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Finally eggs

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mhowe9
, 04-04-2011 at 11:03 PM (12055 Views)
After setting up my initial breeding setup and then updating and moving it. After over a year, I have finally got my first clownfish spawn. Here is my first video of the pair with their eggs. NOTE: The eggs are on the left hand side of the pot.

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Updated 04-05-2011 at 01:14 AM by melev

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‎ Propagation - fish & corals

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  1. Neelixx's Avatar
    My congrats to the new parents. Nice job. I'd have already lost my patience!
  2. melev's Avatar
    Congratulations. Now tell us about the cascading waterfall sound we heard. Is that just the camera being finicky, or does it really sound like that?
  3. pepper'scove's Avatar
    Did you buy a mated pair of clownfish or just wait for them to pair off?
  4. mhowe9's Avatar
    Thanks all! It was originally bought as a mated pair. Unfortunately I lost the male soon after I purchased the pair. I was able to re-pair the fish with another juvenile ocellaris.

    The waterfall sound is mostly the camera. There is a little bit of a waterfall sound down there but to the extent that you hear in the video.
  5. mhowe9's Avatar
    Unfortunately, as of this morning the eggs were gone. Either they ate the batch or already hatched (they didn't look very silver). Will try again with the next batch
  6. melev's Avatar
    Expect the hatch to be around Day 7 or Day 8.
  7. mhowe9's Avatar
    Yeah, the eggs might have been there a day or two before I found them. I was checking them nightly but they didn't turn silver on me. Since this is this pairs first spawn, they may well have eaten them as well.
  8. melev's Avatar
    The first spawn or two can be duds. However, they should keep at it and viable eggs will surely be available.