My new project

[Sandy]

Ok, here we go again. Last weeks adventure caught me off guard. So I may have a head start for this time. My percs are always laying eggs. The babies become part of the food chain. Well I have decided to try and raise a few of these tiny creatures. The last batch they laid hatched, I caught about 20 babies set them up in a 10 gal. trying to feed roti-feast. They lasted 3 days. I really didn't have anything ready at the time, so that may and probably was my downfall. I have had the sponge filter down in my sump with some live rock on it hoping the bacteria will build up in it enough to help filter the water better this next time around. My clowns laid eggs again Tuesday afternoon, so sometime mid to end of next week I should have a new batch of babies to try again. I do have a heater in the ten gallon for them and hope to have the tank up and running again in the next day or so.

If anyone has any ideas feel free to chime in. What do you think folks??? Will it work???

[Brad]

Oh ya it will work it just depends on if your willing to put in the time and effort. From what I remember when I was researching this subject there are a lot of little details that go into this. The whole process is very sensitive and it takes a quite a bit of patience. Make sure you do a lot research on the subject. Gerwin will tell you "don't go online all those people don't have a clue" but don't listen. Although there are some good books out there on this subject, I would suggest reading everything you can find even what's out on the "evil" Internet .

I have always wanted to try this but I have never had a pair of clowns that were laying eggs. Good luck and keep us updated.

[Gerwin]

Oh ya it will work it just depends on if your willing to put in the time and effort. From what I remember when I was researching this subject there are a lot of little details that go into this. The whole process is very sensitive and it takes a quite a bit of patience. Make sure you do a lot research on the subject. Gerwin will tell you "don't go online all those people don't have a clue" but don't listen. Although there are some good books out there on this subject, I would suggest reading everything you can find even what's out on the "evil" Internet .

I have always wanted to try this but I have never had a pair of clowns that were laying eggs. Good luck and keep us updated.

geeez, beat up on Gerwin day, you sound like a politician trying to run for election using dirty campaign ads My complaint on the internet has always and will always be , " you have no idea who is on the other side of the keyboard" but it is research and if you are smart enough to goto several blogs in different forums and find common denominators to successful results than by all means use that as your guideline then come back to teach the rest of us!
I started this business and hobby before the internet was around so the school of hard lessons learned is what I rely on for advice but some subjects I have no first hand knowledge and raising clowns or any other marine species is one of them. My buddy Archie tried it YEARS ago and had no success and he went through alot of pain and trouble...so my knowledge first hand on this subject is it will be no easy road for sure
Now its in black and white, my thoughts that is, so anyone can reference the facts of what I think and not just call on their feeble memory

[Sandy]

BEAT UP ON GERWIN DAY!! Who deemed today beat up on Gerwin day??? Dang,,, I missed out,,, I knew I should have gone out to the paintball field today! But instead I stayed home, busted my butt doin' yard work (sucks by the way), and pulling fish out of my sump... no telling how long the little bastards have been in there,,,, I thought they died... clown gobies,,, don't think one of them will make it, if it has been in there since I brought it home, he is starving to death.... doesn't look good..

Back on subject.... Gerwin knows I like to try different things that sometimes goes against the grain... if my little project works,,, lucky me.. if it doesn't,,, all I'm out is a ten gallon tank and a heater,,, oh yeah,,, and some of my time. I can always find something to go in the ten gallon and the heater,,, well I probably should have one of those on hand anyway. I have read alot and by no means does it look easy. I will try my method of madness a few times to see if it works,,,, if it doesn't,,,, well,,, those babies will go back to being part of the food chain.

And I read forums like you boys look at girlie books,,,,,who the heck reads them???? I like lookin' at the pictures!!! It's entertainment!

[Brad]

it is research and if you are smart enough to goto several blogs in different forums and find common denominators to successful results than by all means use that as your guideline then come back to teach the rest of us!:

That's all I'm saying, no need to get all defensive. Unless you know the person who's writing these blog posts you can't be 100% sure of anything they are saying. Now in our case we know Gerwin, so we know were gonna get good information even if it comes with a little sarcasm and maybe a side of crazy. Even though we have people like Gerwin and Archie around to help guide us doesn't mean we shouldn't look elsewhere for ideas. My personal rule is to take any crazy idea back to Gerwin to let him laugh at me a little and then listen to his thoughts on the subject. You have to find the one person you can trust in this hobby and for me it's Gerwin, I know most of you feel the same way. I still like to give him crap sometimes, maybe too often but somehow he deals with me.

[Gerwin]

no need to get all defensive.

defensive? ha are you kidding me Brad I am on the attack!

[Brad]

defensive? ha are you kidding me Brad I am on the attack!

LOL.

[Archie]

that it is why i hate forums......people tend to get off the main subject

well anyway back to the main topic.
yes i have tried many times to rear tomato clowns and maroon clowns, but have never been successful in getting
them past the fry state. the key is getting the fry to eat, not saying it can not be done, especially with the advent of new types of food on the market today, just never been successful at it.

back in the day when i way trying to rear new fry. we did not have all the foods on the market as we have today.
that is why you might have a better shot than i did.

till this day i still have clowns that lay eggs about every two to three weeks. and of course they always hatch in the main tank.
i soon let them hatch in main tank to provide a natural food source for the other fish and coral. too time consuming trying to raise
and rear, whether it is a saltwater or freshwater species.
well anyway that is my three cents.........
good luck with your endeavor.

[Sandy]

Well,,, the babies hatched out tonight. Probably have about 100 of the little buggers. I know I am probably biting off more than I can chew, but I can also learn from this. If I do get any of these little fellers to eat and get through the first week, it will be by pure luck, not skill. I will try this a time or two and if it doesn't work, oh well,,, back to the food chain they shall go.

[rebecca]

Listen, she failed like two times and gave up.
Which is lame. I think you should keep trying.

Do you think they would live if she threw them in the sump?

[Gz28]

Man all of you guys have clowns that lay eggs... i am so jealous!!! I think my clowns are still argueing on who is going to be the bitch! LOL. Sandy let us know how it goes...and I agree with rebecca...keep trying.