Breeding clowns! all advice welcome

[Mperkins92]

I've been wanting to try and breed clownfish for awhile now and am finally going to get started. i've been doing research online on how to feed the babies and the general consensus so far is rotifers and copepods. and then i believe i have to feed them phytoplankton. Anyone have any luck growing phyto and the eventual clown food. I'll be doing research along the way but any advice from you guys always seems to be very helpful, thankyou!

 

[jedi82knight]

I could spend days talking about stuff like this, but I'll give ya a couple links that are filled with great info...

Home

MBI - Marine Breeding Initiative

Marine Ornamental Fish & Invertebrate Breeders Associate

Good luck!

 

[StirCrayzy]

Here is a great read to get a lot of excellent info from firsthand successful experience.

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/livestock-breeding/32474-rearing-picasso-percula-clownfish.html

Good luck. I wish i had the time and effort to breed.
FW fish are so much easier.

 

[Mperkins92]

wow thankyou for all the help, have you ever bred clownfish before? i've heard their the easiest to brred and figured its a good way to start

 

[Mperkins92]

does anyone know any good books on this? i remember seeing three listed somewhere but didnt take note and i cant seem to find them again

 

[Blue Space]

Clownfishes: A Guide to Their Captive Care, Breeding & Natural History by Joyce D. Wilkerson

 

[Blue Space]

I also have "The Complete Illustrated Breeder's Guide to Marine Aquarium Fishes" by Matthew L. Wittenrich. I got the chance to meet him at MACNA last year. It's a great book on breeding fish in general.

 

[Blue Space]

^1 to StirCrayzy... Doni has some, if not the most, great first hand experience right here on Reef Sanctuary and has had great success. Her fish are beautiful and she puts her heart and soul into those clowns.

Rearing Picasso Percula Clownfish!

 

[Mperkins92]

Thankyou both very much. And yes I agree about donis clowns. Her success is my main inspiration for this

 

[Brandon78]

Keep us updated, im a sucker for clowns

 

[Mperkins92]

does anybody know how old clownfihsh must be before they reach sexual maturity?

 

[StirCrayzy]

I remember read ing somewhere that itis usually less then a year but up to 15-18 months depending whether or when they get successfully
paired.