Spawning report: Lightning Maroon Clowns

[bobz]

Breeding log for Lightning Maroon Clownfish

Age: Unknown, acquired adult bonded pair on 3/7/2020. Pair appeared to be at least two years old at the time
Tank: 20 gallon high, sand substrate, live rock, flower pot, rubber anemone, power head and plumbed to breeding system with sump
Lighting: small LED light with 12 hour lighting cycle
Feeding: twice daily, flake food in the morning, frozen food mixture in the PM. Combination of LRS, PE Mysis, Rods

First spawning: November 29, 2020. Very small clutch, no attempt at raising
Second Spawning: December 23, 2020. Medium sized clutch, eggs started hatching on 12/29. Moved remainder on 12/30 to hatching tank. Approx a dozen fry next morning. None survived past day 5.
Third Spawning: January 6, 2021. Fairly large clutch. Expected hatch on 1/12.

Attached a poor image of the third clutch size.

 

[bobz]

Here is an image of the adult pair. Love the markings on the female.

 

[jcook54]

That's awesome! How are you feeding the fry? Looks like they're hosting in the pot but will clowns host in a rubber anemone? I'm assuming yes since they're host in a post after all. Or perhaps I'm all confused and they don't host where they lay?

 

[bobz]

That's awesome! How are you feeding the fry? Looks like they're hosting in the pot but will clowns host in a rubber anemone? I'm assuming yes since they're host in a post after all. Or perhaps I'm all confused and they don't host where they lay?

The fry feed on rotifers which are grown separately. They use the pot to lay eggs and they do host in the fake anemones.

 

[lmm1967]

I really wish our lightnings would get along.

 

[bobz]

A few pics of the maroon eggs which were moved to the hatch out tank tonight.