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    Posted: July 23 2017 at 7:56pm
I've always wondered if they would and my wife just noticed these hidden behind the anemone today. If they are is there anything I can do to help survival rates? Never really planned for this would be cool to be able to raise a few. Other 2 fish in the tank 30L are a small 6line wrasse and a Valentini puffer. I've actually finished cycling a new 20g and was planning on moving only over my clowns but looks like I'll be waiting now.

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Congratulations  Clap

If raising clownfish babies is what you want to do, that's awesome. Unfortunately it's too late for this hatch. They look about 3 days from hatching. Would you like to watch this hatch?

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Moving the clownfish stops their laying for usually 6 - 12 months.
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I haven't done much research on this and it's totally unexpected but awesome! What makes it to late for these ones currently? For the future after i move them over the their new tank is there something else i can do to be more prepared to handle this next time? I would love to try raising some 
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The reason I said that is  twofold; 1) a proper tank must be set up to keep the Clownfish when they are Larvae and then when they change to baby Clownfish; and 2) the proper food must be grown or acquired.

Here is a thread from a little over a month ago where this same topic came up. Shaun and I put some helpful information there:

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Awesome thanks mark, I'll check out the thread you linked
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Looks like clown eggs to me, congrats!
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I think mine have been laying constantly for like 15 years. They just never stop. Frisky little couple :-)
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Any update? I'd love online bingo to see some pics of the babies.


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