My Clowns finally spawned!!!

***Rob*** · 02-05-2006, 06:25 PM

im so excited i had to tell you guys...
for the past few months, i have been raising tomato clown eggs from a friends.
while waiting for my True Pecula's to start spawning.
i have had them for about a year now, and they have finally started..

it looks like they laid them a few days ago, i just noticed the...

i will try and get some photos up soon.

**Jimm** · 02-05-2006, 07:36 PM

VERY cool Rob! I can't wait to see the pictures.

**Scott** · 02-05-2006, 07:43 PM

That is pretty cool. looking forward to seeing the pics, and to hear how it all goes.

***Rob*** · 02-05-2006, 07:59 PM

yeah, i was so excited, i have been trying to get them to start for a LONG time...
will have some pics tonight, as long as they came out ok.

**gwen_o_lyn** · 02-06-2006, 12:16 AM

wooo hooooooooooooooo
w000000000000000000t!!
That's great Rob!!! YAY!!

***Rob*** · 02-06-2006, 12:16 AM

ok, here are the pictures of my clowns first clutch of eggs

and here are the happy parents...

**gwen_o_lyn** · 02-06-2006, 12:21 AM

looks like coralline to me Rob!!

***Rob*** · 02-06-2006, 12:29 AM

yeah, the pictures suck...
my lens isnt good for those close up shots like that
the eggs are the little orange things under the males mouth (male is the one on the right)

**gwen_o_lyn** · 02-06-2006, 12:32 AM

That's what I thought- I can see em!!

**Scott** · 02-06-2006, 12:51 AM

Very cool, after you pointed out where exactly to look....I needed the help. :-)

***Rob*** · 02-06-2006, 01:01 AM

yeah, they are hard to see in person...lol
i will not be trying to raise this clutch, as thy will likely eat them before they hatch.
i am going to let them eat the first few... but after that, they should be ready to go.. (yes this is normal..lol)

**gwen_o_lyn** · 02-06-2006, 01:03 AM

yum yum

...............

**Scott** · 02-06-2006, 01:09 AM

That'll be really cool to actually have a batch hatch....then I'm sure it will either be keep them or sell them to LFS for credit?

**gwen_o_lyn** · 02-06-2006, 01:12 AM

but keeping them alive isn't easy.. takes some practice... Rob will be a pro soon though, right?

***Rob*** · 02-06-2006, 01:15 AM

yeah.. it definitely takes some practice...lol
i will be keeping at least one or two from the first clutch, but yes, i will be selling the rest... either to locals, or to the LFS's

**Reefbaby** · 02-06-2006, 05:28 AM

Hey congratulations to Mama and Papa! Are you going to name them all??? :-)

**Jimm** · 02-06-2006, 07:59 AM

Outstanding! Got rots? (That should be a t-shirt).

***Rob*** · 02-06-2006, 11:53 AM

yes.. im going to name half coral jr, and the other half marlin jr...lmao..
sorry couldnt help it...

**Reefbaby** · 02-06-2006, 05:10 PM

:-) Cute!

btw...approximately how many eggs do clown fish usually lay?

***Rob*** · 02-06-2006, 06:03 PM

a healthy clutch will have anywhere from 200-300 eggs

people who are really good can even get a +90% survival rate too..

im not that good yet..lol

**Reefbaby** · 02-06-2006, 06:12 PM

are you going to take them out into a separate tank and feed them there? It'd be great to log your follow-up! I had followed a pretty interesting thread from another site...would it be alright to post a link to it here?? Don't want to steal your thunder....

**pham411** · 02-06-2006, 07:14 PM

doh thats awsome that your clowns spawned... conditions must be perfect in your tanks.... good luck on the offspring.

***Rob*** · 02-06-2006, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Reefbaby

are you going to take them out into a separate tank and feed them there?

yes, i have a couple tanks setup just for this purpose.

It'd be great to log your follow-up!

i am going to do my best to keep an active log here, but no promises..lol

I had followed a pretty interesting thread from another site...would it be alright to post a link to it here?? Don't want to steal your thunder....

by all means, if it has educational value, im all for it.

**JustDavidP** · 02-07-2006, 04:33 PM

Great news Rob...best of luck.

Even with a 90% success rate being reached by some hobbyists, that 90% will still have a fair number of misbars and other 'faults'. Nutrition is key now bro!

I want someone to try hatching clown eggs in a kreisel!

Dave

**Reefbaby** · 02-07-2006, 05:09 PM

Yeah...I was just reading about misbars. What's that all about? Does that mean that they're faulty and couldn't be sold?? Is it spontaneous mutation or what?