clownfish breeding

Hey Reefers! I wanted to start this thread as a personal diary of sorts to follow my clownfish breeding journey and to share my experience in case it's useful to anyone looking to give it a go themselves. To start, this is my first go at breeding saltwater fish. I've had reefs for about a...

I am currently a marine-bio student working on an honors project about the unique hermaphroditic nature of clownfish! I am wondering if there is an amateur breeder (or two) that would be willing to let me ask a few questions about and/or provide a few photos of their operation and breeding...

My clownfish have recently started spawning and the eggs hatch about 8 days in I get a few hundred but the majority of fry are tiny almost 4 times smaller than the big ones which if I’m lucky I get 10 but the rest are small fry. I was wondering if anyone else has this problem or has a solution...

Hey everyone, I’m planning to start a small reef tank (around 15 gallons) and want to eventually try breeding clownfish. I’m wondering — if I just buy 2 clownfish, will they eventually pair up and breed on their own? I’ve heard that one becomes female and the other stays male, but I’m not sure...

Hey everyone! I’m new to the saltwater side of the hobby and wanted to share my journey so far—plus get some advice and reassurance from the pros here on Reef2Reef! I’ve been keeping freshwater tanks for a while, but about 3 weeks ago, I finally took the plunge into saltwater and set up my...

I just want to share a video of my clownfish laying eggs. Its a long video. They take about 2-3 hours from when they start cleaningbthe area until all eggs are laid. I got my pair from a breeder about 7 years ago. Their parents are Nebula and a Doni Snowcasso. They started laying eggs March of...

I’ve had this trap for a while and my clownfish are on their 8th batch now and I can only manage to get 5 fry each time while I see hundreds of eggs I only have clowns in my tank and a royal gramma I place the trap on the opposite side of the eggs and the eggs are on a rock

I have a proven breeding pair of clowns that are showing breeding behavior already after only being with me 2 weeks i want an anenome but my friend sais it would distract the breeding process and cause incosistent breeding is this true has anyone kept anenomes in a clown breeding tank and had...

I’m currently raising a few clownfish fry around 8 are left but their stomachs seem to be bigger than the rest of their body almost twice the size or bigger. If any one has or had this problem and knows the solution would be a great help

Can clown fish fry and hermit crabs be together My clown fish fry are 3 days old and the water is tinted so i cant see if they are all still alive. was thinking of throwing a hermit in there to eat the dead fry if there are any. has anyone tried this before, this should also keep an ammonia...

Hi Guys I was just about to do my weekly water change and noticed what looks like eggs attached to my rock next to where my clownfish are hosting a BTA. Are these eggs? They have never laid eggs before. If they are eggs what should I do with them?

I am having some trouble with the color of this guy since I’m a bit colorblind. To me he looks red and none of the other babies are red. I know the mocha variation is usually more of a dark orange or brown but this one looks more red to my eyes. Wasn’t sure if I could add video so I added a few...

Sorry for the blue light. In the video I tried to film the underside of the darker clown to show its girth. It definitely it much bigger than the other. They only stay around this one rock out of the whole tank. Any questions? https://youtube.com/shorts/w3cKR6l0LXw?feature=share

I slightly panicked for a second when I first saw a bunch of little orange dots in my aquarium right next to my ocellaris clownfish and their anemone. My immediate thought was that it was some weird algae or pest. A few seconds later I realized my clowns had laid eggs! I thought it was pretty...

Hi all, It’s now Day 3 since my clownfish laid eggs and I was wondering if anyone here can give me a load of useful information/tips that will aid me in raising the fry. I have wanted to breed clownfish for a while and I have done my research so I know the basics but I’m after more searching...

I have 2 clownfish that have been together for about 3 years. Both are the same exact size and I’m trying to breed them or get them started so if I want to I can raise some fry. Just wondering what I should do to encourage some breeding or just some tips in general. Thanks in advance

My clowns have been spawning for years and I finally decided to try raising them. Glad I did, there's so many interesting ones appearing! :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Good Afternoon from the UK! My tank has finally cycled and I have added a beautiful pair of Clownfish(mocha + OG) that look just about the size to start breeding.(please see attached and let me know what you think). My plans are to buy a good sized anemone and a couple of corals soon to make...

Looking to buy breeding pair or pairs of clowns. Hoping for some high end pairs! Let me know what you’ve got and how much through pm

Hi, Does anyone have any experience keeping a phyto/rotifer culture up in Canada? I'm looking for something to feed a phytoplankton culture but can't find anything. I can't get rg complete or micro algae grow here in Canada and looking for an idea for an alternative. Thanks

Hi, I just got a pair of juvi Mocha Storm clowns. What food(s) do you recommend that I start feeding them and how frequently. I'd like to at some point try to breed them. I'm reading that variety of food is important also. Thanks

clownfish breeding rack set up. I’m super stoked for this one! Started doing research on building a rack of multiple tanks all tied into one system. Well now I have the rack x7 10g aqueon tanks and x2 20 gallon aqueon tanks. I’m looking to replace the 20’s with x4 40g breeders later on. I’m...

Hi, I’m starting my journey breeding clownfish. I will have three pairs (I’d start with one, but I already have three unpaired female clownfish so why not?). If each pair lays twice a month, I’ll reasonably need 6 fry tanks. I’m going to divide a 55 gal into 6 sections that are ~9.5 gallons...

Just an hour ago I discovered my clownfish is not using its tail fin to swim anymore. It is just using its pectoral fins. This is not normal. He is eating fine and he has full color except in the underside. He has ripped fins all alone the bottom of him. Just the bottom fins not the top. Those...

Hello everyone, I hope there is someone out there that can help me with clownfish pairing info. Basically, I had bought a ~2.5 inch snowstorm oscellaris for my ~1.25 inch black oscellaris clown a while back. i’d say 1 year ago is when the bigger one was introduced to the smaller one. A month...