Clownfish Eggs - Day 9

[bang guy]

None hatched last night thankfully! I see almost no difference between last night and tonight. I noticed my temperature dipped a degree overnight and it hasn't come back up. I guess it's time to plug in the rest of the heaters. I hope that didn't slow them down very much.

 

[therock0861]

Awesome thanks for the update Bang and nice avatar by the way!!

 

[wrassecal]

Very cool and great avatar Will we be getting pics of the "hatchings" soon?

 

[m.rogers]

still looking cool and he still looks mean
mike

 

[saltynewbie]

ive been waiting for about 4 hours for this update! glad to know everything is going ok.

 

[coloradodeb]

AWK!!!!!! Dang it fish hurry up!!!!!!!!! lol I have been waiting SOooooooo patiently for your new babies...i want one!!!! Can you kiss one at least for me???? LOL sorry Rye.....but I feel like I am a grandparent to them!!!!

 

[lovethesea]

Daddy still has on his angry eyes!! Good luck getting them out.
Its almost like walking a tight rope.

 

[bonermeister]

Man, I thought for sure they were going to hatch last night. Glad to see they didn't. You better get'em out soon though Bang!
Good luck!

 

[aarone]

great pics bang...got any pics of the femal guarding?
aaron

 

[blue dew]

Cool,
Maybe we'll get to see the young ones this weekend.

 

[bang guy]

The eggs have been moved to the fry tank. Here's the layout of the tank. The PVC tube in the front has an airline that drives water directly onto the eggs. Water comes from the display tank through an airline and empties into that black box. There's an airstone in the box that re-oxygenates the water before it overflows into the fry tank. Right now there's about 2 gallons/hour flowing into the tank. Once they hatch (cross your fingers) and I add Rotifers I'll cut the flow rate in half.

 

[bang guy]

Here's a picture of the fry tank right now. The sides are covered with black plastic and the lights are out in the basement:

 

[lovethesea]

If I close my eyes, I can picture it.
How did the switch go? Hopefully Dad has calmed down.
How many days till new batch? This could wear you out!

 

[bang guy]

Originally posted by Wrassecal
Will we be getting pics of the "hatchings" soon?
I sure hope so. After all this I'm kinda nervous about the hatch.

 

[bang guy]

Originally posted by aarone
got any pics of the femal guarding?
There are pics in previous posts with the female guarding the eggs.

 

[bang guy]

Originally posted by lovethesea
How did the switch go? Hopefully Dad has calmed down.
How many days till new batch?
The switch went fine. They both attacked the tongs and are still over there stirring up the sand. They don't look happy at all. I hope it doesn't stress them out too much!
I don't know when the new batch will arrive. Probably in another week or so.

 

[scotts]

Thanks for all of these pics Guy. We are all watching in anticipation and hoping that you pass out cigars soon.
Scott

 

[bang guy]

Thank you for all of the encouragement everyone!!