Comments on: Step 4 – Fry Feeding & Care

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:02:27 +0000

My clown fish have laid there second set of eggs now, I lost the last lot. Just wanted to know, will they eat frozen Rotifers. I cant seem to find any live ones anywere.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:42:03 +0000

We have had three batches of gold stripe maroon clownfish and this is the first time we have successfully siphoned the eggs out with our busy schedule. We have two fry that have made it the first day. We have a hard time finding live rotifers in our area so I have ordered them for tomorrow or the day after. Right now I was able to find frozen rotifers and they look to be eating them the problem is the waste. Wondering if anyone has suggesstions for how often to clean and change the water? How much water? etc.

By: kevin

kevin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:13:37 +0000

the rotifers have been in the green water for 24 hours so far. Hatch night is tonight. How much of the green water rotifers should I filter and how often? Filter one cup of rotifers? and then rinse the filter in baby tank?

By: hattie

hattie — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:55:31 +0000

About day 3 all but 2 or 3 of my fry die,Ph is 7.8 no amminoa have lots of rotifers whats up?

By: Cole harlow

Cole harlow — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:44:16 +0000

Hi could you tell us more about your fry tank like do you have anything in the fry tank, like rocks, what wattage of heaater do youuse to heat it do you get the water from an existing tank or is it new water, how long till the fry look like actual clownfish. How long till theyll accept flake and how fast do they grow. Do you cover your tank with black paper?
Thanks
Cole

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:43:47 +0000

Hello, can anybody tell how long i should keep my clown fry on baby shrip. or when I should add flaked food to the diet
rds
Rich

By: Marjie

Marjie — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:20:49 +0000

Sam … you can never overfeed the fry rotifers, it could have been the brine shrimp … only if you are not cleaning the tank on a daily basis. We have had 24 spawns from our Percula’s and the first few spawns after hatching, they died … I did some research and found out that if the rearing tank have lights on or if they come into contact with the heater, it will fry them, and sure enough … that was our problem! Hope you got your problem solved!

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:43:39 +0000

Our Clownfish bred unexpectedly, and have been using this site as a reference. We did not have live rotifers, so I attempted to feed them Sally’s San Francisco Bay Brand Frozen Rotifers. Many of the Fry seem to be eating them. I am also attempting to harvest the rotifers out of my larger tank to put in by turning the pumps off, shining a light from the top, and siphoning them from the top after about 15 minutes. Thought you should know about the frozen rotifers, since I am sure others will not realize their clownfish will lay eggs in time to get live rotifers. I will keep you informed on their progress. Thanks, Dan

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:14:48 +0000

Hi, I had around 250 clownfish fry that was 4 weeks old.
I started to loose a few everyday. I was feeding them baby
brine shrimp and rotifers. I think I was over feeding them.
The belly was orange and they looked healthy. I siphone the aquarium three times a day. I replace the water with new saltwater that I have made up in another aquarium. The salt level and PH was the same as the fry tank. How many baby brine shrimp would you feed them each feeding? I was feeding them at 6:00AM,12:00PM and 6:00PM. Thank you,Sam

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:14:22 +0000

What does the brine shrinp eat or do you not feed them?