how often do clownfish lay eggs

[petemichelle]

i have a pair of clowns that laid eggs, and over the course of like 3-4 days while fanning and taking care of them, they seemed to eat them as well. any ideas why? this was a month ago, and they have not laid eggs since. will they do it again, and how often? what is the cycle. once a year, once a month, every 10 days????

 

[Wolf89]

Normally every 8-10 days IIRC

 

[Mjl714]

Normally every 8-10 days IIRC

Mine are a little less frequent. They lay the eggs fan them around a week or so, then they hatch and get eaten. Probably within the next two weeks, there is another batch.

 

[tnw50cal]

And some do eat them when they're new at laying them.

 

[petemichelle]

like i said, its' been more than a month an no more new eggs.. how come. will they ever lay again? was this a fluke? will it only be next season now that this season seems over?

 

[scottedontknow]

like i said, its' been more than a month an no more new eggs.. how come. will they ever lay again? was this a fluke? will it only be next season now that this season seems over?

just a practice run if you will. It takes time for them to get it right! Give it time and keep feeding them a LOT! Mine get def 5-7 times aday

 

[Smarkow]

Mine lay eggs as a function of how heavy I feed, and what I feed. I had fresh fish eggs for a while and those seemed to help spawning. Lately I have been less heavy handed and they haven’t spawned in 6 mo.

just a practice run if you will. It takes time for them to get it right! Give it time and keep feeding them a LOT! Mine get def 5-7 times aday

 

[Mike N]

like i said, its' been more than a month an no more new eggs.. how come. will they ever lay again? was this a fluke? will it only be next season now that this season seems over?

Did anything in the tank change after they laid the first time?
I remember that anytime I added a new fish or adjusted the rockscape, they wouldn't lay for an indeterminate amount of time.
Hopefully they do again soon for you.

 

[Paul B]

Between ten days and two weeks. I don't think they eat them, they hatch in a couple of days. I can find the fry if I turn off the pump and look closely at the surface.
This guy with his eggs is about 29 years old and still cleaning eggs.
They look like they are eating the eggs, but they are cleaning them

 

[FishDoc]

i have a pair of clowns that laid eggs, and over the course of like 3-4 days while fanning and taking care of them, they seemed to eat them as well. any ideas why? this was a month ago, and they have not laid eggs since. will they do it again, and how often? what is the cycle. once a year, once a month, every 10 days????

Most of my pairs lay every 10 days like clockwork. 8 days to hatch, two days to recoup and back to it.

 

[ThRoewer]

from: Influence of brooder diet and seasonal temperature on reproductive efficiency of clownfish Amphiprion sebae in captivity

 

[ThRoewer]

My bicinctus spawn every 11 to 12 days.
In the past I had ocellaris, percula, and clarki spawning equally often and predictably.
My current percula are far more inconsistent in their schedule and may add long breaks.