clownfish breeding need help with

[eazy al]

hi im learning how to breed clownfishes my geenie bigs are ocellaris so far im have way there ,keeping live rotifers im not doing so good cuz my green water crash ,but now i order 2 disk to start a culture ,i got roti rich incase all my green weter crash .that food for rotifers,can someone pm me there phone # that been successful breeding clown and can give me a few pointner would be very thankful. dam i gotta get organize if is not one thing is the other

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

I think Josh from M/R as breed clownfish in past mayb he can give u some tips on breeding them. Shoot him a pm. Btw which types are u currently breedin?


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[eazy al]

im trying to breed ocellaris.

 

[eazy al]

i cover the rearing tank with brown construction paper ,they gather on the glass to c there reflection second day today ,i have dim lites, i think they should be looking in there reflection ,i read it some were i cant find the article, i cant buy the "bible "on how to doit money kind of skinny rite now,feel me. i like the challenge its a pain in the azz....

 

[qy7400]

Are they laying eggs yet?

Rotis are fairly easy, just make sure the water has a green tint to it and an air stone. I have kept them going on DTs so as a backup if the phyto crashes you have an easy backup.

If you haven't done so pick up the book clown fish by Joyce Wilkerson, great info on captive breed raising.

 

[eazy al]

they call it the "bible" i have the fry on a 12g second day lost like 5 already, my roti culture is not good ,i got roti rich for them ,the one that game thre for me was reefoman kool dude ,he hook it up with rotifer,green water for a whole weeks worth enough for that batch but i lost them all i think the perent ate them only took out like 4 they starve ,know i took out about 35, getting better at cathing them. its a trip man all i could do is try n try n try, they do it alot.

 

[qy7400]

When I was raising mine I used a 5G all blacked out except the top, every night small .5G water change to the fry tank, shot of rotis and shot of phtyo to the roti tank. Fed rotis only for a week and started on BBS and pulverized flake. After 2 weeks pulverized flake mixed with cyclopezee until they were good with flake crushed in my palm.

 

[eazy al]

thats kool wat kind of clown did u breed?when have frys they come out regular percula is that correct just got a pair i was thinking about trading them for something equal clowns for clowns mines are small,these local store should start carring live roti they not only good for ur fry they good for ur reefs

 

[Arati]

Dont use green water in your cullture only to tint the larva water, and feed the rotts in with the larva. get something like rottifiler diet to feed the culture it keeps the water cleaner.

 

[eazy al]

ran out of green water ,im using roti rich ,from florida aqua farm,that stuff stinks it smells

 

[Josh]

Rotigrow is the best food for them. You need to get the rotis really dense in order to feed the clowns. You can also buy 5m rotis from Reed and just feed them from that while you are starting up the culture. You should probably figure out how to get the rotis to grow before trying to hatch the clowns as you'll need the rotis for at least 7-10 days in order to get any sort of yield.