I think my clownfish is pregnant

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xrobbx03

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How can i tell if my clownfish is pregnant or not. They seem to just be swimming around one spot and twitching alot. Also pecking at a certain spot to clean it. The female is about 2 inches and the male 1 inch. The female i noticed seemed to grow a belly over the past few days and if you look through the scales its a dark green/ black color. When it comes to feeding time it pigs out and eats soo much. Is my clown pregant? :notsure:
If so how long does it take to lay the eggs and what can i do to try and raise the fry? Should i put them in a QT tank now or wait till the eggs are hatched then more them into the QT tank? :help:
 
kazam

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sounds she is....they should be spawning soon. Mine have spawned twice in about 5 weeks and looks like they are going to do it again tonight.
 
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have you tried to raise the fry? any suggestion on that part?
 
crox

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Originally Posted by xrobbx03
The female is about 2 inches and the male 1 inch.

IMO I believe they are a little bit too small to lay eggs.
 
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Originally Posted by Crox
IMO I believe they are a little bit too small to lay eggs.

But im pretty sure its pregnant. Its a little bigger than 2 inches i think. I dont think it can be pregnant and not lay eggs am i right?
 
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xrobbx03

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how big does the male have to be id say hes prob a little bigger than an inch
 
clown123

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he might be good feed them good do water changes so it will encourage them to breed he might have to go another 1/2.
 
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xrobbx03

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ok does anyone know how to go about and raise the fry
 
clown123

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u need to get a tank to put the fry in! but if they breed in ur regular tank they will get eaten. so get a breeder tank if u can about a 20g and when the eggs are born put them into the tank were u r going to keep the fry. as for food feed them rotifiers and then baby brine then flake food i recomend u get the book (CLOWNFISHES) its very helpfull.
 
kazam

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not yet..tried it twice. Got the book on Clownfishes by Joyce *.*. Wish that i would have got it sooner. First time I missed the hatch. Second time around was able to catch the fry and put them into a rear tank, but needed to get live rotifers, which i did not have so they died. Now they are ready to spawn again and I have everything that I need...good luck
 
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xrobbx03

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well i do have a 10g tank thats already set up and cycled could i use that?
 
fishychick

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What color are the eggs when they come out? I once thought my clownfish was pregnant but I never saw any eggs. I always assumed it wasn't, but surely, they could have been dinner.
 
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xrobbx03

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i read some articles about it i think they are a red color
 
fishy7

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Hey guys this is an interesting thread. Who will eat the eggs.. clowns or other inhabitants?
 
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Originally Posted by FISHY7
Hey guys this is an interesting thread. Who will eat the eggs.. clowns or other inhabitants?

well i have a camelback in there that i have been tryin to catch for nipping and eating some of my polyps my guess is that he would find his way to them first.
 
fishy7

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Xrob Sorry did not mean to steal your thread.

Got it. So lets say, if there was nothing else in the tank but the clowns it wold be ok to leave them in there?
 
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xrobbx03

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its ok you didnt steal the thread. hmmm prob not if there was nothing else in the tank the clowns would most likely eat them i think.
 
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