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Clownfish Breeding

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by marionreefer, Mar 4, 2012.

  1. Mar 4, 2012 #1
    marionreefer

    marionreefer

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    A couple of weeks back, Craig
    (xroads) said that if anyone has any fish that regularly
    spawn, and is interested in breeding, let me know & we will be glad to help
    you out!
    I have a pair
    of Yellow Stripe Maroon Clownfish for six
    years now and they have not spawned yet. The female is about 2-1/2” to 3” and
    the male is about a 1-1/2” to 2”. They usually only come out of their clay pot
    to eat or nip at my hand when I am cleaning their tank. They are in a 29-gallon
    tank by themselves because they are so aggressive. I do have one piece of live
    rock and about 1-1/2” of live sand.
    Is it
    beneficial to have sand, live rock, coral and some snails or crabs in the tank
    or is it better to just have a bare tank?
    I also
    have six black & white Ocellaris Clownfish. Two have shown signs of mating,
    but nothing yet. How big and/or old do they have to be before they will mate?
    Is it better to have tank mates or not?
    Is there anything that I can do
    to help the process along?
    Any help would be greatly
    appreciated.
     Joe
     
  2. Mar 4, 2012 #2
    xroads La Porte City, IA

    xroads Veteran Reefkeeper Vendor

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    Slowly lengthen the light period so it is two hours longer then it is right now.

    Feed more often, high quality foods.

    Slowly raise the temperature to 80-81
     
  3. Mar 4, 2012 #3
    marionreefer

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    I all ready raised the temperature from 78 to 80, but I do like the lengthen the light period. I feed them 4 times a day now, but all they will eat is flake food. Anything else just sits at the bottom of the tank.

    Thanks Craig.

    Joe
     
  4. Mar 5, 2012 #4
    erayk1 Coralville, IA

    erayk1 Well-Known ReefKeeper Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member

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    My Perculas are breeding at 77 degrees on a regular basis. Anyone in the Iowa City area have a good batch of rotifers I could snag some from?? Otherwise I will just have to order them...unless Craig has some at the store.

    I raised a couple batches about 3 years ago from this pair so I'm itching to get started again!

     
  5. Mar 5, 2012 #5
    phishcrazee Riverside

    phishcrazee Experienced Reefkeeper

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    Have you had the male for 6 years too? He's only that big and you've had him for 6 years?! Seems like they should both be a bit bigger........Have you tried Rod's frozen food? I've never seen a fish turn that down and clowns in my experience are really not picky eaters. I would try switching to a better food. Flake food quickly loses its vitamins and nutritional value after opening, make sure to date it after you open it and refrigerate. I toss it(flake food) after 5-6 months and get new.
     
  6. Mar 5, 2012 #6
    Sunner

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    I had some Maroons that bred about two years ago. I had the lights on for 14 hours and a temp of about 76. They didn't breed for 3 years then I changed the food they were eating. I had a good variety of foods. I only gave them flakes once a day then pellets 2 times a day. Once a week I would try brine shrimp if I had them. They were in a 75 gal reef tank but never tried to raise the babies. The female was 5" and the male was about 2.5". Good luck.
     
  7. Mar 5, 2012 #7
    erayk1 Coralville, IA

    erayk1 Well-Known ReefKeeper Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member

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    I feed a ton and they are probably laying eggs about every 2-3 weeks like clockwork. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif
     
  8. Mar 5, 2012 #8
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    What are you guys waiting for, start raising them babies up.
     
  9. Mar 5, 2012 #9
    Sunner

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    Erayk1, I am glad you got them laying. If you need to get rid of some babies let me know.
     

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