breeding pair?

[rob44]

I want to start breeding percula clowns, how is this done? Is it hard? I do not see a guranteed pair on swf.com. Is there a easy way to tell by looking at the fish?
Thanks

 

[viper_930]

Get the book called Clownfishes by Joyce Wilkerson. Everything is in there.
And read through this: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/100887/raising-clownfish-101
They don't sell mated pairs or even established pairs here. Do a search around the web for "mated pair clownfish" and you will find a few places with them.

 

[rob44]

If I go into a local pet store, is there a way to tell they are a mated pair? I am sure they can say they are but how do you tell for sure? Are they easy to breed?
Thanks

 

[viper_930]

If they are a mated pair they would cost a lot, $100+ dollars
And would breed about every 2 weeks give or take a few days.
They are easy to breed, just feed them good foods, but the hard part is raising the fry. Get the book called Clownfishes by Joyce D. Wilkerson, it's all in there. And read this: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/100887/raising-clownfish-101

 

[tsl]

Your best bet is just to buy two small clownfish and wait for them to mature into a breeding pair.

 

[viper_930]

Could take a few years for them to mature, depending on how old they are.

 

[tsl]

The ones you see for sale are usually close to a year old. Once they are two they will start breeding.

 

[viper_930]

At a year old they can start breeding? I thought it was like 2 years old.

 

[tsl]

That is what I said, two years old. They are close to a year old when you buy them, so you only need to wait a year until they are mature.

 

[viper_930]

Oh, my bad, read the post wrong.

 

[kywildcats]

i got the book clownfishes by joyce d. wilkerson its a great book

 

[denny80688]

sorry to hijack but how can you tell when your clowns are nesting. Mine have been acting very strange lately. for like 2 days they were zooming all over the ank now they are spending a lot of time in a small hole in a rock that untill recently they had pretty much ignored. I have had them in the tank for a year or so. They have also been eating like horses lately especially the female