Tankerini

Incredible what your doing... But its just made me realise when I get my clowns I dont want them to make babies (cause I have not got the means to do what your doing) and it would seem cruel to not care for any eggs they may have! How common is it for home aquarium kept clowns to breed? Hmmm should I get just one?

agsansoo

Thanks ! ... Very common if you have a pair. Not common to raise the fry. It's a lot of work.

Tankerini

Ok just been on your Member spotlight which probably answers the majority of questions swimming around my head! Wish I had done that first lol, instead of randomly searching the forums.

agsansoo

Update:
I moved my one month babies into a new 5 gallon cube. Here's a few photos.

chowes

Wow. They look pretty amazing

sgould

Very cool. So...what do you think was the turning point for keeping the fry alive compared to the ones you lost earlier on?

Martinismommy

Oh how absolutely ADORABLE !!!!!! This batch went really well didn't it?

agsansoo

Thanks chowes !

agsansoo

Daily water changes up until around day 7 and no live phyto in the larvae tank. Just instant algae. Also feeding the parents more before spawning helped too. This batch just grew faster than all the rest. I continue to loose whole batches since this one. My last batch all died ( around 1000 ) from the time I collected them at midnight, to the time I whole up in the morning at 7:00 a.m..

My female has stopped laying eggs again. And may not start up again until next year.

agsansoo

Yes it did ! Read the above.

Tankerini

Thats a really great pic! Ah bless mummy clowns giving "daddy" agsansoo a break until next year (watch this space lol).

fishloreadmin

This is a fantastic thread Andy. Thoroughly enjoy following your efforts.


Thanks for sharing your efforts with us,
Mike

agsansoo

Thanks Mike.
I've been very busy lately at work and at home. So there hasn't been much to update lately anyways ... LOL Just watching these little guys grow. In the above photo of the babies in the 5 gallon cube, you can see just how small they are. The two oldest babies (in the skull tank) are already showing their maroon attitude. They're fighting ! So much so I had to split them up. The smaller of the two is down right mean. I'll be selling her first. LOL

agsansoo

New video of the babies at feeding time. Hope you enjoy !

sgould

I've gotta say...that is very cool. Makes me want to go out and get another clown!

agsansoo

Thanks. Captive breed fish are always the strongest, healthiest and best for the environment. So what are you waiting for ? LOL

Tankerini

Hey Agsansoo,

Just wondering... Your maroons, did you buy them as a pair? Or did you have one first and introduce the other?

I've heard/read there the hardest clowns too pair off, whats the best way to go about getting a pair of clowns into your tank (percula, maroons or occellaris).

Thanks

Martinismommy

Oh my babies are getting so big!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love these guys....I'm so happy you finally had a successful spawn!

agsansoo

Did I buy a mated pair ? ... No, I did it the old fashion way. I dimmed the lights and played that CD from TV ..."Love songs from the 70's, 80's" LOL j/k
I purchased the smaller male about 6 months after the larger female.

g2g ... I'm at work. More later tonight !

Shawnie

so thats how to do it!! was it a marvin gaye cd?

Tankerini

Lol, don't tell me you play Mozart for the baby clowns to stimulate there minds and give them a sense of well being.

agsansoo

Mozart ... I like the idea !

agsansoo

Update:
All are well and growing a little each week. The littlest ones are 62 days old today.



A photo of one of my mis-bars. (wish I had a better camera)

howie418

I put together a website about how to breed clownfish. It can be found at snip

Butterfly

Howie418 please don't just advertise your website, if you can contribute advise or comments please do so. Thanks
Carol

Martinismommy

He looks cute with his missing bars! How unique......

agsansoo

Thanks Martinismommy. I also have one baby with no stripes. They call those naked clowns. I will try to take a photo today when the lights come on.

agsansoo

New photo ! They're getting a little bigger.

Martinismommy

That is an amazing sight to see! You have to be so proud of this!!!!!!!!!!

agsansoo

I just happy their still alive. I'm also glad my female only lays eggs a few month out of the year. It's a lot of work raising fry. One side note: I lost all my rotifer cultures when I went on vacation last month. My daughter couldn't care for them while I was gone. I will restart them soon. As they are good SPS food !