How to get them to breed

[fatcats]

I got two cinnamion clownfish from a friend who said they had been breeding every month and i have had them for about 3 months in the same 20gal and and they havnt breed yet. I was wondering if there was a way to induce breeding.
Thanks

 

[crimzy]

Originally Posted by fatcats
I was wondering if there was a way to induce breeding.
Thanks
I'd go with a bottle of red wine and some Lionel Ritchie music. Works for me every time.

Sorry... couldn't resist.

 

[renogaw]

are you prepared for eggs if they do breed?

 

[mike22cha]

Buy Clownfishes by Joyce Wilkerson. They sell it here at swf.com. Helped me a lot, but I chickened out of it. Too much work.

 

[wiluven]

Throw a fish por-no on the tv for 'em.

 

[renogaw]

Originally Posted by crimzy
I'd go with a bottle of red wine and some Lionel Ritchie music. Works for me every time.

Sorry... couldn't resist.

you scared him/her away!

 

[dawman]

Many things can stop them from spawning for up to several months . A move , any changes in the tank , not having same light cycles every day . Do you have your lights on a timer ? If not do so . Extending the daily light cycle is supposed to help get them in the mood . Feeding them live foods and feeding the same time every day is another trick . Increase temp to 80*F if not already , slowly lowering S.G to 1.017 , moon light , adding a good amount of baby brine shrimp for 3 days to simulate a plankton bloom[not too much , keep an eye on ammonia when doing this] , increase water flow , and adding some potassium permanganate to increase redox are some tips Joyce Wilkerson recommends .

 

[fatcats]

aw thanks but wont changing the timer and feeding times each day stress them more than help