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Bring on the clowns!!! Have clownfish ever bred in your tanks?
For many of us there is something almost magical about clownfish. From all the different species and the different patterns and variation to the “made for marketing” looks (and even a movie!), clownfish are a common sight throughout the hobby. Their built-in aggression and hierarchy of dominance can lead to fascinating transitions with the fish as they fill their roles in the breeding process. Clownfish will sometimes lay eggs in our reef tanks, but the eggs are just the first step. Having the eggs hatch and grow add additional stages and challenges which are often completed in a separate tank or tanks. What is your experience with breeding clownfish? Have clownfish laid eggs in your tank? Did the eggs hatch? Have you been able to grow out the clownfish? Please share in the thread below!
Picture of young clownfish from Darrell’s Aquarium by @Peace River
Many successful aquarists who breed clownfish have a full setup for clownfish breeding including separate tanks for each pair of clownfish, a hatching tank, grow out tanks, (let’s not forget) the rotifer tank for growing food for the newly hatched fish, and everything else that goes along with the process.
Looking for some specifics about breeding clownfish? Here is a link to a thread from one of our members explaining their clownfish breeding experience. If you are looking for additional help or inspiration, you can check out two related sections of the R2R forum: Fish Breeding Forum and Anemone & Clownfish Discussion. Have you ever set up a clownfish system, planned one that you haven’t built yet, or admired someone else’s clownfish system? Tell us about it in the discussion below or post a link to the related thread.
For many of us there is something almost magical about clownfish. From all the different species and the different patterns and variation to the “made for marketing” looks (and even a movie!), clownfish are a common sight throughout the hobby. Their built-in aggression and hierarchy of dominance can lead to fascinating transitions with the fish as they fill their roles in the breeding process. Clownfish will sometimes lay eggs in our reef tanks, but the eggs are just the first step. Having the eggs hatch and grow add additional stages and challenges which are often completed in a separate tank or tanks. What is your experience with breeding clownfish? Have clownfish laid eggs in your tank? Did the eggs hatch? Have you been able to grow out the clownfish? Please share in the thread below!
Picture of young clownfish from Darrell’s Aquarium by @Peace River
Many successful aquarists who breed clownfish have a full setup for clownfish breeding including separate tanks for each pair of clownfish, a hatching tank, grow out tanks, (let’s not forget) the rotifer tank for growing food for the newly hatched fish, and everything else that goes along with the process.
Looking for some specifics about breeding clownfish? Here is a link to a thread from one of our members explaining their clownfish breeding experience. If you are looking for additional help or inspiration, you can check out two related sections of the R2R forum: Fish Breeding Forum and Anemone & Clownfish Discussion. Have you ever set up a clownfish system, planned one that you haven’t built yet, or admired someone else’s clownfish system? Tell us about it in the discussion below or post a link to the related thread.
