Keeping clown fish from same mom

[jennyQwQ]

Hi! I want to have a pair of clown fish, obviously may look into breeding in the future (is not what I want to do now but would be great to have the option there). A lot of breeders and aquarium selling clown fish as a pair which come from same colony (breed from same parents), but if the pair going on breeding in future would that not cause inbreeding or that is not a thing in clown fish? What is ur suggestions? Thanks a lot.

 

[Dbichler]

I’m not certain on this but would imagine that you will eventually see some deformities. Why not just get two different clowns from different sources.

 

[Nick Steele]

How do you know they came from the same pair?

Also even if they came from the same breeder there is a good chance (unless your dealing with a very small fish farm/hobbyist) that they aren’t siblings. Where I work there is usually 5-20 spawns in one growout tank that is pulled from.

 

[jennyQwQ]

How do you know they came from the same pair?

Also even if they came from the same breeder there is a good chance (unless your dealing with a very small fish farm/hobbyist) that they aren’t siblings. Where I work there is usually 5-20 spawns in one growout tank that is pulled from.

Hi thanks for comeback to me, I was looking at our local clownfish breeder, I think they are from the same clutch. However, that is a really good point, the clownfish from fish stores probably will not have that problem. Thanks

 

[jennyQwQ]

I’m not certain on this but would imagine that you will eventually see some deformities. Why not just get two different clowns from different sources.

Hi, thanks for ur advice, I probably will do that.