pics of my spawning clowns

[starboard]

Yes they will be eaten, if you want to try raising them you will need to set up an enclosed area in your tank or sump and move the rock in there as soon as you see the eggs turn orange and silver. The silver dot will be the embryo's eye. The other thing to do is wait until the moment they hatch and syphon them to the holding container. You cannot change water composition though or they will die. it is usually best to keep them in the same water.

[newhomes4reef]

no chance of me moving this rock....LOTs of other rocks would come tubling down!! Isn't there some sort of small breeder type tank that i could hang on the inside of my tank? Would the supplements you speak of cause any harm to the other reef inhabitants?

[starboard]

No, the food would feed the other corals and fish also. You can try an abalone shell or tile to see if they will spawn on it and then you can move it to the "safe house". The eggs need a gentle flow of water across them most of the time, I am sure you have notice the clown fanning them. This can be done by putting an airstone near the eggs to help move water by them.

[Tim Marvin]

Reef69 how many have you raised? Do you have any for sale right now?

[DeletedAccount]

I just sold off my first clown batch. 30+ It was much easier than these seahorses!

They definitely need to be removed or it is just lunch for the tank. I find siphoning too much trouble and you have to be there the minute that they are born - or lunch. If you cannot move the rock it will be a PITA.

Good luck if you decide to try! It is fun!

[Reef69]

I just sold off my first clown batch. 30+ It was much easier than these seahorses!

They definitely need to be removed or it is just lunch for the tank. I find siphoning too much trouble and you have to be there the minute that they are born - or lunch. If you cannot move the rock it will be a PITA.

Good luck if you decide to try! It is fun!

Yeah, it isnt as hard as people make it sound, i would recommend you get a book, its by Joyce Wilkerson and it has eveything you need to know about raising clownfish.

Im still waiting to get a good batch to start breeding, both my perculas and my B&W ocellaris..