Comments on: Clownfish Babies Born Last Night http://www.reefdisorder.com/reef-blog/clownfish/clownfish-babies-born-last-night-67 Dedicated to Reefkeeping and Saltwater Aquariums Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:11:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ted Cristal http://www.reefdisorder.com/reef-blog/clownfish/clownfish-babies-born-last-night-67/comment-page-1#comment-104 Ted Cristal Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:18:18 +0000 http://s197957704.onlinehome.us/?p=67#comment-104 Heya i got to your site by mistake when i was searching bing for something off topic here but i do have say your site is really helpful, like the theme and the content on here...so thanks for me procrastinating from my previous task, lol Heya i got to your site by mistake when i was searching bing for something off topic here but i do have say your site is really helpful, like the theme and the content on here…so thanks for me procrastinating from my previous task, lol

]]> By: Derek M. Rodner http://www.reefdisorder.com/reef-blog/clownfish/clownfish-babies-born-last-night-67/comment-page-1#comment-24 Derek M. Rodner Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:27:13 +0000 http://s197957704.onlinehome.us/?p=67#comment-24 Babies hatch approximately 30 minutes after lights out. They also hatch 7-10 days after they are laid. So, when the lights go out starting on night 7, I turn off all the pumps and set up the snagger. I clamp it to the tank so I can leave it there and come back and check it. So, after 2 horus on the first night, I took it out and turned on the pumps again...no fish. On the second night, within 45 minutes there were fry in the snagger. From that point on, I stayed with the tank and caught the other ones that didn't make it in the snagger. After about 1 1/2 hours I was done!<br /><br />Now, they should conitnue the same exact pattern. Eggs laid every 20 days (this Friday), eggs hatch exactly 8 days and at the same time (based on the pattern of my particular clowns and their environment.) Babies hatch approximately 30 minutes after lights out. They also hatch 7-10 days after they are laid. So, when the lights go out starting on night 7, I turn off all the pumps and set up the snagger. I clamp it to the tank so I can leave it there and come back and check it. So, after 2 horus on the first night, I took it out and turned on the pumps again…no fish. On the second night, within 45 minutes there were fry in the snagger. From that point on, I stayed with the tank and caught the other ones that didn't make it in the snagger. After about 1 1/2 hours I was done!

Now, they should conitnue the same exact pattern. Eggs laid every 20 days (this Friday), eggs hatch exactly 8 days and at the same time (based on the pattern of my particular clowns and their environment.)

]]> By: Justin http://www.reefdisorder.com/reef-blog/clownfish/clownfish-babies-born-last-night-67/comment-page-1#comment-23 Justin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:14:44 +0000 http://s197957704.onlinehome.us/?p=67#comment-23 How do you know when to check for hatchlings? How do you ensure you don't miss it? Sounds like you were ready when they came. How do you know when to check for hatchlings? How do you ensure you don't miss it? Sounds like you were ready when they came.

]]> By: Derek M. Rodner http://www.reefdisorder.com/reef-blog/clownfish/clownfish-babies-born-last-night-67/comment-page-1#comment-22 Derek M. Rodner Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:56:50 +0000 http://s197957704.onlinehome.us/?p=67#comment-22 It wasn't that easy. I built a thing called a snagger, its what you see in the last picture in the post above. Basically a 2-liter bottle with some PVC and airline tubing. Then you put a very small light in it. The baby clowns are drawn tot he light so they go towards it and the bubbles created a small current that sucks them up and into the 2-liter bottle.<br /><br />But, I caught less than half of the fry. My two bangaii cardinals were hanging in the area and just picking them off one by one. <br /><br />If they had laid the eggs on a tile or clay pot, then I could have taken the whole thing out before they hatched and they would have then had a better chance of success. That is the preferred way and ensures you get more live fry.<br /><br />Whether mine will accomodate me and lay on the pot remains to be seen, but a new batch of eggs should come on Friday if their timing is right. It wasn't that easy. I built a thing called a snagger, its what you see in the last picture in the post above. Basically a 2-liter bottle with some PVC and airline tubing. Then you put a very small light in it. The baby clowns are drawn tot he light so they go towards it and the bubbles created a small current that sucks them up and into the 2-liter bottle.

But, I caught less than half of the fry. My two bangaii cardinals were hanging in the area and just picking them off one by one.

If they had laid the eggs on a tile or clay pot, then I could have taken the whole thing out before they hatched and they would have then had a better chance of success. That is the preferred way and ensures you get more live fry.

Whether mine will accomodate me and lay on the pot remains to be seen, but a new batch of eggs should come on Friday if their timing is right.

]]> By: Justin http://www.reefdisorder.com/reef-blog/clownfish/clownfish-babies-born-last-night-67/comment-page-1#comment-21 Justin Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:40:41 +0000 http://s197957704.onlinehome.us/?p=67#comment-21 So you just snatched the fry when they swam to the surface? They tend to swim to the surface when they're born? I remember you were hoping they would lay the eggs on the clay pot. That turned out not to be an issue? So you just snatched the fry when they swam to the surface? They tend to swim to the surface when they're born? I remember you were hoping they would lay the eggs on the clay pot. That turned out not to be an issue?

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