February 09, 2006

Horny Clowns

The clownfish had babies last weekend. The eggs were bright orange, then turned brown/silvery after a few days. After about 2 days of their eyes becoming a very reflective silver color and resembling tiny (4-5mm) fish, about a week old, they hatched one night but all disappeared by the next morning, either swept away by the overflow or eaten. I had set up a nursery tank in a 10gal, but they didn't hatch in the expected 2-3 hours after the lights went out so I went to bed.
Last night they laid another batch of eggs in the same place on the rock next to the frog spawn. Hopefully this time I'll have better luck saving a few.

Posted by Mike at February 9, 2006 07:17 PM