Clown fish laid eggs!

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siptang

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I have set up a tank in my pastor's house.
He has 120 - 140g tank. (I forgot exactly how big it was)
Now reason for the thread is that last night 2 clownfish that's in the tank laid eggs!
I'm completely blindsided by this and don't know what to do.
Any tips on how to take care of this situation?
I'm planning to go there in couple of days and move the rock, anenome and parent's to a small pod tank that's attached to his sump.
Videos coming up soon.
Thanks guys.
Edit:
Eggs are right next to the rose tip bubble anenome...
I guess I will wait until the frys hatch and get them in bowl while distracting them with light like the guy said in the tutorial.
Re-edit.
That was taken yesterday.
That was taken on the 9th.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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I would recommend doing nothing for this clutch of eggs. The Clowns will probably begin having a clutch every 4 weeks or so now that they are started. Generally, the first batch of eggs are not completely fertilized anyway.
If you are interested in raising the larvae then you have a month to research and prepare and that's just about how long it's going to take to be ready. There's a thread titled "Raising Clownfish 101" it's a very good read to get you started.
 
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siptang

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Wow~ really REALLY informative.
Well, my pastor's son-in-law (my friend) really wants try to keep this batch alive so I guess I will give it a go with him none the less. I hope majority of them do survive...
I'm keeping a few if they do lol.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Without a colony of rotifers or other suitably sized live food I'm afraid that attempting to raise this batch of eggs will just be an exercise in futility that will detract from being ready for the next batch. Sorry to be blunt but I still advise against wasting your time. It's not the same as rescuing some baby guppies.
That said, I won't fault you for trying, I understand. I also wish you luck.
 
snakeblitz33

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Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///t/388977/clown-fish-laid-eggs#post_3434074
Without a colony of rotifers or other suitably sized live food I'm afraid that attempting to raise this batch of eggs will just be an exercise in futility that will detract from being ready for the next batch. Sorry to be blunt but I still advise against wasting your time. It's not the same as rescuing some baby guppies.
That said, I won't fault you for trying, I understand. I also wish you luck.
 
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siptang

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Good thing in Florida, we can buy rotifers. Those are sold in silver zip bags, green water in our local pet store I believe. My pastor wants to do it, so I'm going to try for him along with his son in law. I already told him that majority will probably die. If I were to really do this, can i move the base rock with it while not exposing it to the air and move it to sump?
I'm thinking huge ziploc bag to contain the rock in the water, put it inside the pod tank that's connected to the sump and follow the instructions given my the author of the link that you provided. I just want to tell him that hey we tried. He's aware of the percentage but he's old and stubborn and he has helped me alot during my troubled times so I would like to return the favor in ways that I know how.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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It will not harm the eggs to be exposed to air for a while.
Clownfish are on the extreme side as far as being territorial so moving the Anemone and/or the Clownfish will disrupt them. They may recover in a few weeks but it might also take them 56 months before they spawn again if you change their environment. Is there any way you can move only the rock that has the eggs?
 
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siptang

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Thanks banguy!
I will follow what that guy said on his thread and scoop the fry out once they hatch with a bowl...
 
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siptang

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Ok, all the fish eggs are silver now and when I went to check last night, I can see things moving in the eggs so I'm assuming it should be any day now.
I'm on stand by at nights to help him out, I will let you guys know how things go. I bought some of that green water thing and some brine shrimp eggs for the fry, hopefully I can make this work for him..
 
bang guy

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Originally Posted by Siptang http:///t/388977/clown-fish-laid-eggs#post_3435816
Ok, all the fish eggs are silver now and when I went to check last night, I can see things moving in the eggs so I'm assuming it should be any day now.
I'm on stand by at nights to help him out, I will let you guys know how things go. I bought some of that green water thing and some brine shrimp eggs for the fry, hopefully I can make this work for him..
Couple things:
They often will not attempt to hatch if they see a light. I don't know why. If you get impatient and shine a light on the eggs before they hatch then they may not hatch until the following night.
After they hatch they are attracted to light so if you have a dim light in a far corner they may congregate there.
They will not be large enough to eat Brine Shrimp right after they hatch and they don't eat green water. The green water is nutritious but you need an organism the size of a Rotifer to eat the greenwater so the fry can attack the live food.
 
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siptang

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Thanks bangguy, so i should turn off his aquarium lights for couple of days?
Light is only on the regular hours. 1-10pm i believe.
I bought this bag of green water thinking that this is roti but I guess I'm wrong?
I was also told to shred the flake into very very tiny pieces and also feed them brine shrimp eggs but I guess that was wrong as well right? I swear i'm learning new things every day.
Hopefully they won't die because of my "learning curve" .
Gotta on the hunt for roti just in case!! argggggg...
Thanks for your response bang guy! Really do appreciate your inputs.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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If they are used to 1 - 10 PM then leave the light schedule alone. Just don't shine any light on them after the lights go out.
 
spanko

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Exciting times!!!! Good luck although it sounds like your not gonna have much with this batch.
The tank looks nice. Take a look at the Yellow tang though, looks like some lateral line erosion starting there.
 
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siptang

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Thanks Spanko, will keep my eye on it.
Alright guys, last night they hatched.
pajama cardinal seems like ate a bunch because it was chewing on things when we got to it..
we were able to rescue 6 fry so far. Hopefully we will be able to find some more later.
I told my friend to buy more appropriate food like roti so he's going to pick them up within the hour.
Thanks again guys and I will post more pics and videos.
 
mr. limpid

mr. limpid

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Hey, Siptang that is great when they spawn in your tank (well your Friends tank) I had my clowns spawn a couple of months ago. It really makes you feels like you have created the perfect environment for your fish. Good luck, keep the post comin.
I didn't try raising them no room for raising food.
 
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siptang

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Ok, first batch came and went.

Pajama cardinal had a feast before we realized that it hatched but we were able to salvage six fry.
However, we were not successful on feeding the little ones.. I have bought frozen rotifers and brine shrimp eggs but they weren't of any use.
We have then purchased a small tank for rotifers then guess what...
THEY LAID ANOTHER BATCH 3 DAYS AGO...
hmm.. I hope we do well this time. I will keep you guys posted.
Thanks for all the support and encouragements guys!
 
lynnly

lynnly

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My clowns have been laying eggs about every 4 weeks for the past several months there's no way I would be able to take them out of the tank.It would be kinda cool to see them hatch,but it is what it is.....
 
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