Comments on: Step 2 – Preparations For Clownfish Fry

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:42:24 +0000

The fry tank should be lit constantly so that the fry can constantly be looking for and eating rotifers.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:41:13 +0000

A 5 gallon aquarium can be used for the fry tank and would work fine. You will need to closely watch the water quality and change the water often. Painting the outside of the tank would help to stop the fry from seeing their reflection. What ends up happening is the baby clownfish see their reflections in the glass and constantly bump into the glass and actually end up hurting themselves. You could also cover the outside of the glass with dark paper or a garbage bag.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:34:10 +0000

Can 5gal tank be used for the fry tank?..And do I have to paint the outside Black? and why

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:31:29 +0000

What light cycle should be used on the fry tank?

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:04:14 +0000

You can try to let them hatch and live in the main tank but I think you are going to have problems. The fry will have a hard time finding food in a large volume of water. Also they could get eaten. I think that the net nursery could damage the fry as they would constantly be bumping into it. The fry are very delicate when they are first born.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:51:44 +0000

Hi Scott- Thank you so much for your information. I have clownfish that are currently laying eggs. I wasn’t prepared as it didn’t know this was common. However I do not have another tank to put them in. I have a nursury net – But am concerned that the fry will struggle with the stregth of the water flow. Could they live in the original tank with a net/nursery tank that? Also how long do you need to seperate the clowns from the fry for? Can you re-introduce the babies into the tank?
Thanks Sarah

By: alanna

alanna — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:14:53 +0000

Tried to join the forum today. I’ll see how that goes in 24hrs and if it works I’ll start posting in the forum. New eggs on 4/17/09. I took pictures of the eggs and the babies and will work on putting them on the forum if I get in. The babies are just fuzzy spots in the pictures. Still have live babies and one has his head strip. I ran out of rotifer diet 4/19/09. Feed DT’s to the rotifers I hope I didn’t kill them. How do you culture green water? I did order more rotifer diet after calling all salt water stores within 2 hrs. One said they had it, I drove 2 hrs. They had rotifer feast. The babies are eating the brine shrimp. I did try to get the dead ones out with a net. Then I saw 2 babies doing the death spin so I left them alone. Still not sure about water changes. Can I put new babies with my 1 week and 5 day old babies?

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:39:03 +0000

Alanna, you don't need a heater to hatch brine shrimp. If you get the mix that I show on the site it is just a matter of dumping the package into some water and running an aerator. Brine shrimp eggs are easy to come by at a local fish store. You can just mix up some saltwater and let them hatch in that. You should get the brine shrimp ready and start trying to get them to eat brine. Join the forum at forum here. Post your progress there.

By: alanna

alanna — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:46:09 +0000

Day 5 I still have babies. I did see 4 or 5 dead ones around 5:00pm. I have not changed the water because I’m worried it may kill them with a temp or ph change. I am going to get the dead ones out tonight when I get off work. I can now see what I think are rotifers. I went ahead and made 2 buckets of them. I have not got the brine shrimp going yet due to I need another heater. The local pet shop was closed today and will not be open till Monday. Wal-Mart only has large ones. All other pet supply places are 2 hrs. away. I guess I missed the heater in the pictures. As of 5:00pm no new eggs from the female yet. Alot of movement from the two at the nest. I’m shocked some are still alive. Not sure how many. They are hard to count and I keep the water green for the rotifers. I’ll work on a picture and see if a friend can put it on for me.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:07:10 +0000

Thats awsome that you are having such good luck this first batch. Keep changing the water as much as you can an make sure they constantly have rotifers the first couple of days. Once it is brine shrimp time, things get a lot easier. Keep us posted in the forum and send us pictures!