How can I induce breeding in clowns?

jjohnson3 · 01-17-2009, 11:12 PM

My tank is 38 gallons. The dimensions are 36x18x12. I currently have 35lbs of live rock and 40lbs of live sand.

Livestock
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Fish

-Mated pair of maroon clownfish

Coral

-Hammer
-Torch
-Frogspawn
-Candycane
-Bubble
-Pagoda
-Open Brain
-Mushroom

Inverts

-4'' BTA( this thing varies but it stays around this size)
-Snails
-2 anemone crabs
-Cleaner shrimp
-coral banded shrimp

I have thought about trying to raise some clownfish. If these are the only 2 fish in the tank, can it work? I wanted to try the natural way of raising clownfish. How can I induce spawning of my clowns? They are currently hosting the anemone so Im sure this could help. Will they lay the eggs by the anemone? If so, will the anemone crabs eat the eggs?

chipmunkofdoom2 · 01-18-2009, 12:16 AM

You can't. They've only been in there a few weeks right? Nothing good happens fast in a reef tank. Give them time.

jjohnson3 · 01-18-2009, 12:59 AM

Its been a week actually. Maybe Ill get lucky with the anemone and it will make them do it real fast!!! Lol

yungreefer2410 · 01-18-2009, 01:02 AM

i dont think you can. just patience. i bought a pair of purple firefish i hope they will breed but only time will tell.

jjohnson3 · 01-18-2009, 01:07 AM

All I have read so far is constant conditions, good nutrition, dont reaquascape, and patience. Maybe it will work!

BigAl07 · 01-18-2009, 02:20 PM

Jason the ONLY thing that happens FAST in a reef tank is a CRASH!

you Rush it

you CRASH it!

We're dealing with NATURE here and it happens in it's own due time and for GOOD reasons.

jjohnson3 · 01-18-2009, 02:28 PM

Lol. I agree Al. I rushed through my first reef(20 gallons) and it crashed horribly. I lost about $500 worth. Then I stopped for a while and restarted, the right way. Except I used TAP water. Im topping off with RO water now and using it in my SW changes.

lcstorc · 01-18-2009, 02:32 PM

H'mm let's see. If you picked my husband and I up and moved us to a new house with all new furniture and all new neighbors. Oh yeah and the walls are made of glass and this giant keeps staring at me and moving things around. Somehow I don't think the first thing on my mind would be to have a baby.
I have a pair of clowns with a bta that I have had for over 3 years with no breeding behaviour. They either will or won't and only time will tell.
This hobby takes patience and lots of it. Things happen in months and years not hours and days.

jjohnson3 · 01-18-2009, 02:37 PM

Ok. I understand. Maybe I will get lucky and they will actually breed sometime or another! I guess maybe I should not worry about breeding them now and just enjoy my tank. If they breed they breed. If they don't they just don't.

Jeremy0322 · 01-18-2009, 03:27 PM

I really liked Lynns analogy here, probably no better way to explain it...lol

jjohnson3 · 01-18-2009, 03:41 PM

Yea I liked it too. It makes sense because moving is really stressful!

BigAl07 · 01-18-2009, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lcstorc

Things happen in months and years not hours and days.

Words of WISDOM!!

jski711 · 01-18-2009, 05:12 PM

How old are the fish. Also what type of clowns are they?

motocrosstcw · 01-18-2009, 05:21 PM

the only way to induce breeding is in humans lol unless you have all the exspensive lab equip give it time dont want your tank to crash........

(artificial insimination) i think thats how you spell it lol but doesnt work to well on fish probably....

jski711 · 01-18-2009, 05:43 PM

How old are the fish. Also what type of clowns are they?

01-17-2009, 11:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
jjohnson3 Elegance coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,056 View Gallery Karma Komment	How can I induce breeding in clowns? My tank is 38 gallons. The dimensions are 36x18x12. I currently have 35lbs of live rock and 40lbs of live sand. Livestock ------------------------------- Fish -Mated pair of maroon clownfish Coral -Hammer -Torch -Frogspawn -Candycane -Bubble -Pagoda -Open Brain -Mushroom Inverts -4'' BTA( this thing varies but it stays around this size) -Snails -2 anemone crabs -Cleaner shrimp -coral banded shrimp I have thought about trying to raise some clownfish. If these are the only 2 fish in the tank, can it work? I wanted to try the natural way of raising clownfish. How can I induce spawning of my clowns? They are currently hosting the anemone so Im sure this could help. Will they lay the eggs by the anemone? If so, will the anemone crabs eat the eggs? __________________ >Jason< reefing........it's an addiction........ Here is how the tank is stocked(this will change) FISH 2-Occelaris Clownfish(mated) 1-Royal Gramma CORAL Pagoda Cup, Open Brain, and 12 awesome LPS frags from PEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

01-18-2009, 12:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
chipmunkofdoom2 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,308 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? You can't. They've only been in there a few weeks right? Nothing good happens fast in a reef tank. Give them time. __________________ Will sell my body for ricordea DIY High Power LED Retro!

