Anenome in clownfish breeding tank

[fishlocks04]

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 consistent babies every 10-14 days

 

[Tahoe61]

You want to raise the fry right?
The clowns will likely spawn right next to the anemone.
The goal is to separate the eggs close to hatch or separate the larva immediately upon hatch, having an anemone would complicate that.

 

[Jekyl]

Welcome to R2R

How old is this tank and what type of lighting? Clowns will be clowns but anemone have their own set of requirements.

 

[dthom]

IME an anemone does not change the breeding behavior or frequency. Does make it harder to collect the fry though!

 

[OrionN]

Clowns love flat surface to lay eggs on. My clowns always have anemones and breed regularly. I put a small square tile(4x4 or 6x6) near the foot of the anemone and 100% of the time the clowns use it to lay their eggs on. Make sure the time is study and stable which is really easy.
In the past when I breed clowns, I just exchange the tile for another one on the day that the eggs hatch.
The pictures above are just quick picts just to demonstrate the point. In my QT system that become semi-permanent home for my pair of WC Ocellaris.

 

[OrionN]

 

[Jordxn]

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 consistent babies every 10-14 days

It depends where they usually lay, I know some corals that a noodle like can distract them and they'd spend time playing instead of breeding. If they lay on something that the aneome will be attached to, then it's going to be difficult and getting a Larval trap will get some but you'll have a huge reduction of fry, other methods can include a dim light turned on after they hatch as they will swim to the top and using a net however they are very fragile and a lot will get SFS. If you use a plant pot or I use a discus breeding cone and they lay there then it should be fine as they usually lay somewhere near to an anenome. However, there has been stories where an aneome has walked over a batch of eggs and the parents have eaten all the eggs, perhaps believing they are contaminated however this isn't very common.