Comments for Breeding Clownfish

Comment on Step 1 – A Breeding Pair of Clownfish by Dave

Dave — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:58:25 +0000

Hi i have a 12 gallon tank with about 20 pounds of live rock with 2 clown fish that i got from babys 1 fire tail goby a star fish about 8 hermit crabs and a few snails that i had for about 7 months now will the clown fish breed in this and if they did would the hermit crabs, snails or star fish bother the eggs i was reading down this form and seen the part where if one of the clown fish start twitching they are chosing between male and femaile and this has been happening so i just want to be prepaired in what to do if i seen eggs in there one day?
Thank you

Comment on Step 1 – A Breeding Pair of Clownfish by Randy

Randy — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:31:58 +0000

Hi, my one clownfish just constantly attacks the other and the other just hangs around the top of the tank and is scared, will this constant attacking finally end, and they will just get along, because the other one has already said it will be the male many times when it rolls on its side and twitches, or will the one being attacked die?

Comment on Step 1 – A Breeding Pair of Clownfish by Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:44:56 +0000

Hi There, i wonder if you can help. I brought 2 young clown fish together & have had them for 6 months. They have worked out their sexes. I recently brought an anemone & they have been very happily making a little home for them selves. Everything seemed to be going fine & it was looking like they were going to lay eggs soon as they were being very territorial. But very sadly last night when we came home we found the little male dead in the tank, he seemed fine in the morning & i have done a water test & all is ok. All the other fish are happy in the tank. Have you seen this before? I wondered if it was something to do with the breeding process, maybe his little heart gave out… The female now seems very distressed & is guarding the anemone. I do not think we have eggs as i cannot see any. Are they usually easy to see? What would you advise will she breed with another male? Should we get another clown just for company anyway or will they fight? It’s such a shame to lose one at this stage.

Comment on Step 1 – A Breeding Pair of Clownfish by Scott

Scott — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:46:02 +0000

That should not be a problem, but the powder brown and the yellow tang could possibly fight. They probably won’t bother your clownfish though. You should get the fish into the bigger aquarium as soon as possible though. A 29 gall is too small for all of those fish especially the tang that likes to swim around a bunch.

Comment on Raising Rotifers by Scott

Scott — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:43:28 +0000

Feed your clownfish one time per day with different foods including a good flake food, frozen fish food such as mysis shrimp, and pellet food.

Comment on Step 2 – Preparations For Clownfish Fry by Scott

Scott — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:42:24 +0000

The fry tank should be lit constantly so that the fry can constantly be looking for and eating rotifers.

Comment on Step 2 – Preparations For Clownfish Fry by Scott

Scott — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:41:13 +0000

A 5 gallon aquarium can be used for the fry tank and would work fine. You will need to closely watch the water quality and change the water often. Painting the outside of the tank would help to stop the fry from seeing their reflection. What ends up happening is the baby clownfish see their reflections in the glass and constantly bump into the glass and actually end up hurting themselves. You could also cover the outside of the glass with dark paper or a garbage bag.

Comment on Step 2 – Preparations For Clownfish Fry by Richard

Richard — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:34:10 +0000

Can 5gal tank be used for the fry tank?..And do I have to paint the outside Black? and why

Comment on Step 2 – Preparations For Clownfish Fry by Richard

Richard — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:31:29 +0000

What light cycle should be used on the fry tank?

Comment on Raising Rotifers by miki

miki — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:10:24 +0000

i bought clown fish 2days ago…can you please tell me how to feed time?