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Helllo all! I was soo excited to finally see my clowns laying eggs on a rock in my tank. However, she would lay the eggs... he would pass over them and fertilize them and then I would come back and the eggs would be gone. They did this a number of times over about 45 minutes and each time the eggs would be gone. I watched them eat the eggs in one instance too. So uhhh what the heck?
Am I not feeding them enough or something (unlikely) or are they just not fans of the spot they picked (the rock is a small bowl shaped rock with a diameter of about 2.5 inches frequented by many snails and hermits)? I saw them getting aggressive toward hermits and nassarius snails that got close at one point. I never say a full nest of eggs at any point as I have seen in youtube videos but I saw like 4-5 once. Should I have just pulled the rock as soon as I saw the male pass over to fertilize... 4-5 baby fry is better than none?
Anyone have experience with this situation? Thoughts and/or suggestions?
Am I not feeding them enough or something (unlikely) or are they just not fans of the spot they picked (the rock is a small bowl shaped rock with a diameter of about 2.5 inches frequented by many snails and hermits)? I saw them getting aggressive toward hermits and nassarius snails that got close at one point. I never say a full nest of eggs at any point as I have seen in youtube videos but I saw like 4-5 once. Should I have just pulled the rock as soon as I saw the male pass over to fertilize... 4-5 baby fry is better than none?
Anyone have experience with this situation? Thoughts and/or suggestions?