tonights the night

[jimsflies]

Looks like the clownfish will hatch to night:

 

[rick van vladricken]

That looks so cool, hope you have good luck keeping them

 

[jimsflies]

Unfortunately, they will just be fish/coral food. The favia that lives directly above them is already lickin' it's chops.

Someday, I might try to give raising them a go.

 

[Ladipyg]

Do you have a refugium....I had a couple of babies end up there and didn't realize it until they were about 1/4" long. Why not try using a hose or turkey baster to get some into your fuge? It's worth a try if they are just fish food anyhow...

 

[FaviaFreak]

yeah sump a few of them... a buddy did that with some Bangai Cardinal fry and they are very good size now...it does look like that Favia is going to get a nice meal though, unfortunately

 

[TyreeUM]

eh your favia looks hungry I would just let him eat-it will be fairly impossible to raise clowns in your fuge

 

[Reef Pets]

Thats awesome!

 

[Dr. Frag]

Nice pic

 

[jimsflies]

Here are some from two days ago:

 

[Viva'sReef]

Nice clutch Jim. Have you noticed they are laying more now since they started?

 

[jimsflies]

Yeah, they lay every two weeks now. The eggs hatch in 8-9 days, then on the 14 day they're back at it. If I had a way to harvest the eggs, I would have a clownfish factory by now.

 

[deepbluesea]

nice pics

 

[revhtree]

SWEET! Get some video!

 

[inactive]

Beautiful pictures Jim!

 

[NanoNano]

Very awesome.

 

[MAKcorals]

awesome pics.

 

[Airplanes]

Sweet pics, very nice looking tank. I have to see it in person some day, Im in Ann Arbor.

 

[TheLivingReef]

breeding pair of clown fish is an excellent way to save money on coral and fish food.

 

[jimsflies]

Thanks guys...the clowns were laying every few weeks like clock work, but I moved them to another tank in April. They are still getting settled in and haven't laid since. But I'm sure they'll start again soon.