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E30 E T A

12/05/2007 06:22 PM

Pregnant Occ.

Anyone have pics of a pregnant Occelaris clown? I think mine might be.

Fishboy42

12/05/2007 07:16 PM

Although not an ocellaris, here is an image of a gravid female percula clown; you can see that her abdomen is swollen with eggs:
[IMG]http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/33076PercWSCenter.JPG [/IMG]
HTH,
Matt

E30 E T A

12/05/2007 09:36 PM

The belly on mine is kinda dark,DK if it's coloration or what. Will the bellly get dark?

Fishboy42

12/05/2007 09:47 PM

I have never noticed the belly darkening before spawning on clownfish (as it sometimes does with freshwater livebearers).

If spawning is imminent (within a day of spawning), the female's egg-depositing tube (ovipositor) will be extended.

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