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My Clown Fishes have layed egs on one of my big rooks

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Not sure what to do if is hard to try hatching the clown fish eggs.
I have a bunch of eggs on the rock. Also, I have a 10 gallon tank that I could raise the small babies but not sure where to get the food for them or how to raise them.
Here are some images of the eggs.
I think it would be cool to have my first salt water baby fishes but not sure if it will be hard to raise them.
 

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My understanding is that it’s not so much “hard”, but that it takes a lot of time and some trial and error sometimes.
 
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I was never able to witness the hatching of the clownies; bet it will be cool if someone is able to record the miracle of life moment with a little camera.
 
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You'll need to have a culture of phytoplankton, rotifers and possibly some pods too. This is what the fry will eat.
After you have the cultures growing, you'll need a way to catch the fry, which is tricky, or you'll need to move the rock that the eggs are on to the 10 gal tank.
It's a lot of work but probably really rewarding.
 
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My pair of clowns have been laying eggs for well over 5 years, still never been able to get a single one to hatch.
 
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