need help Perc Clowns just laid eggs!!

gauma369 · 10/27/2009, 08:03 PM

So I have 2 perc clowns that I thought mated awhile ago. They where same size then one grew a lot bigger than the other which is the female I know. They are always together. For past couple days the male never left the corner of the tank that they sleep in. He only came for food then went back there. I noticed the female was getting fat in the chest area with a little black. Tonight I decided to look at their corner because it seems they were cleaning the area up. Low and behold I found eggs. What do I do now? I know most people remove eggs and hatch them in separate tank. I cant do this because eggs were laid on the overflow box

. Any help? I will post pics one a min if I can figure out how too.

Gary Majchrzak · 10/27/2009, 08:06 PM

read:
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=240158

gauma369 · 10/27/2009, 08:08 PM

these are their eggs right?? Do they look fertile and healthy?

Mom and dad protecting their eggs

I couldn't get too many pics because its in a corner i barely can get to and look yet alone a picture and plus they were really ****ed at me for poking my head right there.

billsreef · 10/27/2009, 09:20 PM

Unless you have a ready source of lots of rotifers, I'd let this batch go and get a rotifer culture started now so that your ready for the next batch

Drop down into the Breeding Forum and do some reading. There are a couple of very informative and long running threads on breeding clowns that you will find helpful

gauma369 · 10/27/2009, 09:22 PM

Yea I started reading and realized Im letting this batch go and possablly next one and then gonna try and place a tile right where they laid them to make it easier to pull out. I also read some where that i can siphon them out using a air line tube the night they hatch.

MaLi · 10/28/2009, 06:24 AM

... just a note. slow down in adding calcium. You got some Ca precipitation all over. Get an Elos kit and keep it around 500 mg.

hope it helps,
Marian

acrodave · 10/28/2009, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaLi

... just a note. slow down in adding calcium. You got some Ca precipitation all over. Get an Elos kit and keep it around 500 mg.

hope it helps,
Marian

can i ask were you see this.. looks like feather dusters to me

billsreef · 10/28/2009, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaLi

... just a note. slow down in adding calcium. You got some Ca precipitation all over. Get an Elos kit and keep it around 500 mg.

hope it helps,
Marian

Dave is right, those white spots your seeing in gauma369's are a species of feather duster that creates a nice calcerous tube

gauma369 · 10/28/2009, 06:55 PM

I don't even add much calcium. Haven't tested in awhile but I have been adding B-ionic 2 part but I use a little less then the minimum that it says to use and I don't do it every day more like every other day or so sometimes every 3 days. I don't have corals as of right now so I'm just using the 2 part to sustain calcium for coralline growth and snails and shrimps to grow. But I do have bunch those feather duster things. The have little spiral tubes.

jcjule · 11/01/2009, 05:39 PM

2 alternatives:

1 - get tons of pods
2 - Prepare a nice clown caviar

good luck

danreefman · 11/07/2009, 02:21 AM

dont even bother with it. just sell them as mates

10/27/2009, 08:03 PM	#1
gauma369 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: PA Posts: 156	need help Perc Clowns just laid eggs!! So I have 2 perc clowns that I thought mated awhile ago. They where same size then one grew a lot bigger than the other which is the female I know. They are always together. For past couple days the male never left the corner of the tank that they sleep in. He only came for food then went back there. I noticed the female was getting fat in the chest area with a little black. Tonight I decided to look at their corner because it seems they were cleaning the area up. Low and behold I found eggs. What do I do now? I know most people remove eggs and hatch them in separate tank. I cant do this because eggs were laid on the overflow box . Any help? I will post pics one a min if I can figure out how too.

10/27/2009, 08:06 PM	#2
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 28,215	got rotifers? read: http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=240158 __________________ 16 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems. Current Tank Info: 72x24x30 225 gallon peninsula reef aquarium

10/27/2009, 09:20 PM	#4
billsreef Moderator 10 & Over Club Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 27,360	Unless you have a ready source of lots of rotifers, I'd let this batch go and get a rotifer culture started now so that your ready for the next batch Drop down into the Breeding Forum and do some reading. There are a couple of very informative and long running threads on breeding clowns that you will find helpful __________________ Bill "LOL, well I have no brain apparently. " - dc (Debi) Current Tank Info: Far too many tanks according to my wife, LOL.

11/01/2009, 05:39 PM	#10
jcjule Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: El Salvador Posts: 135	2 alternatives: 1 - get tons of pods 2 - Prepare a nice clown caviar good luck __________________ JC.. Current Tank Info: 125g reef

10/27/2009, 08:08 PM	#3
gauma369 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: PA Posts: 156	these are their eggs right?? Do they look fertile and healthy? Mom and dad protecting their eggs I couldn't get too many pics because its in a corner i barely can get to and look yet alone a picture and plus they were really ****ed at me for poking my head right there.

10/27/2009, 09:22 PM	#5
gauma369 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: PA Posts: 156	Yea I started reading and realized Im letting this batch go and possablly next one and then gonna try and place a tile right where they laid them to make it easier to pull out. I also read some where that i can siphon them out using a air line tube the night they hatch.

10/28/2009, 06:24 AM	#6
MaLi Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 103	... just a note. slow down in adding calcium. You got some Ca precipitation all over. Get an Elos kit and keep it around 500 mg. hope it helps, Marian

10/28/2009, 06:55 PM	#9
gauma369 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: PA Posts: 156	I don't even add much calcium. Haven't tested in awhile but I have been adding B-ionic 2 part but I use a little less then the minimum that it says to use and I don't do it every day more like every other day or so sometimes every 3 days. I don't have corals as of right now so I'm just using the 2 part to sustain calcium for coralline growth and snails and shrimps to grow. But I do have bunch those feather duster things. The have little spiral tubes.

11/07/2009, 02:21 AM	#11
danreefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: northern california Posts: 51	dont even bother with it. just sell them as mates