GSM pair lay eggs! - AGAIN! 12/22 update

[Kristy]

Oh no, I would have posted if they did. I keep checking each day and *nothing.*

The funny thing is, Mike and I were discussing the pair of maroons because we are in the process of setting up a FOWLR and will be moving over a couple of the livestock from the big tank. I had suggested maybe we should move the maroon clown pair and Mike said, "only if we move one of their anemones with them" as he felt it would not be right otherwise. I was not too excited about tearing apart the rockwork to do this and said, "Why, it's not like they are SPAWNING or anything!" The next morning there were hundreds of orange eggs. First and only time they ever spawned.

I think it was just an act of desperation to convince us not to evict them from the big tank. Also, I believe this confirms that they have excellent hearing for fish in another room and inside of 210 gallons of rushing water.

[Third Coast Tropical]

Just to let you know, as I was fairly confident mine would spawn on same substrate again (as it seemed they really liked the spot they had been laying them in), they decided to switch it up on me....this time on the back of the tank wall....This is the first time since the Halloween spawn, but they have been relocated since then and I didn't expect them to go their normal 3 weeks as they do when they are not constantly being moved....It was about 6 weeks since the move,...this is fairly consistent with the timing of their previous move up from the coast.....Not sure what this means to you, except maybe...don't trust them (lol), ....no, you just might want to look elsewhere....I usually get concerned if I can't find my male for a couple of days, and usually he is with eggs, to my delight...anyways...I am carrying on, enough...

[Kristy]

Well, when you're right you're right, Linsay (TCT)!

Last night we were doing our long-overdue tank chores and I commented for the second time that the GSM pair were spending an awful lot of time exclusively in the RBTA. I watched the male closely for a minute and he seemed to be doing some of the same sorts of movements that he did the last time we had a spawn, but this time it's in an IMPOSSIBLE location to see clearly.

Finally, I stood on the stepstool, leaned way over the tank, and angled a mirror in the water to reflect the backside of the rock. I am positive that I saw the swaying of a clutch of eggs. I would say based on the color that the fry will hatch tonight or tomorrow night.

So.... good news! They are showing some regularity and not just a one-time fluke!

[corruption]

Huzzah! Congrats on the fish food-to-be! I still would like to attempt to pair off my black/white ocellaris at some point... This makes me jealous

-Justin