clown fish

[kevin upham]

my clown fish has laid eggs on my rock do i take the eggs out and put in another tank or leave them in the same tank i never had them breed before and not sure what to do

[FireEater]

I wouldn't even attempt right now if I were you. Especially since you have never done it before.

You would have to already have a batch of rotifers running and ready to go for feeding them.

Start HERE and read. This is only one link I got from typing in Google "raising clown fish fry." There is so much to read and learn.

My clowns lay eggs every 11 days on the clock and I still have not had time to raise them. It is a tedious project.

About time you read everything, got everything setup and running the eggs would have hatched and became coral food. That is how I view my clown eggs, free coral food.

But since they are laying and hopefully will continue, read up and learn and raise them.

[Ninong]

Hi Kevin,




Unfortunately you have no chance of raising the fry at this time. It's a lot more complicated than you may think. The fry have to be raised in a separate rearing tank.

You should get a copy of Joyce Wilkerson's Clownfishes if you're interesting in raising them. It will give you all the details on how to do it.

[marxsman]

I agree, you will have a lot of problems trying to raise the fry. You must be very prepared and have time for this. My Maroon clowns have been laying egss every two weeks for several years now and I have tried a few times but run out of time and run into problems. Do a lot of reading first.