Student looking for clownfish breeders!

[Duglis]

I am currently a marine-bio student working on an honors project about the unique hermaphroditic nature of clownfish! I am wondering if there is an amateur breeder (or two) that would be willing to let me ask a few questions about and/or provide a few photos of their operation and breeding methods (timing, behaviors, success rates). Ive been a reefer with mixed success for over a decade but have never bred, or been tempted to breed, clownfish, and now I am writing a fifteen page paper on the subject. I could always comb-over scientific articles, but I would also love to include real, first-hand testimony from people who are passionate about the fish, and not just the publication.

Thanks in advance!

I have attached a photo of my 10 yr old "pink" serosa dottyback as tribute.

 

[Subsea]

Where are you located? Also, I can bump your thread.

Actually, I am looking for a mariculture apprentice from local university, but not to raise clownfish.

 

[Duglis]

Where are you located? Also, I can bump your thread.

Actually, I am looking for a mariculture apprentice from local university, but not to raise clownfish.

I'm up in southern New England, so not quite local, but that sounds awesome! What species of fish are you raising/planning to raise?

 

[Subsea]

I'm up in southern New England, so not quite local, but that sounds awesome! What species of fish are you raising/planning to raise?

Not fish. I sell designer live rock. To do that, I grow ornamental seaweed and soft corals like GSP & Xenia. For intermediate reefers, I add ornamental sponges & gorgonions. At some point, I will include NPS for expert level designer rock.

Intially, diver collected maricultured live rock was harvested from a Florida offshore lease in 30’ of Gulf of Mexico water. I used that to seed several hundred pounds of Edward’s Plateau limestone “holy rock”.

 

[Duglis]

SIIICK. What do you do about undesirable hitchhikers (specifically aiptasia)?

Also, your setup is all too reminiscent of mine when I was breeding pods/rotifers/brine shrimp as food

 

[Subsea]

Aptasia are controlled by Copper Banded Butterfly in 120G display. Peppermint shrimp also assist with that in 150G growout tanks.

Designer live rock is handled several times and displayed in 20G tank. Aptasia are one of the easier pest to eliminate: toothbrush or needle with 12% h202.