Clownfish help

cameraman954

cameraman954

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I've had 2 clownfish together for about 11 months. I've had the female clownfish for a 13 months, and the male clown for 11 months. When I first introduced the male clown, he did the seizure thing and have been a pair for 11 months now. They sleep in the same corner, and spend of thier time together now. Today I noticed he was doing the seizure thing again, even though they have been together for 11 months and he's already done the seizure thing before. And it seem like he is trying to clean the rocks. The female just eats constently. Are they trying to spawn?
Help?
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Quote:
Originally Posted by cameraman954 http:///forum/thread/380424/clownfish-help#post_3311465
Well I would like to really try to hatch the eggs if they do. What supplies do I need and what steps should I take?
Let the first three batches go. That's the general rule.
 
There's a lot of really good info in this thread:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/100887/raising-clownfish-101
 
It is a lot of work...
 
btldreef

btldreef

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They may be trying to keep the area free of algae growth so that it is ready for when they decide to spawn.
My male literally rips off coraline algae from a patch of rock right before my pair spawns.
 
I'm surprised that your male and female don't stay closer together. My pair is never more than a few inches away from one another.
 
cameraman954

cameraman954

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Yeah, a lot of the time they're together, and sometimes they're not. I'm noticing my female won't eat the pellets as much. Before she would eat nonstop, but now she will take a pellet, niblle on it for a bit, then spit it out.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Okay. I forgot the pellet issue.
 
If they're attempting to spawn, she needs a better diet, pellets will not produce healthy eggs.
 
Switch to mysis shrimp (PE Mysis would be best), some spirulina enriched brine shrimp, and some frozen mixes (Marine Cuisine, H20 Fish and Reef, etc). This may help with aggression as well, because if she receives a better diet, she may night fight for food so much.
 
cameraman954

cameraman954

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Well I do add that as well. To my pellets I add garlic and zoe. I do a bunch of mixes such as 50/50 and mysis shrimp. I hatch my own brine shrimp, and feed them when they have eggs inside.
 
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