clownfish larvae

[vi3tb0i]

have any pics now?

 

[smoney]

Hey neoreef, can you explain to me what the things look like when the clowns fisrt lay them. do they look like a cloudy thingy or what????

 

[neoreef]

actually I am never there when they lay. I am hatching a friend's clownfish eggs.
They should look like a patch of tiny oblong or spherical orange things, stuck to the rock, and the male clownfish should be hovering over them, moving them about and mouthing them sometimes.

 

[smoney]

the reason i asked is because their is this cloudy thing under the rock that the male clown is hovering over???

 

[yetti]

When my Maroon lays eggs it is very difficult to miss. The fish will generally be all around them, brushing into them and mouthing them just like he said. It's always on a cleaned-off section of rock or something like that. The eggs mine lay are a maroonish/orange in color.
Just watch the area to see what is going on. Believe me, you'll know when there are eggs there.
Good luck

 

[neoreef]

Sorry it took so long to get back to ya:
Day 9

 

[neoreef]

Sorry for the large gap, more later.
Here's Day 22: This one is getting his third band at the tail

 

[neoreef]

More Day 22:

 

[neoreef]

More pictures:
It is easier to see these if you turn the room lights low.

 

[neoreef]

Anybody can raise clownfish, but how many can teach them to dance?

 

[bang guy]

How good are you at counting?

 

[dave_15]

wow thats alot of clowns

 

[thirdchaos]

Bang, what are the specs of your breeding setup? Im trying to get as many ideas as possible.

 

[neoreef]

Originally Posted by Bang Guy
How good are you at counting?
Not as good as you!

 

[neoreef]

I do find it is easier to count them if you get them to line up in neat rows.

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by thirdchaos
Bang, what are the specs of your breeding setup? Im trying to get as many ideas as possible.
Black oil pans floating in the lagoon for egg hatching & clownfish larvae. 32 gallon roughneck for fry growout up to 1/2".
10 gallon tanks for Banggai and Clownfish growout from 1/2" to saleable size.
I Ocellaris pair, one PJ Cardinalfish pair and one Banggai pair in my display tank (155), 2 Ocellaris pair, one PJ Cardinalfish pair, 5 Banggai pair, and a Maroon pair in the Lagoon, and another Maroon pair in a 29 gallon.

 

[smoney]

hey bang guy I know that you breed these clowns and bangaii in large numbers. Just curious what you do with all of them? do you sell them in large quantites to fish stores or what?

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by SMoney
hey bang guy I know that you breed these clowns and bangaii in large numbers. Just curious what you do with all of them? do you sell them in large quantites to fish stores or what?
Yep. It's an expensive hobby so I have to offset the cost somehow. Sometimes I think a part time job would be easier but then, that's not as fun.

 

[smoney]

YEah I guess that is kind of cool. You make good money off of that? it looks like the success rate of your clownfish is really high.

 

[neoreef]

How do you filter the roughnecks? Take care of ammonia?