Clowns Breeding

[Mando77]

I have 2 clowns that are showing all the signs of mating. They have been together for a year and are a good size, one is large one is a bit smaller. They go to the same corner of the tank and shake or kinda rattle agianst one another while they pick or clean off the side of the aquarium during dusk and dawn. I'm affriad that if eggs are laid they will be eaten or sucked through the filter. I also would like to try and keep the clowns in the tank. I have heard some stuff about tiles, but wonder what the best thing to do for a mated pair in an established tank. If I could transfer the eggs I would put them in a 38 gallon tank and raise them. Any help would be appreciated. This is the first time I have dealt with this issue.

[guppychao]

contact ALMON or dbartco they have had success in the past rearing clowns

[Brian Ward]

If you want to raise them, you can put down a small ceramic tile for them to lay the eggs on, and then remove it and place in a breeding tank. However, there is no NEED to raise them if you don't have the time. You will need quite a few things in order to successfully raise the fry and, as suggested, Doug (dbartco) or Almon are your best resources. Doug is otherwise occupied right now, so I'd shoot Almon a PM. Justin (ctenophore) may also be able to help you out.

[cabrego]

there are countless threads online that give insight on all of the techniques required to raise clown fry. It can be done but as mentioned it will require a significant amount of time and research to get the process down. google raise clonw fish and there weill be a number very helpful articles to get your started. I think I have a thread, http://www.wamas.org/forums/topic/34389-clown-fish-just-layed-eggs/

 

This is a thread from my first clutch, I some how managed to scramble together in a week do all the research and acquire rotifers from dbartco. I have a single survivor from my first clutch.

[Mando77]

Will look into guys, thanks

[Almon]

Hatching and raising fish is fun. It's really cool to see hundreds of little clownfish all huddling together. It's also a fair amount of work. It requires growing rotifers and brine and possibly phytoplankton, a little equipment, some space, lots of water changes, and some time twice a day.

 

But.....it's pretty cool.