Is my clown going to have nemos?

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  1. JasonJordahl

    JasonJordahl Astrea Snail

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    My female clowns (assuming female because she is larger than my other clown) belly is fat and both clowns have been wiggling and spinning and acting strange. Is she going to lay eggs? Also if she does will my blue damsels and or mandarin eat the eggs or will my clowns protect them. i added a small plastic cup as i have heard its good for laying eggs on a flat surface. Any help would be awesome!
     
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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    if you want any hope of growing the fry, i would remove the eggs when laid to a seperate tank, provided they are on a removable object. alot of people use tile, they like flat smooth surfaces.
    they need to be feed a special diet of rotifiers. they take seven days to hatch i think
    i recommend this book
    Amazon.com: Clownfishes: Joyce D. Wilkerson: Books
     
  4. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    yup they stand almost no chance of surviving in the DT.
     
  5. ollie51

    ollie51 Feather Duster

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    my maroon&golds laid their eggs on the side glass and would fan the eggs constantly but i never was able or interested in trying to get them out