TANGOX4
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Hi everyone, I am looking to start breeding clown fish and wanna know the best way to start and recommendations for what to buy/what not to buy. I have bred fish before but mainly freshwater, so any tips are helpful!
Debating breeding clownfish
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The big question is what will you do with the offspring. Clowns are a dime a dozen. Cost more to breed/raise them then you can sell them for. ( if you can even find buyers).
fishywishy
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First off, if you’re doing this for profit, I would advise against it. It’s very hard to find buyers, and you won’t make much money at all unless you have a huge operation.
If you just want to breed them, the best setup is a tank with only a pair of adult clownfish and something for them to lay their eggs on (a clay pot works well). When the eggs are about to hatch, you move them to a separate tank with only a very weak sponge filter.
Feeding the babies is the most challenging part. You have to use rotifers or newly hatched baby brine shrimp (or something similar).
If you just want to breed them, the best setup is a tank with only a pair of adult clownfish and something for them to lay their eggs on (a clay pot works well). When the eggs are about to hatch, you move them to a separate tank with only a very weak sponge filter.
Feeding the babies is the most challenging part. You have to use rotifers or newly hatched baby brine shrimp (or something similar).
This is basically what I was going to say. One would likely end up with far more clownfish than they can successfully move. And that’s probably the case even if they were given away.
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