations! They look like like very proud and attentive parents.

Mrfish55 · #3 12-13-2008, 05:39 AM

Thanks, they were still spawning as that pic was taken, they were about half done as the final patch of eggs is about 2x2 inches. I will try and get some pics next week when they hatch. Someday I would like to try and rear some, these poor fellas are coral food

Keri · #4 12-13-2008, 05:59 AM

It's always exciting!! Are you planning on raising the fry?

Mrfish55 · #5 12-13-2008, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Keri

It's always exciting!! Are you planning on raising the fry?

I would like to but they are housed in a 300 gal tank and they layed the eggs on a piece of rock attached to my bubble coral which is too big to remove, if any happen to make it to the sump I will try and rescue them, longest I have been able to keep fry is about ten days then they all seem to drop off.

Keri · #6 12-13-2008, 06:15 AM

If you want to get the eggs out easier you can put a ceramic tile on top of where they normally lay, they should eventually get used to it and then you can easily remove the eggs, feeding the fry is a bit of work tho to grow the rotifers, I've kind of been looking into it for my own but can't find rotifers