clownfish breed

[Reefkeeper14]

I have been planning on breeding clownfish for awhile and would like to get a nicer pair of clownfish to breed (preferably percula or occelaris). I have bred my regular clownfish and have raised some of the babies. some questions I have are do the different morphs of clownfish have a higher percentage of the babies that share there special traits like stripes. i have also read that either the male or female( icant remember which) affects the paterns of the clownfish therefore I could buy only one special fish and one regular one. Also what do you experienced breeder suggest to feed them throughout there childhood and where can i get that. My last question is where is a good place to buy the special morph clownfish that are already mature
Thanks

 

[ambrosiozoa]

I have been planning on breeding clownfish for awhile and would like to get a nicer pair of clownfish to breed (preferably percula or occelaris). I have bred my regular clownfish and have raised some of the babies. some questions I have are do the different morphs of clownfish have a higher percentage of the babies that share there special traits like stripes. i have also read that either the male or female( icant remember which) affects the paterns of the clownfish therefore I could buy only one special fish and one regular one. Also what do you experienced breeder suggest to feed them throughout there childhood and where can i get that. My last question is where is a good place to buy the special morph clownfish that are already mature
Thanks

+1 would like to try breeding

 

[KoleTang]

Tagging along

 

[10galclowns]

I'm pretty sure the female is where the most traits come from and there's this really good guy that has this site called clownfishdepot.com and I know they have mature fish. He always has beautiful fish.


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[Trex]

If my bio101 memory serves, it will come from both. What really matters is if the genes you are hoping to see are recessive or dominate.

I remember that chart for eye color, with blue being recessive and brown dominate.

The first "B" from the male, the second one from the female. "B" -- dominate "b" recessive.

BB -- brown
Bb -- brown
bB -- brown
bb -- blue

 

[10galclowns]

I dot understand that ^


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[Trex]

I had a feeling that was going to happen -- its been 20 years since I have had that class.

Basically, it is a way to figure out the possible outcomes for eye color for an offspring.

If both parents have brown eyes (( but carry the recessive gene for blue )) and have a child the chances for blue eyes would be 25%.

Hard to make that chart here, but I will try.

.......B......b
B.....BB....Bb

b....bB.....bb

Top row is Parent A. The side one is Parent B --- sex doesn't matter.

 

[Trex]

This chart is better. Think of eye color in humans as being similar to a fancy mis-bar in clowns.

 

[temper76]

As for me I'm putting my future breeding pair together ,n I don't wanna spend 900$-1000$ on a "breeding pair" example if I wanna breed snowflakes i would buy me the biggest regular ocellaris I could find for 30$- 40$$ n 3-4" age 3+years then spend good money on a super snowflake 150$-220$ juvi they could fertilized eggs at 8 month I believe, same thing if u doing Picasso get a regular female perc big or a onyx female n buy a extreme Picasso

 

[Trex]

That will give you only a 25% chance of each offspring bring those traits, if you mate a "normal" one with a "fancy" one.
If you are really wanting to breed clowns and have "fancy" offspring, I would start with 2 "fancy" clowns, will give you better odds. Of course, there is no need to buy a breeding pair, just pair up 2 clowns that have the traits that you desire, and let natural take its course.

 

[ritter6788]

Brings back memories of science class. I haven't thought about Punnett Squares since, until now! :xd:

 

[Trex]

Brings back memories of science class. I haven't thought about Punnett Squares since, until now! :xd:

I am getting a headache from this thread. I am too old for this much thinking.

 

[KoleTang]

If my bio101 memory serves, it will come from both. What really matters is if the genes you are hoping to see are recessive or dominate.

I remember that chart for eye color, with blue being recessive and brown dominate.

The first "B" from the male, the second one from the female. "B" -- dominate "b" recessive.

BB -- brown
Bb -- brown
bB -- brown
bb -- blue

Good point.

Brings back memories of science class. I haven't thought about Punnett Squares since, until now! :xd:

Haha. And they promised that you would use that information for the rest of your life.:wink:

I am getting a headache from this thread. I am too old for this much thinking.

Haha

As for me I'm putting my future breeding pair together ,n I don't wanna spend 900$-1000$ on a "breeding pair" example if I wanna breed snowflakes i would buy me the biggest regular ocellaris I could find for 30$- 40$$ n 3-4" age 3+years then spend good money on a super snowflake 150$-220$ juvi they could fertilized eggs at 8 month I believe, same thing if u doing Picasso get a regular female perc big or a onyx female n buy a extreme Picasso

This is not necessarily good practice. The gene (or allele?) that you want may be recessive and could be almost always "overwritten" by a dominant gene. Also you narrow your % by cutting the amount of possibilities of the trait in half (each parent gives on "snowflake" gene. But if you only have one parent giving a snowflake gene then your chances are now cut)

 

[Just Clownin Around]

In order to get any mutation of the gene expression you need a recessive recessive pairing. Unless it is present in both mates then it will not show. Now that that's off the table lets get into this a little deeper. If ou have a designer the trait expression has been rec rec already so now if paired with a regular bar you get like a 30 dominance of expression but only if the designer is 3 or 4 th gen

 

[Just Clownin Around]

Oh if you need any designers let me know I have got all different ones

 

[Reefkeeper14]

so if i bought lets say a female picasso clownfish and a male regular clownfish who had picasso parent would i have the same chances of getting a picasso has if i had wo picassos
Thanks for all the replys you guys are great

 

[10galclowns]

Ok so In my tank I got a Picasso which I think is going to he the female and a platinum what are the babies going to turn out?


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[Giancarlo]

Ok so In my tank I got a Picasso which I think is going to he the female and a platinum what are the babies going to turn out?


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A dragon...

 

[temper76]

Picasso female X platinum = regular percs,misbars,Grade b,A ,n extreme Picasso n more platinums

 

[Clownfish Depot]

Picasso female X platinum = regular percs,misbars,Grade b,A ,n extreme Picasso n more platinums

+1 :bigsmile: