Comments 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

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?

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.

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.

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:33:09 +0000

Yes, This makes me feel fantastic, because i just recently got 2 clownfish and they were fighting quite a bit and they are the same size and I was researching and learned that you should get one bigger then the other. Also one of mine did exactly what you said did a little siezure on its side and i thought, OH no its sick….. but no maybe its not!! great news. But I do have a yellow tang in the tang also and its in a 29 gallon fish tank, I am planning on getting an blue tip anenome in about 2 weeks but in about 3 months all three fish will be moved into a 150 gallon fish tank that may have a brown powder tang in it. WIll that be a problem, will the yellow tang be a problem for them?

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:59:50 +0000

Yes adult clownfish have been known to eat the young fry. This is why you need to move the fry to another aquarium.

By: Kalen Crawford

Kalen Crawford — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:51:14 +0000

I’m starting a black & white true percula breeding 10 gallon with 8lbs. live rock and 6 2inch square tiles 15lbs live sand and crushed coral. aqua tech 5-15 filtration till eggs are laid then switching to octogon shaped undergravel modified to sponge filter. This is the identical setup that i’ll be using on two other breeding tanks for a pink skunk pair and a fire clown pair. i always have several tanks on stand by in case of ammonia spike or any other type of contamination. This is my first time breeding i feel totally prepared having read everything and the internet is wonderful, and remember you can never have too much knowledge or back-up equipment just in case. Remember you could ultimately be growing MONEY so treat them that way

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:16:55 +0000

You dont have to siphone them out you put a small flash light point it on the top of the water when the fish are hatching they go to the light hold a bowl in the water where the light is shining then siphone the rest of them out,

By: mohammed.nawaf

mohammed.nawaf — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:36:17 +0000

Do Adult Clown fish eat baby clown fish ? plase tell me ok ?

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:42:54 +0000

As noted, you need to create a siphon with air line hose. Siphon the fry out of the tank and into a smaller tank.