Pregnant Clown

[tshere]

Does anyone know how to tell if a clownfish is pregnant? She is getting a round belly and another clown acts as if he is protecting her from the other fish. What should I do if she is pregnant?

 

[mogurnda]

If her belly looks round and full, she may be carrying eggs. If spawning is imminent, the male will be cleaning off a spot on a rock, and trying to entice her there. She will deposit several dozen to a few hundred eggs on the rock, and they will hatch in about 8 days. Because the larvae are planktonic, they will probably just serve as a feast for the other animals in the tank.

I managed to shoot a few photos of mine spawning a few years ago, posted here:http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28492&highlight=clown+spawn

 

[Fishieness]

which one is getting the bigger belly? usualy the female will be the protector, so if the unpregnant one is protecting, then you just might have a fat male.

 

[tshere]

The one that's acting as if it's protecting the other one is not the one getting fat. It's the other one. It's the black and white one that tries to keep the yellow and white one in the corner.

http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/users/43d6f1adz49e228db/6826/__sr_/175e.jpg?phoaeMEBZoopSfOM
http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/users/43d6f1adz49e228db/6826/__sr_/5f53.jpg?phoaeMEBenQcdoUy
http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/users/43d6f1adz49e228db/6826/__sr_/9644.jpg?phoaeMEBI0Gw9hcE
http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/users/43d6f1adz49e228db/6826/__sr_/46f2.jpg?phoaeMEBCEdLuEDQ

 

[Fishieness]

none of them worked for me.
anyone else have luck on a different browser?

 

[Siklid]

no

links not working

 

[tshere]

We have seperated the two clowns from the other fish. The black clown is cleaning out a spot on the bottom of the tank I think. Here are the pics: