pal Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 My clowns spawned for the first time a couple days ago. Since then the male clownfish is not eating is this normal? 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 The male stops eating to tend to the eggs. Fanning them, cleaning them, etc. To my knowledge, it's normal. 3 Quote Link to comment
pal Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Just now, fishfreak0114 said: The male stops eating to tend to the eggs. Fanning them, cleaning them, etc. To my knowledge, it's normal. Cool thanks, That is what I guessed. I was just worried cause he normally eats like a pig. Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 @seabass has some experience here. check out his thread 3 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Congratulations, that's awesome! Yes, this is normal. Although even with a clutch of eggs, the male eventually started eating a little for me (although not nearly as much as he normally would). Do you have plans to try to raise them? While I haven't been successful so far, I have some experience trying. It's quite interesting, but a fair amount of work. This is a must read: https://www.amazon.com/Clownfishes-Joyce-D-Wilkerson-ebook/dp/B00DDTQ6AI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495544308&sr=8-1&keywords=Clownfishes 1 Quote Link to comment
pal Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 1 hour ago, seabass said: Congratulations, that's awesome! Yes, this is normal. Although even with a clutch of eggs, the male eventually started eating a little for me (although not nearly as much as he normally would). Do you have plans to try to raise them? While I haven't been successful so far, I have some experience trying. It's quite interesting, but a fair amount of work. This is a must read: https://www.amazon.com/Clownfishes-Joyce-D-Wilkerson-ebook/dp/B00DDTQ6AI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495544308&sr=8-1&keywords=Clownfishes Thanks,It is awesome. I am loving this hobby. Little dude ate some LRS this morning and went right back to work.Raising them sounds really interesting. Thanks for the link. I will start researching and if they keep spawning I might give it a try. 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Hopefully my experiences will provide you with some insight: If nothing else, it will tell you how to culture the rotifers needed to feed the larvae. 3 Quote Link to comment
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