Just got back into reefing, is my clownfish producing eggs or something else?

[N00bMaster69]

I have a pair of clowns that have been hiding a lot more recently. I have double checked triple checked for signs of disease but see nothing. They have a good appetite and come out when I approach the tank. One hides in the back and another between the rock structure. I noticed that maybe both of their bellies are bigger than normal (maybe)? What triggered me to do more research is I found the female today just laying on a flat piece of the life rock with her head into the little cave. This alarmed me but they seem healthy. Attached are pictures of the pair. In each, the female is on the left.

 

[N00bMaster69]

Attached is the cove in the middle where the female hangs out and the hole on the side where I caught her laying down today. Please don’t mind the bubble algae I’m working on it lol

 

[Dbichler]

Yours circles section looks like cyano algae or bubble algae to the right of the circle. My pic shows clownfish eggs the male is the clownfish that tends to the eggs not the females.

 

[N00bMaster69]

Oh I didn’t know it was the male that attended to the eggs! How cool . But let me clarify, I don’t think they have spawned. I’m more curious if she’s beginning to carry based on their belly and/or behavior. Hope that clarifies

 

[Dbichler]

Is the male clownfish constantly biting the same spot of your live rock that’s the biggest indicator imo. Do you know a close age of your clownfish.