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tHeHEYzeus
06-14-2010, 01:31 AM
I was just wondering if anyone had any information on breeding clown fish. My mated pair have been laying a lot of eggs lately and their offspring always die out. I know I need to feed them live food (rotifers?) and syphon them out when they are born. Do they have any light requirements in a seperate tank?

If anyone has any information on this I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!

Milad
06-14-2010, 01:51 AM
I was going breed some. Doesnt seem like a "easy" task though
Ive been reading up here: http://www.breedclownfish.com/
Lots of good info.

sharuq1
06-14-2010, 01:51 AM
Visit this page to get a word document on raising clowns

http://rapidshare.com/files/398751455/raising_clownfish.doc.html

and this one for a podcast
http://rapidshare.com/files/398752655/Clownfish1-Intro-TR-Ep100.mp3.html

Happy clown raising!

Seamazter
06-14-2010, 02:02 AM
I could recommend you to a million sites on google search.
But i can almost say for certain that it is the water quality.
This is the biggest mistake new breeders make.
Buy a good product like ClorAm-X.
http://aquascienceresearch.com/cloram-x.html
Wattage Lighting is unimportant but a regular on/off for light is.

mike31154
06-14-2010, 02:30 PM
The book "Clownfishes" by Joyce D. Wilkerson is a great resource for anyone contemplating raising the critters.

lockrookie
06-14-2010, 06:22 PM
you can talk to will0311 i believe is his name on the boards he has recently bred 160 clowns i personally have 2 of them.

Veng68
06-14-2010, 06:40 PM
Try these books & websites:

Conditioning, Spawning and Rearing of Fish With Emphasis on Marine Clownfish
http://www.amazon.com/Conditioning-Spawning-Rearing-Emphasis-Clownfish/dp/096629601X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276540351&sr=8-2

The Complete Illustrated Breeder's Guide to Marine Aquarium Fishes
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Illustrated-Breeders-Marine-Aquarium/dp/1890087718/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276540351&sr=8-5

Marine Ornamental Fish & Invert Breeding Association
http://www.marinebreeder.org/phpbb/index.php?sid=f4f31938c4f98d1dc38fc572c5a3d11c

Rare Clownfish website
http://www.rareclownfish.com/modules/Jig/index.php?

Cheers,
Vic

lockrookie
06-14-2010, 07:29 PM
will0311 has sucessfully bred clowns had 160 survive .. i have two of them:)

tHeHEYzeus
06-14-2010, 10:40 PM
Oh that's great! I tried searching for will0311 on the forums and nothign came up, are you sure you got his name right? I would really like to ask him where he gets his rotifers and phytoplankton cultures from.

lockrookie
06-14-2010, 11:34 PM
heres his profile page

http://216.187.96.54/vbulletin/member.php?u=2085