Clownfish Breeding?

[nick76lebanon]

Is there any one that can tell me what all I need to breed clownfish and like some pointers on how to do it? Or link me to a different thread? Every youtube video I watch they kind of just brush over everything like we should already know how to do it . And any pointers on pairing clownfish?

 

[JustPoprocks]

Clownfish Breeding Setup

So recently I’ve been given two pairs of clowns that actively lay eggs. I’m planning on creating a setup up to possibly breed them. Going with a 36gallon a black divider down the middle. All plumbed to a 20ish gallon sump with an area for a bunch of rubble rock. No sand, maybe rock, and a clay...

www.reef2reef.com

The one they linked in my post was good

 

[ThRoewer]

Is there any one that can tell me what all I need to breed clownfish and like some pointers on how to do it? Or link me to a different thread? Every youtube video I watch they kind of just brush over everything like we should already know how to do it . And any pointers on pairing clownfish?

What species do you want to pair? Some are easier to pair than others. Same goes for raising the babies.
Do you just want to raise a few babies or get serious about raising them in numbers?

 

[Skydvr]

Conditioning, Spawning and Rearing of Fish With Emphasis on Marine Clown Fish by Frank Hoff (ISBN 978-0-9662960-1-3) is pretty good. You can pick it up from Florida Aqua Farms (you can get the Plankton Culture Manual while you are at it, but most info you need for rotifer culture, which will likely be your primary first feed, is available on the Reed Mariculture website for free). There is a lot that isn't particularly applicable to a small scale home operation, but it is a pretty good place to start. It might fill in the gaps that the videos are taking for granted.

 

[Luis Perez]

Is there any one that can tell me what all I need to breed clownfish and like some pointers on how to do it? Or link me to a different thread? Every youtube video I watch they kind of just brush over everything like we should already know how to do it . And any pointers on pairing clownfish?

I do Aqualogy on YouTube and try my best. Also going to add more videos. Also answer any questions I can lol

 

[((FORDTECH))]

Before you even think about breeding clowns take my advice. Learn how to culture phyto and rotifers first and be good at it cause that what it’s all about.

 

[ThRoewer]

Before you even think about breeding clowns take my advice. Learn how to culture phyto and rotifers first and be good at it cause that what it’s all about.

Well, for anemonefish and especially ocellaris and percula (the latter being the "clowns") you actually don't need rotifers.

I've raised large batches of ocellaris, percula, and clarkii with just Artemia nauplii and extra small frozen cyclops.
The trick is to wait with the first feeding until the larvae are so hungry that they go after anything that moves. I usually waited until midday before feeding the larvae the first time.

And since I'm fresh out of rotifers (those cultures always crash at the most improper times) I will have to give this procedure a try with my bicinctus which should hatch tonight or tomorrow...