My first attempt raising clownfish

[ReeferMadness09]

Some pics of my oldest clowns 50dph. This tank has no fixture over it just ambient light so its a little dark but they are starting to get some color to them.

 

[jcm707]

Nice. How many do you have of the oldest hatch

 

[ReeferMadness09]

I'd have to estimate somewhere between 50-70ish. It seems like my success rate has been increasing with each hatch. It could also be due to my clowns laying more eggs as well.

 

[jcm707]

Some crazy stuff man so many fish lol. I think the clarkis at my work are going to start breeding again finally. Seeing them clean off the back wall a lot recently so hopefully

 

[ReeferMadness09]

Breeding clarkis would be cool. I havent seen many threads on people breeding them. Did you have to move them and that upset their cycle?

 

[saltyphish]

So, I have to know. What are your plans for these when they grow bigger? Love the thread been following it since the beginning.

 

[ReeferMadness09]

Ideally I'm hoping to work out some kind of deals with the various lfs around me. Every egg hatching is providing me with 70+ fish now. With those kinds of numbers every 2 weeks a lfs would offer the best constant supply/demand for me to keep at this. I'll be trying every avenue possible though like the local for sale sites, going to frag swaps, and even trading. This breeding project is extremely rewarding and I'm not expecting to get rich from it but it would be great if i could break even on my expenses doing it! If i can swing doing that I'll look into adding other clown fish pairs to the project.:rockon:

 

[jcm707]

Yeah we switched them to a 100 gallon reef but there too aggressive on there so we put them in a 50 they were originally in and I think there guna lay eggs soon.

 

[ReeferMadness09]

Sounds like you'll have eggs soon. do you plan to raise them?

 

[jcm707]

Yeah me and my coworker are going to try again once they start laying. Should be sweet

 

[ReeferMadness09]

The future of my fish breeding is looking good so far. Ive talked to 2 lfs and have some tentative agreements. Hopefully i have just as much luck with others. I might just be able to breed some other clowns after all.

 

[wowkingjames]

Great job! ;-)

 

[ReeferMadness09]

It seems my clowns have been slipping on their scheduled laying of eggs. Its been trending by getting delayed a day each hatch. This current hatching started monday and actually split so have the rest hatching today (tues). Not sure if im throwing them off their game or this is just how the wanna roll.

 

[stevers]

I went on vacation and the same thing happened to me but after heavy feedings the female has been looking rather plump, I' hoping for a clutch soon! Cool thread!!!!

 

[ReeferMadness09]

Clowns are still layin eggs and i currently have multiple batches being raised. They are in various stages of development since Ive been collecting them every 2 weeks. Rather then show that, heres a video to continue showing the progress of my oldest clowns. They are 69 dph at this point.
[video=youtube_share;8ZjpRyj2jUk]http://youtu.be/8ZjpRyj2jUk[/video]

 

[mwbeach]

Very cool. Following!

 

[ReeferMadness09]

Thought i'd post an update. I apologize about the video quality but all i had was my cell phone. Clowns in the tank are a mix of different hatches but the oldest are 98 days.
[video=youtube_share;eubQ0_G0nZE]http://youtu.be/eubQ0_G0nZE[/video]

 

[icedearth15324]

Absolutely amazing thread. I think my pair of perculas have just recently begun showing some signs of breeding, so I'm going to be keeping an eye on them, and maybe start getting some equipment ready for if they do breed.

Your thread has been incredibly informative to me. Good luck with the breeding.

 

[Eienna]

I'd love to be able to breed and raise some anthias or fairy wrasses...not holding my breath on that one, though....

Baby clowns are incredibly adorable.

 

[ReeferMadness09]

Thanks for the comments! I took some pictures of my clowns today. I've noticed some color variations. Some are darker brown/black while some are more orange/black. It'll be interesting to see if the colors stay the same as they grow.