01-18-2009, 12:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
jjohnson3 Elegance coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,056 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? Its been a week actually. Maybe Ill get lucky with the anemone and it will make them do it real fast!!! Lol __________________ >Jason< reefing........it's an addiction........ Here is how the tank is stocked(this will change) FISH 2-Occelaris Clownfish(mated) 1-Royal Gramma CORAL Pagoda Cup, Open Brain, and 12 awesome LPS frags from PEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

01-18-2009, 01:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
yungreefer2410 Manta Ray Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: destin ,fl Posts: 3,766 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? i dont think you can. just patience. i bought a pair of purple firefish i hope they will breed but only time will tell.

01-18-2009, 01:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
jjohnson3 Elegance coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,056 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? All I have read so far is constant conditions, good nutrition, dont reaquascape, and patience. Maybe it will work! __________________ >Jason< reefing........it's an addiction........ Here is how the tank is stocked(this will change) FISH 2-Occelaris Clownfish(mated) 1-Royal Gramma CORAL Pagoda Cup, Open Brain, and 12 awesome LPS frags from PEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

01-18-2009, 02:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? Jason the ONLY thing that happens FAST in a reef tank is a CRASH! you Rush it you CRASH it! We're dealing with NATURE here and it happens in it's own due time and for GOOD reasons. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

01-18-2009, 02:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
jjohnson3 Elegance coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,056 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? Lol. I agree Al. I rushed through my first reef(20 gallons) and it crashed horribly. I lost about $500 worth. Then I stopped for a while and restarted, the right way. Except I used TAP water. Im topping off with RO water now and using it in my SW changes. __________________ >Jason< reefing........it's an addiction........ Here is how the tank is stocked(this will change) FISH 2-Occelaris Clownfish(mated) 1-Royal Gramma CORAL Pagoda Cup, Open Brain, and 12 awesome LPS frags from PEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

01-18-2009, 02:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? H'mm let's see. If you picked my husband and I up and moved us to a new house with all new furniture and all new neighbors. Oh yeah and the walls are made of glass and this giant keeps staring at me and moving things around. Somehow I don't think the first thing on my mind would be to have a baby. I have a pair of clowns with a bta that I have had for over 3 years with no breeding behaviour. They either will or won't and only time will tell. This hobby takes patience and lots of it. Things happen in months and years not hours and days. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

01-18-2009, 02:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
jjohnson3 Elegance coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,056 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? Ok. I understand. Maybe I will get lucky and they will actually breed sometime or another! I guess maybe I should not worry about breeding them now and just enjoy my tank. If they breed they breed. If they don't they just don't. __________________ >Jason< reefing........it's an addiction........ Here is how the tank is stocked(this will change) FISH 2-Occelaris Clownfish(mated) 1-Royal Gramma CORAL Pagoda Cup, Open Brain, and 12 awesome LPS frags from PEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

01-18-2009, 03:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jeremy0322 Tridacna maxima Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,753 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? I really liked Lynns analogy here, probably no better way to explain it...lol __________________ UNCW 2011 -Marine Biology Major -Oceanography Minor The old 90 Gallon Build r.i.p Only after the last tree's cut And the last river poisoned Only after the last fish is caught Will you find that money cannot be eaten....

01-18-2009, 03:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
jjohnson3 Elegance coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,056 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? Yea I liked it too. It makes sense because moving is really stressful! __________________ >Jason< reefing........it's an addiction........ Here is how the tank is stocked(this will change) FISH 2-Occelaris Clownfish(mated) 1-Royal Gramma CORAL Pagoda Cup, Open Brain, and 12 awesome LPS frags from PEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

01-18-2009, 05:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
jski711 Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NW Burbs of Chicago Posts: 571 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? How old are the fish. Also what type of clowns are they?

01-18-2009, 05:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
motocrosstcw Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: allegan michigan Posts: 392 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: How can I induce breeding in clowns? the only way to induce breeding is in humans lol unless you have all the exspensive lab equip give it time dont want your tank to crash........ (artificial insimination) i think thats how you spell it lol but doesnt work to well on fish probably....

01-18-2009, 05:43 PM	#15 (permalink)
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