clown fry food? (also posted in reef tanks)

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xnikki118x

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I know rotifers can be used as food for clownfish fry, but what about copepods?
From what I understand, copepods are easier to home culture.
Also, do the larvae need to be in a tank separate from their parents? In all the posts I've read, the eggs are removed from the main tank just before hatching.
If I can, I'd like to get a pair of clowns and have them spawn in my 10gal tank, and raise the fry in there. If the fry must be kept separate from the parents, I can always move the mom and dad to my display.
Don't worry, I plan on doing tons and tons more research before even attempting to spawn clownfish. I'm just asking some basic beginning questions, keep my thought process formulating.
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
<3, Nikki
PS. Anyone looking for a yellow tang or a blue velvet damsel? They've outgrown my display and need new homes. I'm willing to trade for a few coral frags, nothing big, nothing expensive, just anything really (that can thrive under PC lighting). I live in Northeast PA. Let me know!
 

bang guy

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Copepods are fine but it will be difficult to obtain the food density needed to keep most of the larvae going. Copepods are also stronger and more difficult to catch so you would need to pack them in even tighter.
The parents will eat the larvae if they get the chance.
The only Clownfish that should be kept in a 10 gallon for breeding would be the Amphiprion percula IMO.
 
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