What are THESE??? Anemone Eggs?

EllisJuan · Apr 20, 2014

I went out of town for the weekend and come back and found my anemone with these on/in it's bulbs. My clowns have been acting like they were getting ready to spawn. Are the clown eggs? Anemone eggs? Something else?

lisa28 · Apr 20, 2014

I was told they wouldn't lay inside the anemone but maybe if it was their first time they haven't figured it all out yet. I have no clue though just speculating.

NOLA Reefer · Apr 20, 2014

Not the right shape or color for any clown eggs that I've ever seen, but no clue as to what it is.

brocstrongo · Apr 20, 2014

Following. I wanna see how this develops

EllisJuan · Apr 20, 2014

Whatever it is, I hope it is not bad...lol. This BTA is just finally healing up from a terrorizing pair of Skunk cleaners I had to pull out of the tank and some VERY aggressive initial love from my clowns.

Rjramos · Apr 20, 2014

They almost look like bubbles. Did you drop the level of the tank and expose the anemone to air recently?

EllisJuan · Apr 21, 2014

Rjramos said:
They almost look like bubbles. Did you drop the level of the tank and expose the anemone to air recently?

Nope, sure haven't They have a cream/brownish color to them.

Carter o51 · Apr 21, 2014

Maybe the anemone is getting ready to spawn?

SpartaReef · Apr 21, 2014

I wanna know what happens next

EllisJuan · Apr 21, 2014

What happened next is a hermit crab crawled all around the edge of my nem during feeding, ticked it off, and she went 80% closed much to my clowns chagrin...haha

EllisJuan · Apr 21, 2014

The guys over at RC say that they are indeed Anemone eggs. Today there are more in more tips...

lisa28 · Apr 21, 2014

Interesting, do you have another bta to fertilize the eggs? I read that sexual reproduction is really rare so your tank must be in great condition!

EllisJuan · Apr 21, 2014

lisa28 said:
Interesting, do you have another bta to fertilize the eggs? I read that sexual reproduction is really rare so your tank must be in great condition!

Unfortunately, I don't have another bta. I am actually looking for another, but have not found the right one yet. It would be really cool if I could actually get a pair to spawn. As far as tank condition, thanks. I do the best I can to keep everything healthy.

SpartaReef · Apr 21, 2014

I read that when they spawn it can crash a tank, as it gets so murky...

EllisJuan · Apr 21, 2014

SpartaReef said:
I read that when they spawn it can crash a tank, as it gets so murky...

Great... :(

Do you recall if that is when females release eggs, males release sperm, or the combination of both?

lisa28 · Apr 21, 2014

SpartaReef said:
I read that when they spawn it can crash a tank, as it gets so murky...

I think that's just when the sperm is released, there's a video of it on YouTube, it looks like the nem is smoking so it clouds the water. Kinda cool and really gross.