Possibly courtship behavior in my clowns? (Video)

[RichtheReefer21]

Short video, I caught this tonight.

Opinions?

 

[Peace River]

Yep, that is what it looks like to me.

Or to put it another way . . .

"Yes. Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime." (Bambi, 1942)

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Lol - "...frickin' photo bombers".
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[RichtheReefer21]

Yep, that is what it looks like to me.

Or to put it another way . . .

"Yes. Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime." (Bambi, 1942)

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Lol - "...frickin' photo bombers".
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Haha classic. It appears the Male is cleaning the glass and making a bed underneath...

What's weird but not surprising since they were captive bred and tank raised, is that this spot in the corner is less than 12" from a Rainbow BTA that opens up to 10inches daily. ;Shifty

 

[Peace River]

Haha classic. It appears the Male is cleaning the glass and making a bed underneath...

What's weird but not surprising since they were captive bred and tank raised, is that this spot in the corner is less than 12" from a Rainbow BTA that opens up to 10inches daily. ;Shifty

I've come to realize that my role is to create the place for the fish and other reef inhabitants to thrive, and then they get to decide what they do with it. It seems like that also applies to the people in my life!

 

[RichtheReefer21]

I've come to realize that my role is to create the place for the fish and other reef inhabitants to thrive, and then they get to decide what they do with it. It seems like that also applies to the people in my life!

Well said. As we mature and age, I feel the things that make us smile mature as well. The simple things in life and small pleasures we always took for granted are held dear now.

I have no children of my own, so this is exciting.

 

[MnFish1]

Yes - you will have eggs the glass in a couple days/hours

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Yes - you will have eggs the glass in a couple days/hours

They have only been paired for 14 months or so. They were kids when I introduced them. I doubt the eggs will survive on the glass, but I gave that little corner spot a clean razor scrape to help the snowflake out.

From what I understand, if they were to lay on a rock. I could remove them and the eggs to like a 10gallon and let the parents hatch them correct?

I have done light research and also found a certain level of indirect flow with an airstone underneath is key to hatching, and then the process of fry food.

But if the eggs are on the glass I cant remove them correct?

 

[Peace River]

If the pair lay once then they will typically continue to lay eggs (as long as the water quality and nutrition continues at a solid level). I would recommend that you observe the behavior within the tank for the first spawn or two while continuing to research the clown breeding process. The hardest part isn't the eggs or the hatching, it is figuring out the food once they hatch. If you want to commit to raising clownfish fry you may want to consider the various food options from Reef Nutrition (especially their rotifer system). Good luck!

 

[RichtheReefer21]

If the pair lay once then they will typically continue to lay eggs (as long as the water quality and nutrition continues at a solid level). I would recommend that you observe the behavior within the tank for the first spawn or two while continuing to research the clown breeding process. The hardest part isn't the eggs or the hatching, it is figuring out the food once they hatch. If you want to commit to raising clownfish fry you may want to consider the various food options from Reef Nutrition (especially their rotifer system). Good luck!

Thank you so much.

I think I will let this round go and start doing research heavily and thanks for the Rotifers tip. cheers

 

[Peace River]

Thank you so much.

I think I will let this round go and start doing research heavily and thanks for the Rotifers tip. cheers

There is a lot of great info here on R2R about breeding clownfish (and SW fish in general) as well as a myriad of YouTube videos on the topic. A few classic book resources are (1) Clownfishes: A Guide to Their Captive Care, Breeding, & Natural History (Wilkerson, 1998), (2) Conditioning, Spawning, and Rearing of Fish with Emphasis on Marine Clownfish, 3rd printing (Hoff, 2009), and (3) The Complete Illustrated Breeder's Guide to Marine Aquarium Fishes: Mating, Spawning, and Rearing Methods for Over 90 Species (Wittenrich, 2007).

 

[MnFish1]

They have only been paired for 14 months or so. They were kids when I introduced them. I doubt the eggs will survive on the glass, but I gave that little corner spot a clean razor scrape to help the snowflake out.

From what I understand, if they were to lay on a rock. I could remove them and the eggs to like a 10gallon and let the parents hatch them correct?

I have done light research and also found a certain level of indirect flow with an airstone underneath is key to hatching, and then the process of fry food.

But if the eggs are on the glass I cant remove them correct?

Yes - there are also methods of removing the Fry once they hatch using light (they always hatch at night) - and the will rise to the light - you can use a small tube to siphon them into another container -there are also commercial 'fry traps' that use a similar method. The parents will fan the eggs - but once the Fry hatch (at least my clowns) the parents show no interest and they just swim away.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

There is a lot of great info here on R2R about breeding clownfish (and SW fish in general) as well as a myriad of YouTube videos on the topic. A few classic book resources are (1) Clownfishes: A Guide to Their Captive Care, Breeding, & Natural History (Wilkerson, 1998), (2) Conditioning, Spawning, and Rearing of Fish with Emphasis on Marine Clownfish, 3rd printing (Hoff, 2009), and (3) The Complete Illustrated Breeder's Guide to Marine Aquarium Fishes: Mating, Spawning, and Rearing Methods for Over 90 Species (Wittenrich, 2007).

Wow thank you so much for the bibliography!

I'll start my next learning curve.