Tips on Raising Clownfish from the Start..

[laser clownfish]

I think I might be getting out of breeding Clownfish because it just takes up too much time.. I'll be posting some pictures of my setups and giving you tips on how You can successfully raise you're own Clownfish from the start.. I hope these posts are beneficial to all who read them..

Thanks again for all the support and interest I've had for my Clownfish up until now..

 

[wannabeeareefkeeper]

Following along. Thank you for your years of dedication to captive breeding. James Cook also dedicated his time to captive breeding for some years and he decided to stop. Although I have not experienced raising captive bred fish, I understand the commitment and time that is required to be focused on captive breeding and it's not an easy route to take once you commit yourself to the task of captive breeding. I was sorry to hear when James left and when I read your post, I am again sadden to hear your post. That is selfishness on my behalf to be sadden; but I know by some of the posts I've read from Jame, it's very difficult to have any personal time away from your family of captive bred fish. Again, I want to personal say "thank you" for your years of devotion and dedication to captive breeding.

Wannabee

P.S. I'm not sure if Jame Cook is still active here on ARC, but you may try and send him a PM if you need any advice in coping with your decision in moving forward from today. James has been at this crossroad. Wish you all the best with your future endeavors.

 

[bobz]

LASER CLOWNFISH;997526 wrote: I think I might be getting out of breeding Clownfish because it just takes up too much time.. I'll be posting some pictures of my setups and giving you tips on how You can successfully raise you're own Clownfish from the start.. I hope these posts are beneficial to all who read them..

Thanks again for all the support and interest I've had for my Clownfish up until now..

I understand this completely. It was a huge commitment of time and effort while I had my setup up and running. My work travel schedule forced me to put my efforts on hiatus too. I am hoping to get back in to it at some point. It kills me to watch my fish spawning and not attempting to raise them! I have a pair of Bangaii about to release a batch in the next couple of days. May have to try and see if I can catch these and maybe farm them out to some one interested in raising some.

thanks for all your efforts thus far.

Bob

 

[curtismaximus]

Can't wait to learn your technique. I have always been fascinated in this process.

 

[myvwrock]

I would love to learn the ways as well. I have always wanted to learn " This side of the hobby"
Chris

 

[laser clownfish]

After you have found a successful breeding pair of Clownfish and they are laying eggs you <u>Have</u> to make sure that there are <u>No</u> bristle worms, snails or other fish that will eat the eggs..

 

[laser clownfish]

Before I get into specifics, I'd like to share this thread that I started last year..

 

[laser clownfish]

After you take a look at the Clownfish Mashups picture summaries I created in the link above, you can get an idea of the different possibilities that can happen with this hobby..

I love to see new types of Clownfish!! If you are thinking about raising Clownfish from eggs to fish, I would suggest you match 2 Clownfish that are very different from each other.. There is a Picasso Clownfish that someone is calling a Dalmatian, I think that's the coolest Clownfish I've ever seen..

It's fine if you want to try cultivating with regular Clownfish, but before you invest lots of time and energy into this project, personally, I would make sure the offspring are going to be unique and rare.. The entire process is very educational either way..

 

[laser clownfish]

First things first.. I use a 10 gallon aquarium and blackout all the sides except the front.. Then I use a very low 10 watt bulb for lighting and I also have a small heater that keeps the water at around 78 degrees.. An air stone is also needed.. That's the nursery..

 

[laser clownfish]

Once you have a clutch of eggs it takes about 8 to 10 days for them to hatch.. They will hatch after the lights go off and sometimes it takes 2 nights for all of them to hatch.. Collecting them is the tricky part.. You will need to shut off your system so that there is No running water or filtration.. Then get a flashlight and have the light beaming in the top corner of your tank.. When they start to come toward the light you need to use a siphoning method of your choice, I use a turkey baster to collect them.. This is the most tedious process and can take over an hour..

 

[laser clownfish]

Once you have siphoned all the newly hatched Clownfish into the nursery tank you will need to have a fresh and healthy culture of Rotifers to feed them.. You don't want to put too many in the tank because it can cause bad water conditions quickly if they aren't being eaten..