Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > Reef

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 06-20-2011, 01:44 AM
bryceschutte bryceschutte is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary, Mackenzie Lake
Posts: 117
bryceschutte is on a distinguished road
Default Clown eggs

I have a large batch of clown eggs right now. is there anything i can do to help them survive?
__________________
90 gal, 30 gal sump, T5 lights
Just getting into simple corals.
My wife already hates my new hobby!
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 06-20-2011, 04:17 AM
bignose's Avatar
bignose bignose is offline
Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 943
bignose is on a distinguished road
Default

Lot's of work involved with raising a fry. You will also need to start another tank to raise them in.

They also make a great snack for the rest of your tank.
__________________
My old tank journal
90G sps reef
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 06-20-2011, 04:19 AM
mike31154's Avatar
mike31154 mike31154 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Vernon
Posts: 2,073
mike31154 will become famous soon enough
Default

Raising the fry is a pretty involved process. First you need to capture them when they hatch, typically after lights out, then you need a separate tank, phytoplankton to feed/raise rotifers which is the only live food small enough for the fry (larvae actually) to eat. After a week or so, if you have any survivors, metamorphosis from larvae to actual fry happens. Many are lost during this process as well. Survivors from that I think will be able to handle live brine shrimp and slowly be weaned on to dry food. This is all written from memory of what I've read on forums and the book "Clownfishes" by Joyce Wilkerson. Unless you're well prepared prior to hatching, consider them food for the other critters in your tank. They won't survive a day in there.
__________________
Mike
77g sumpless SW
DIY 10 watt multi-chip LED build http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=82206
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 06-20-2011, 01:06 PM
Cugio
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Or food for the parents. As they mature in this process, their egg batches will get larger and larger. Mine work out to every 15 days between batches. I've read some journals where it costs 4 x more to raise the babies to 2" than what you can make back at the store.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 10:47 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.