Clown Fish pregnant..what do i do? - Aquarium Advice

gizmo · 05-08-2004, 08:36 AM

HI,

I'm pretty sure my clown fish is pregnant, they have dug a little hole in the pebbles and they keep swimming around that area..like protecting it.
The thing is, is there anything i can do to help the eggs hatch?
My tank is pretty small, 26litres and i only have 2 clown fishes in there and 2 snails.
I do my water change every week.
I was told that the eggs will hatch in pitch darkness and that i will need to turn off any circulation in my tank..but the thing is how would i know when to do this?

please help,

Thanks

05-08-2004, 01:24 PM

The eggs do hatch just after the lights go out but unless you have a well cycled seperate tank to rear them, the chances of survival will not be good. [acronym:96fff52c99="For what its worth"]FWIW[/acronym:96fff52c99], once the clowns start to breed they typically repeat it like clock work on a bi-weekly/monthly basis. If you do wish to try raising the fry, you will have more opportunities.

Here are a few articles that may help for now.

Breeding Marine Clownfish.... by Robert Goldstein
Breeding Clownfish..... by David Bloch

If your serious about attempting this in earnest, I would definately suggest the book below.

.... by Joyce D. Wilkerson

Cheers
Steve

snapcrackler · 05-08-2004, 01:56 PM

Thanks for the links for me also.. my pair of clowns are wiggling all over eachother and acting like they want to spawn. time for me to read up, get another special tank and get some rotifers going too. baby clowns would be irresistably cute

XXFirefighter · 05-16-2004, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by snapcrackler

Thanks for the links for me also.. my pair of clowns are wiggling all over eachother and acting like they want to spawn. time for me to read up, get another special tank and get some rotifers going too. baby clowns would be irresistably cute

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RocketSeason · 05-17-2004, 11:59 PM

by the way, how do you tell the difference between boy and girl clowns anyway? Id like to get a pair for mine when the time comes

OhTheHumanity · 05-18-2004, 03:13 AM

You can either purchase them in pairs. Or the female will be larger than the male. Clown fish can also change sex from male to female.

05-08-2004, 08:36 AM	#1
gizmo Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: australia Posts: 29	Clown Fish pregnant..what do i do? HI, I'm pretty sure my clown fish is pregnant, they have dug a little hole in the pebbles and they keep swimming around that area..like protecting it. The thing is, is there anything i can do to help the eggs hatch? My tank is pretty small, 26litres and i only have 2 clown fishes in there and 2 snails. I do my water change every week. I was told that the eggs will hatch in pitch darkness and that i will need to turn off any circulation in my tank..but the thing is how would i know when to do this? please help, Thanks

05-17-2004, 11:59 PM	#5
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05-08-2004, 01:24 PM	#2
steve-s Guest Posts: n/a	The eggs do hatch just after the lights go out but unless you have a well cycled seperate tank to rear them, the chances of survival will not be good. [acronym:96fff52c99="For what its worth"]FWIW[/acronym:96fff52c99], once the clowns start to breed they typically repeat it like clock work on a bi-weekly/monthly basis. If you do wish to try raising the fry, you will have more opportunities. Here are a few articles that may help for now. Breeding Marine Clownfish.... by Robert Goldstein Breeding Clownfish..... by David Bloch If your serious about attempting this in earnest, I would definately suggest the book below. .... by Joyce D. Wilkerson Cheers Steve

05-08-2004, 01:56 PM	#3
snapcrackler Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,286 Images: 21	Thanks for the links for me also.. my pair of clowns are wiggling all over eachother and acting like they want to spawn. time for me to read up, get another special tank and get some rotifers going too. baby clowns would be irresistably cute

05-18-2004, 03:13 AM	#6
OhTheHumanity Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ca Posts: 177 Images: 1	You can either purchase them in pairs. Or the female will be larger than the male. Clown fish can also change sex from male to female.