Mated clowns actually mating!

Bill_Moorman · Jul 27, 2018

My clowns are mating and I’ve found eggs multiple times over the past few months. Any tips to maybe save a few and have them survive?

DSC reef · Jul 28, 2018

Congrats. We always wanted to try and breed clownfish. Here's a bump for you, any successful breeders that can share some info?

Captain Quint · Jul 28, 2018

I'll chime in later as I am heading out for the day on my Harley.

It is a tad involved to breed, but also a rewarding experience.

Captain Quint · Jul 30, 2018

Sorry, it took so long to get back on this.

Versus writing a novella on the subject I would like to present a decent article which will touch on the main aspects from a clutch to a fry and how to best achieve success. I do a simpler version of havig a small tank ready and cultures ready.

http://www.fellsman.se/akvarium/raising_clownfish.pdf

Also a few pics of setups I use for the various cultures and tank to raise the fry in. (note, I keep a small PH in the tank until the 8th day for airing/fanning of the eggs the male would generally do. I then take it out so the fry is not sucked in and beaten to death.

DaLilFishie · Aug 8, 2018

when i only had freshwater tanks i had a breeding pair of german blue rams. i heard they breed very similarly to clowns. they bred like 6 times but all of the fry died once they were free swimming. the other fish probably ate them, as i didnt have a breeding tank.

ZoWhat · Aug 8, 2018

What other fish do you have in the tank?

Any other fish will devour those eggs like me at a breakfast at Bob Evans.

So to breed, they must be the ONLY TWO in the tank

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DaLilFishie · Aug 8, 2018

skimjim said:
What other fish do you have in the tank?

Any other fish will devour those eggs like me at a breakfast at Bob Evans.

So to breed, they must be the ONLY TWO in the tank

.

3 kuhli loaches, 4 rummynose tetras, small bristlenose, 4 harlequins.

Bill_Moorman · Aug 9, 2018

skimjim said:
What other fish do you have in the tank?

Any other fish will devour those eggs like me at a breakfast at Bob Evans.

So to breed, they must be the ONLY TWO in the tank

.

They are the only fish in the 40b. They actually spawned again today, and I got to see them lay and fertilize eggs. It was pretty neat.

I am not set up for this clutch either, but I would love to try one day.

Thank you all for the info. I’m going to save this and maybe try this winter!