breeding
- Thread starter rickytsui
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- Flushing NY 11355
Live food
may be some soul food too-a fish love movie
may be some soul food too-a fish love movie
LOL..
Food is not really a thing that make them breed. We feed them good food just because we want healthier eggs and have bigger batch that would hatch.
They just need a comfortable environment and no tank-mate that would bother/frighten them. Also a place/rock/tile/flower pot that they could call home. Higher tank temperature is actually the number one thing that make them breed, providing they are already paired up and mature enough to do so.
Food is not really a thing that make them breed. We feed them good food just because we want healthier eggs and have bigger batch that would hatch.
They just need a comfortable environment and no tank-mate that would bother/frighten them. Also a place/rock/tile/flower pot that they could call home. Higher tank temperature is actually the number one thing that make them breed, providing they are already paired up and mature enough to do so.
What temp would you recomend?
Depends on the species. 83-84 is what most breeders use to make them start breeding initially. Some even keep them as high as 88, but I wouldn't do it on mine.
Of course, general rules apply. Adjust the temperature gradually, especially for a temperature that much different from what they use to.
Of course, general rules apply. Adjust the temperature gradually, especially for a temperature that much different from what they use to.
- Location
- Wheatley Heights, NY (long island)
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- Location
- New Jersey
Id be careful with raising the temps that high, ive never had to raise my temps to get my clowns to breed.
I think stability and maturity seem to be my keys to getting my pairs to breed.
They need to be mature enough to breed for example no more juvenile coloring
They need to be in a stable enviroment for 6 months to year, so they can find a next build a routine and choose a spot to lay.
Feeding better quality foods and a variety has been one of my other keys to healthy pairs. Rods food or a mix food is key to getting that belly plump and happy.
I think stability and maturity seem to be my keys to getting my pairs to breed.
They need to be mature enough to breed for example no more juvenile coloring
They need to be in a stable enviroment for 6 months to year, so they can find a next build a routine and choose a spot to lay.
Feeding better quality foods and a variety has been one of my other keys to healthy pairs. Rods food or a mix food is key to getting that belly plump and happy.
- Location
- New Jersey
Thanks Kathy,
I also forgot that one thing i also notice that helps is the presence of an anemone. People say you dont need it and you dont but i have more success when there is an anemone then when there is not.
I also forgot that one thing i also notice that helps is the presence of an anemone. People say you dont need it and you dont but i have more success when there is an anemone then when there is not.
You don't need anemone. Just a flower pot will do. And they host it in a matter of minutes or just a couple of days.
Stability and maturity is a given. Temperature is what make a pair that is stable and mature, and have a host, and yet, still not spawning to spawn.
Raising temperature is what most breeders do. You don't HAVE to raise the temp that high. Just wait 6 month to a year when they are stable and mature, and they may spawn for you.
We don't wait. We just do.
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- Location
- New Jersey
Wesley i think your lookin at this from the wrong point of view.
Hes not talking about clowns that are put in fallow tanks for breeding. Most people keep them in a reef tank and raising temps in a reef tank that high isnt smart.
Raising temps speeds up the fish metabolism and makes them grow faster, i dont think thats so healthy for the fish in the long run.
Another thing is alot times people dont realize how to pair clownfish to ensure you can get a breeding pair.
Big female and non mature male or small male. Otherwise they will co exist but like you said will not breed.
I dont keep my pairs in fallow 10 - 20 - 30 gallon tanks with a pot. I keep them in tanks specifically set up for them.
Your breeding clowns as a side business i dont think the OP is going along those lines.
Hes not talking about clowns that are put in fallow tanks for breeding. Most people keep them in a reef tank and raising temps in a reef tank that high isnt smart.
Raising temps speeds up the fish metabolism and makes them grow faster, i dont think thats so healthy for the fish in the long run.
Another thing is alot times people dont realize how to pair clownfish to ensure you can get a breeding pair.
Big female and non mature male or small male. Otherwise they will co exist but like you said will not breed.
I dont keep my pairs in fallow 10 - 20 - 30 gallon tanks with a pot. I keep them in tanks specifically set up for them.
Your breeding clowns as a side business i dont think the OP is going along those lines.
- Location
- New Jersey
LOL you got the big picture going on.
I dont think i could ever go that route, at that point it would become more of a business then a hobby.
I love keep my pairs in cube tanks with proper host anemone and some BS coral and BS fish. If they breed im lucky.
Two years ago i sold my huge akinydnos breeding pair to a south florida hatchery, they were laying huge 700 - 1000 egg clutches and just got too aggresive and big.
I dont think i could ever go that route, at that point it would become more of a business then a hobby.
I love keep my pairs in cube tanks with proper host anemone and some BS coral and BS fish. If they breed im lucky.
Two years ago i sold my huge akinydnos breeding pair to a south florida hatchery, they were laying huge 700 - 1000 egg clutches and just got too aggresive and big.
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