MY Clowns laid eggs!!!!!
- Thread starter meowzer
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travelerjp98
Active Member
that's great- not the eating part but the fact that they laid eggs-
Do you plan to grow babies out or just let them be?
Do you plan to grow babies out or just let them be?
meowzer
Moderator
NO, I am not going to raise any 
The issue is with the lack of products available to me....it is too hard for me to get what is required
AND I do not have the time (OR SPACE) for brine hatcheries or fry tanks
I wonder why they ate them? ANYONE KNOW???? there is just white dots now
The issue is with the lack of products available to me....it is too hard for me to get what is requiredAND I do not have the time (OR SPACE) for brine hatcheries or fry tanks
I wonder why they ate them? ANYONE KNOW???? there is just white dots now
giraffemaster
Member
Well if they eat them there won't be any color to them at all. They should be an orange color. If they ate them it might because they are frightened. This is an instinct to retain the nutrients they expended to lay them before a predator can eat them. If you stay away from the tank until they are done they are less likely to eat them. Mine usually bite at the anemone to make a spot for the eggs underneath it. After they are done the anemone relaxes back into place and the eggs are protected from predators, and photographers
btldreef
Moderator
Congrats! Now we just need to get them into an anemone!
If this is their first spawn, don't be surprised to see them eat quite a few. The first couple of spawns produce a lot of waste, and the female gets exhausted so to get quick nutrients back into her system, she will eat a lot of them, which in turn the male will do because men are followers, LOL
Mine spawn every 2 weeks, like two horny teenagers left home alone. They eat about 1/4-1/3 of the eggs throughout the week. Even the orange ones. They thin out the herd, I guess something about the egg looks bad to them. It's cool to watch the eggs progress throughout the week, even if you don't intend to raise the fry. Throughout the week, you'll see them, especially the male "mouth" the eggs to keep them free of algae, etc. It's pretty neat the way they care for them.
If this is their first spawn, don't be surprised to see them eat quite a few. The first couple of spawns produce a lot of waste, and the female gets exhausted so to get quick nutrients back into her system, she will eat a lot of them, which in turn the male will do because men are followers, LOL
Mine spawn every 2 weeks, like two horny teenagers left home alone. They eat about 1/4-1/3 of the eggs throughout the week. Even the orange ones. They thin out the herd, I guess something about the egg looks bad to them. It's cool to watch the eggs progress throughout the week, even if you don't intend to raise the fry. Throughout the week, you'll see them, especially the male "mouth" the eggs to keep them free of algae, etc. It's pretty neat the way they care for them.
bang guy
Moderator
It often takes a few trial runs before they get the spawning thing done right where the eggs actually get fertilized. They will eat any unfertilized, dying, or infected egg so it doesn't contaminate the rest. If they ate all of the eggs then my guess is that their timing was off and none of them got fertilized.
clown-keeper99
Member
are they true of false percs.?
clown-keeper99
Member
they look like false percs.
travelerjp98
Active Member
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Originally Posted by clown-keeper99 http:///t/387832/my-clowns-laid-eggs#post_3419785
they look like false percs.
Ditto!
Originally Posted by clown-keeper99 http:///t/387832/my-clowns-laid-eggs#post_3419785
they look like false percs.
Ditto!
meowzer
Moderator
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Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///t/387832/my-clowns-laid-eggs#post_3419891
They are A. ocellaris
REALLY....LOL...I have had them over 3 years and I forget what I bought....WHAT does the A stand for??
Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///t/387832/my-clowns-laid-eggs#post_3419891
They are A. ocellaris
REALLY....LOL...I have had them over 3 years and I forget what I bought....WHAT does the A stand for??
clown-keeper99
Member
what is so wrong about calling them false percula clowns Bang guy?