Are these clown fish fry??

g8rorchid · #1 01/04/2008, 09:22 PM

Hello....Was doing some rock rearranging and found these on a rock in an area where my clown fish tend to hang out. I am thinking maybe fry? If not any ideas what they could be??

Thanks!

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bertoni · #2 01/04/2008, 09:23 PM

They could be unhatched eggs. The picture's a bit blurry.

ric221 · #3 01/04/2008, 10:18 PM

from the way they look i would say they are flat worms. had them in my tank before. used flat worm exit to get rid of them

kau_cinta_ku · #4 01/04/2008, 10:58 PM

those deff. arn't flat worms. they do look alot like clown fry though. the silver bodies and the 2 dark eyes.

joesfiddy · #5 01/04/2008, 11:25 PM

looks like clown fry to me i went to rods reef and looked at his fry on a lil tile and looked the same but they were orangesish i think they were fresh

buddythelion · #6 01/04/2008, 11:52 PM

They look like clownfish eggs/fry to me. I think the reason why they don't have much orange is because they're older and have used up some of the yolk.

If they're eggs, congrats!

kydsexy · #7 01/04/2008, 11:56 PM

lol there is no way to tell if they are fry from that pic! haha

are they moving around, vibrating any, can you see the eyes? where they on the sides of the area? under anything? my fry just hatched about a week ago

buddythelion · #8 01/04/2008, 11:58 PM

The first pics shows what seems to be some eyes, kinda hard to see though.

g8rorchid · #9 01/04/2008, 11:59 PM

Oh wow...yay! cool. Any suggestions on what to do to keep them safe and allow them to develop? ex: foods, removing from current tank, etc.

If they are fry, how/when will I know for sure?

Thanks again!

kau_cinta_ku · #10 01/05/2008, 12:03 AM

unless you already have a fry tank, phyto, and rotifers growing there isn't much you can do. they will basically be free fish food for now.

but don't worry they will have more eggs once a month to give you time to read up on raising clowns. I suggest getting the book clownfish by Joyce Wilkerson it is a very good book.

Vinnie71975 · #11 01/05/2008, 12:31 AM

Look like pods to me but then again Pic is kinda blurry

g8rorchid · #12 01/05/2008, 04:11 PM

I have an extra tank that I can use as a fry tank if need be. I just need to know what is recommended and needed. How long does it take for rotifers to grow? Phyto as in the liquid supplement made by Kent and other companies? Do they need a warmer or cooler temp?

I know the pics are a bit blurry and i apologize. I do see a set of black eyes. They are on a rock that was facing the back of the tank and when I turned it around that is when I saw the fry. Mom and dad are very protective and were defending the fry from my royal gramma.

Thanks for all the info!

mbbuna · #13 01/05/2008, 04:24 PM

they are eggs right now, fry or larva would be after they hatch.

if you plan on trying to raise them get this book at least and read it first http://www.amazon.com/Clownfishes-Jo.../dp/1890087041

there's way too much you will need to know to even begin to try to explain here.

bertoni · #14 01/06/2008, 01:01 AM

The book should help. Raising the larvae will be costly and extremely time-consuming. You'll need reasonable phytoplankton, most likely a cryo-paste version, and a rotifer culture, and then baby brine shrimp. Also, a new tank for the larvae is required. Even if you're interesting in the project, it's very late in the game to try to raise any of this batch.

There's also pointers to a lot of information at the top of the breeders' forum.