Introducing new clown?

[Timbits]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

I guess the eggs hatched in the daytime today which is strange because they usually hatch at night. They were suppose to hatch tonight or tomorrow. The lone female is about ready to lay new eggs and is doing the males usual job of cleaning up and guarding their egg laying spot. She usually doesn't do much of this but I guess since hes gone she is.

Will she keep laying eggs without a mate?

I'm so sorry for your loss! if i lost one of my breeding clownfish i would cry. anyways what happened with the eggs is because the male is gone it sorted stressed the female out so she ate the eggs. she mite lay another batch of eggs if she already pregnant but after that she won't unless there is a male present. what kind of clownfish do u have? i would probably wait a week or two before introducing another clown. it should be fine to do so just make sure it is smaller than your female but not too small try to find one that is roughly the same size as your male and they should pair up depending on what kind of clownfish u have. Hope this helps.