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Post by Salty on Jan 3, 2014 8:18:06 GMT -5
Morning All!!! So I know my clowns have been paired up for awhile but last night i happened to look into there nest and seen Clown fish fry!!!!! I was just wondering if anyone else has breed these before as I am start thinking about it. AS for the fry in the tank I might just use darwin "survival of the fittest" and cross my fingers that some live. you can see picture on my tank thread windsoraquaria.proboards.com/thread/822/55-salt-tank?page=2#scrollTo=8997if anyone has a helpful comments it would go nicely with my research!! I can now official say I hae breed fresh and saltwater fish BAM!!!!  LOL Cheers |
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Post by thornroun on Jan 3, 2014 11:10:27 GMT -5
Congrats, did u name half of them Marlin Jr and one Nemo? Lol
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Post by guppyguy on Jan 3, 2014 13:23:33 GMT -5
That is awesome. Congrads
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Post by Salty on Jan 3, 2014 13:53:31 GMT -5
Congrats, did u name half of them Marlin Jr and one Nemo? Lol Ha Ha Ha.... they are still alittle young to figure out which one is nemo lol! |
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Post by thornroun on Jan 3, 2014 14:12:56 GMT -5
I never seen anybody successfully captive bred clown fish, it's pretty hard with the female all picky about how the eggs is being take care of by the male. If she doesn't like it she'll kicked him out, smh females lol (pun). U must of doing something right so congratulations again and please enter for BAP because I know clown fish is not easy to breed.
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Post by lesfromlakeshore on Jan 3, 2014 14:13:13 GMT -5
Simply incredible
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Post by Salty on Jan 3, 2014 14:57:55 GMT -5
I never seen anybody successfully captive bred clown fish, it's pretty hard with the female all picky about how the eggs is being take care of by the male. If she doesn't like it she'll kicked him out, smh females lol (pun). U must of doing something right so congratulations again and please enter for BAP because I know clown fish is not easy to breed. Thanks agian!! For the BAP can I just follow the information on the forum? i thought it was only fresh water?!?!!? |
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Post by guppyguy on Jan 3, 2014 15:02:14 GMT -5
You have to be a society member to enter BAP. Lesfromlakeshore is our BAP chairman so he will decide.
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Post by fin on Jan 3, 2014 16:55:50 GMT -5
clown fish have been bred in captivity , the trick is like fresh water fish is to raise them up. i'm sure you can do it just may take some practice. good luck and congrats.
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Post by lesfromlakeshore on Jan 3, 2014 17:35:36 GMT -5
Salt water fish and corals would fall into a M.B.A.P.( Marine Breeders Award Program ). It is something we are looking into and plan on instituting . So if you are successful by all means it would be awesome if you participated . You do have to be a Windsor Aquarium Society member.
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Post by gabor129 on Jan 3, 2014 20:35:56 GMT -5
I also had this happen several times! My clowns lay about once or twice a month! Never had any survivors! When the eggs hatch they go through the larva stage and most end up in the filter sock (unless eaten by other fish)! However if you have rotifers you can raise the fry fairly easily! I would suggest removing the eggs to a tumbler (or just separate them from the parents and run air over the surface for water movement!) Rotifers eat phytoplankton so they should not be a problem to culture, you just need to find a good starting culture!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2014 22:01:47 GMT -5
Congratulations on the fry!
I know a few hobbyists who breed and raise clownfish successfully. They are one of the marine fish that can be bred in captivity with some care. ORA breeds their own clownfish and they supply a number of retail stores such as J&L Aquatics, etc. Check out this link to see some of the clownfish they breed - www.orafarm.com/products/fish/clowns/ just to give you an idea. If you're serious about raising them, then I'd hook up with a few breeders on a dedicated SW forum such as Reef Central, etc. I can try and contact a local hobbyist on the east coast who I knew was breeding them some years ago. I'd just need to see if I still have his contact info. |
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Post by Launch on Jan 5, 2014 12:44:02 GMT -5
My clowns always looked like they were going to lay eggs and never did. I'm hoping they do because I have a black and white tank raised and a ocellaris tank raised that have paired up. it might back for some interesting colour combos and patterns.
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Post by Salty on Jan 8, 2014 8:17:27 GMT -5
Just an update.... I have free swimmers but they really cant take the flow in my tank. I turned off a power but Ive still witnessed them getting blown away and then pegged off  I Counted 9 last night but the number is dropping. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 15:34:35 GMT -5
Awesome. Have you considered separating them?
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LOL 
I Counted 9 last night but the number is dropping.