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Post by cdeboard on Jul 4, 2009 16:07:26 GMT -5
I know a lot goes in to clown breeding. I have read many threads and looked at many setups.
My question is.. if you had a tank solely devoted to a nem and a pair of clowns. Could it be possible to raise the fry in that tank and feed with rotifiers etc if there were no other predatory issues present.
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Post by dreminon on Jul 4, 2009 16:20:45 GMT -5
mama and papa would have a nice snack.
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Post by L0S3R on Jul 4, 2009 16:21:45 GMT -5
Ive thought about that as well, Most people say it wont work because the clowns will eat their own babies (not sure why or if its true it seems crazy) and corals will eat them as well.
Feeding would be extremely difficult in tank if you plan to keep your water quality up. Im sure youve read up on how to feed the fry. So you should see why I say this.
Corals? They can eat the fry when they are still tiny, then you have powerheads and what not that would literally suck them to their doom.
Theres alot of aspects to look into here. It may be possible and I do still get the thought from time to time. If there was enough thought and careful planning and research it may be possible to do. The water quality from feeding could do ill effects on the nem.
Phil has some experience in clown breeding so hopefully hell throw his 2 cents in.
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Post by cdeboard on Jul 4, 2009 16:24:22 GMT -5
Yeah... I mean they do it in the wild? so... I know its very difficult and most wont live even in a seperate fry tank etc. Just wondering.
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Post by L0S3R on Jul 4, 2009 16:28:42 GMT -5
The wild dont have powerheads and glass walls, theres a constant supply of phyto and zooplankton in the ocean and the parents have that constant supply of food as well to keep them from eating all their babies. The ocean is not really a fair comparison to anything in our tanks, we want to replicate as best as possible but we pale in comparison no matter what we do.
You could try it if you like i mean theres nothing to lose, but your best bet is to get some small tanks (10,20g) and use a foam air filter to keep water movement and oxygen flowing. The more you raise the more funds you have for your tanks lol.
Either way I wish you the best of luck if you do attempt breeding.
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Post by cdeboard on Jul 4, 2009 16:30:59 GMT -5
I have two small 10 gallons ready for it if need be.. so I have a lot of the equipment needed.
Just wondered if it was possible. I may.. depends.. I like to mess with corals more but of course less money in breeding clowns. Now the question is what to have. The lady likes the percs.
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Post by L0S3R on Jul 4, 2009 16:38:18 GMT -5
I am going to have a pair of picassos to breed before long,
I like percs better than occeslaris due to the black color that develops on the percs.
Clarkii have a nice look to them and so do black and whites. Maroons are neat.
If you want to do something different you could go for a latz. They are cool but expensive.
Percs and occelaris I do believe are easir to get breeding (could be wrong) but they are also some of the most expensive and common. (so easier to get a hold of)
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Post by cdeboard on Jul 4, 2009 16:41:58 GMT -5
I have a nice clarki right now... I had a pair but lost the one with my ammonia issue in the 37. The one I still have I hand picked because he is mostly black. Really nice looking clarki.
I think you are right about the percs and occ though being easier.
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Post by dreminon on Jul 4, 2009 16:45:14 GMT -5
yeah I plan on getting into the breeding of clowns, my problem mainly is the wife. lol but not how you would think she likes occeslaris becuse of the bright orange but I like black and whites and GSM so probably end up starting with occeslaris and when get bigger tank get a pair that I like
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Post by cdeboard on Jul 4, 2009 16:53:08 GMT -5
lol my girl is awesome.. she dropped it on me that we should keep the 37g last night.
She got me in the hobby. She found the 125 and said lets go look at it while she was looking for a sump for the 75 i had bought LOL
She picks out the fish.. etc.. so I have no issues.
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Post by dreminon on Jul 4, 2009 17:04:08 GMT -5
thats my wife to I am getting her into it without even having a tank setup. she wants to pic some of the fish and I can have pretty much whatever I want (after we get debt free of course. yesterday she was talking about when we add on to the house we are going to get(add on in 5years or so) puting in a full wall tank like 12 to 14 feet long 4 to 5 feet wide and like 6 to 8 foot tall. talk about crazy expensive I told her lol.
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Post by cdeboard on Jul 4, 2009 17:05:36 GMT -5
LOL no joke... that would be awesome though. Mine would go for it too, just money
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Post by dreminon on Jul 4, 2009 17:06:46 GMT -5
yah ill let her pull my chain and get it gonna cost more than the addition probablly. which means add a few more years till we do it
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Post by ADMIN2 on Jul 6, 2009 1:02:33 GMT -5
If you guys get a clutch of eggs let me know. It is kind of difficult to raise them but it is very interesting. If your planning to raise fry I would not do it in the parents tank.
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Post by allen on Jul 6, 2009 11:09:10 GMT -5
Im trying to breed them too but it's very hard for them to pair it's been six months in my tank and still no pair
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Post by ADMIN2 on Jul 12, 2009 23:48:42 GMT -5
It takes time. You never know if you will actually get a mated pair anyway.
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Post by allen on Aug 7, 2009 18:07:14 GMT -5
i have a question when i got my clownfish they were 1inch and a half and now they are about 2 inches could anyone guess a round about age they would have been when i got them thank you!
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Post by dreminon on Aug 7, 2009 19:25:56 GMT -5
you can never tell really,
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Post by ADMIN2 on Aug 7, 2009 20:58:49 GMT -5
I would say it would take around a year for them to become adults. This said you can not really know how old they were when you acquired them but they should be old enough by next year.
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Post by daviddelp09 on Jan 1, 2010 23:46:23 GMT -5
i just recently started thinking about trying to get into breeding them myself but it really does sound like alot of work
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Post by ADMIN on Jan 2, 2010 1:59:23 GMT -5
I know only one person locally who has had luck breeding and raising fry. It's a lot of work and a lot of money to do it right. Even then it's a 50/50 chance of breaking even. Eventually it may be easier to propagate live stock but right now it's still a major challenge even for the experienced.
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Post by daviddelp09 on Jan 4, 2010 23:31:03 GMT -5
i think i would be happy just having a pair that would lay eggs weither they hatched and i got the babies or not itd just be something neat to see
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