clownfish eggs

mr.badams · 09/21/2012, 02:43 PM

ok so in going to atempt to raise some clown fish.
anyone have any xp with this?

techdiver · 09/21/2012, 03:04 PM

Get used to not sleeping.

It seems like they have to be fed more often than a newborn baby. I think Dave or David will have some good tips on that. Walker Huie used to raise them locally, but he moved out of the area.

mr.badams · 09/21/2012, 06:29 PM

Cool, i'm just gonna trial and error it. iv read a ton of info already... so we will see !

Reefdiver77 · 09/21/2012, 07:55 PM

They are very hard to raise and you have to raise rotifers to feed them. We had a club member, Kathy Peck, in the Memphis club that raised lots of them. She is now in California. Still has her reef tank, but not raising clowns.

mr.badams · 09/26/2012, 09:49 AM

These are the mated pair i got the eggs from.... I have know ides what the babies will look like

mr.badams · 09/26/2012, 09:52 AM

Here are some of the eggs i was able to put into a 10 gallon breeder tank i started.

mr.badams · 09/26/2012, 09:55 AM

Look close, not the best pic but they are eating well. I have a cool video i was going to upload as well but i will have to wait till i get home to do that

SNAKEMANVET · 09/26/2012, 11:49 AM

When useing a glass tank to raise fry,take some black paper or plastic to wrap around the tank,it helps the fry to spot food more easily.Have wanted to do this,but raiseing clownfish is very time consuming.Feeding three times a day,water changes everyday.I still may try it one day. Good luck with them

Nanodoc · 09/26/2012, 06:43 PM

wow, nice start!
Hope you will be successful. You should change your handle to Octodad..

mr.badams · 09/27/2012, 10:52 AM

Haha thats to funny! Thanks

mr.badams · 09/28/2012, 05:21 PM

Ok, quick update... Not so good! I went from 50 ish to < 10 :'(
It sucks but u live and u learn, when i first started this i rushed into things way to fast. No joke it was like "my clowns just layed some eggs." three days later i had them a 10 gallon tank.
I have gained a ton of info on this now and, dont feel so bad because they would just have been eaten
If left in my buddies tank. Im sure i wont be the first nor the last to fail at raising these "cute little tadpoles" as my wife would say. With that being said, hopefully these few i have left will make it and i will be able to attempt this again!

techdiver · 09/28/2012, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.badams

I have gained a ton of info on this now and, dont feel so bad because they would just have been eaten if left in my buddies tank.

Just keep that in mind as you are learning. Good luck with the few that are left.

Tech Diver

mr.badams · 09/29/2012, 12:17 PM

All of th have died... Due to the rushing i failed to have food ready in time, i didnot keep the lights on the first 10 days (through meta as they say) , i did not paint the sides and the back of the tank black, my temps were off a bit i was heeping them at 77.5 f and im seeing most people keep theirs around 80 f to 82 f, and i also believe i had the bubbles to strong
after all this i did learn a quite a bit and should be ready next go around.

09/21/2012, 02:43 PM	#1
mr.badams Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 345	clownfish eggs ok so in going to atempt to raise some clown fish. anyone have any xp with this?

09/21/2012, 03:04 PM	#2
techdiver Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,401	Get used to not sleeping. It seems like they have to be fed more often than a newborn baby. I think Dave or David will have some good tips on that. Walker Huie used to raise them locally, but he moved out of the area. __________________ Jackson Area Reef Club

09/21/2012, 06:29 PM	#3
mr.badams Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 345	Cool, i'm just gonna trial and error it. iv read a ton of info already... so we will see !

09/21/2012, 07:55 PM	#4
Reefdiver77 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beech Bluff, TN Posts: 1,567	They are very hard to raise and you have to raise rotifers to feed them. We had a club member, Kathy Peck, in the Memphis club that raised lots of them. She is now in California. Still has her reef tank, but not raising clowns.

09/26/2012, 09:49 AM	#5
mr.badams Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 345	These are the mated pair i got the eggs from.... I have know ides what the babies will look like

09/26/2012, 09:52 AM	#6
mr.badams Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 345	Here are some of the eggs i was able to put into a 10 gallon breeder tank i started.

09/26/2012, 09:55 AM	#7
mr.badams Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 345	Look close, not the best pic but they are eating well. I have a cool video i was going to upload as well but i will have to wait till i get home to do that

09/26/2012, 11:49 AM	#8
SNAKEMANVET PREMIUM MEMBER Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: TRENTON Tn Posts: 4,486	When useing a glass tank to raise fry,take some black paper or plastic to wrap around the tank,it helps the fry to spot food more easily.Have wanted to do this,but raiseing clownfish is very time consuming.Feeding three times a day,water changes everyday.I still may try it one day. Good luck with them

09/26/2012, 06:43 PM	#9
Nanodoc Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 253	wow, nice start! Hope you will be successful. You should change your handle to Octodad..

09/27/2012, 10:52 AM	#10
mr.badams Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 345	Haha thats to funny! Thanks

09/28/2012, 05:21 PM	#11
mr.badams Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 345	Ok, quick update... Not so good! I went from 50 ish to < 10 :'( It sucks but u live and u learn, when i first started this i rushed into things way to fast. No joke it was like "my clowns just layed some eggs." three days later i had them a 10 gallon tank. I have gained a ton of info on this now and, dont feel so bad because they would just have been eaten If left in my buddies tank. Im sure i wont be the first nor the last to fail at raising these "cute little tadpoles" as my wife would say. With that being said, hopefully these few i have left will make it and i will be able to attempt this again!

09/29/2012, 12:17 PM	#13
mr.badams Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 345	All of th have died... Due to the rushing i failed to have food ready in time, i didnot keep the lights on the first 10 days (through meta as they say) , i did not paint the sides and the back of the tank black, my temps were off a bit i was heeping them at 77.5 f and im seeing most people keep theirs around 80 f to 82 f, and i also believe i had the bubbles to strong after all this i did learn a quite a bit and should be ready next go around.