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Tile for spawning clowns

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Hello. I would like to put a piece of tile for my clowns to lay their eggs. Is there a special tile? Can I just use a regular kitchen tile? A piece of terra cotta? Any particular shape or size?

Also, what's the best way to attach the tile? Can I just glue it like a frag? I'm just concern that prying it out might be crack the tile. TIA.

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Shouldn't need to glue it down like a frag. Just rest it against the rock or whatever.

As for material, just about anything inert will do (e.g. travertine).

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travertine/marble is not what you want for various reasons, mainly due to some new studies as to what they may release. Use ceramic (terra cotta).

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Got a link, Gresh? I've been using them for frags for awhile now. Shock

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Does putting a tile in encourage spawning or does it just give them a place to lay their eggs? The rock my female clown picked and often cleans is removable and it is right by their anemone...s...anemones... So should I just let them use that or should I put a tile in?

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It simply gives them a place Matthew Smile

I'll try to dig it up Eric. I ran across it the other day. IIRC Radon was released from some marbles being used. Not sure how Radon reacts or works in saltwater though, or water for that matter.

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The yellow/orange stuff sets a geiger counter off Laughing out loud my pops said it's not too far off from yellow cake, it just needs to be enriched.

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haha yeah that was big in the news a year or more ago

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What was Tim, the radioactive part, or the radon part?

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radon is radioactive Tongue

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didn't know that Laughing out loud