clown breeding

[nurseturk]

:hypnotyized: Hi ! Just joined and have started breeding my clownfish ! I have 5 that are 5 days old and a new batch on the rock that will hatch on Tue. Anyone with exp. with hatching baby fry ??

[Texreefer]

I do.. do search for my thread and If you have any questions fire away.

[FossilReef]

I do, what do you need to know?

[zcatzmeow]

I would love to hear more about your clowns. How old are they? How long before they started to breed for you? Any tips? :)

[nurseturk]

I've had my pr. for a yr. now, and they didn't start laying eggs until I got them a nice anemone!! Then it was about a month later with the eggs. I also have green chomis that lay eggs after a big water change !! One tip that helps is feeding frozen brine every night. Now my clowns have a batch of eggs every 10 days !! It takes 8 days for the eggs to hatch, and then in 2 days they lay another batch !! I now have 2 that are 17 days old and 30 that are a wk old, and a batch that will be ready on Fri. I'm tired already -- LOL

[nurseturk]

How long did it take before your fry started to get their first stripe ?? My 17 day fry are still light brown. Any place that showes all the diff. stages ?

[donduncan]

Once your clowns lay eggs do you remove the fry's.
I would love for my clowns to start having baby's. I have a pair of True percs. The female is yellow and the male is orange.

[donduncan]

What type of anenome would you suggest for percs. I also have a maroon. Will he cause problems once an anenome is added? right now they all get along in a 135 reef set up

[jdjm07]

I HAVE 4 MARRON CLOWN FISH AND A TRUE PERCULA CLOWN FISH ..AND MY MARRON DOMINATE MORE THAN THE PERCULA..IF YOU PUT A ANEMONE THE MARRON WILL TAKE IT!!

[reefer man]

idk now about that but thats really cool good luck

[tropheusmaster]

I have been thinking of a 10 gal breeder for clowns but i have no experience for breeding at all

[jrodriguez]

I have a pair of maroon clowns that I just got them a very large Condy anenome would this be sufficent for them to breed

[donduncan]

Do clowns need a Anenome to breed

[donduncan]

Will the breed in a big tank or do you need a breeding tank

[aggman]

I have a pair of maroon clowns that I just got them a very large Condy anenome would this be sufficent for them to breed

i don't think the condy will be a suitable host for your maroon clowns. entacmaea quadricolor (bubble tips) are the preferred anemones for these fish. now, this is a generalization, there have been a few instances where they do host-but the key word is 'few'.

~alex

[aggman]

Do clowns need a Anenome to breed

no, clowns do not need an anemone to spawn. the requirement of an anemone is a false truth. in the wild, they're symbiotic relationship actually has a purpose. the clownfish is protected by the anemones tentacles, and the anemone is protected by the clownfish. but in a captive tank this is hardly a problem because we, as responsible caregivers, wouldn't put direct predators in our tanks to harass and attack these organisms.

~alex

[aggman]

Will the breed in a big tank or do you need a breeding tank

if your pair is provided a suitable environment, they will begin to spawn. a separate tank is not necessary for this. however, proper husbandry techniques do urge for the use of separate tanks for the raising of the hatching and raising of the fry.

~alex