i want to start breeding clowns! how do u do it?

lazypinoy

lazypinoy

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i wanted to make some extra dough for my expenses. so i thought i tried breeding clown fish and sell the fish. so how do i get started?
i have the following equipment already i think i need to get started.these were from my previous projects.
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10 gallon tank
20gallon eclipse tank
red sea prizm skimmer
Fluval Canister 204
Dry Sand.
artificial decor
extra lr
110 watt pc lighting
what ive learned so far is that i need a mated pair? right?
how do i find those? People said to buy a bunch of juviniles and let them pair up. or purchase a mated pair already. or even look closley in a tank of clowns and keep a look out for clowns that swim in pairs.
id like some info on the procedures and things i need. who knos, if im sucessful ill hook the person up who helped me the most with some free clowns.(in the socal area)!
 
lazypinoy

lazypinoy

Member
yeah they said theyd buy it, but im jus in it for the coral instead of money. so i have everything laid down except for the feeding. i dont think the larvae would eat bioPlankton for liquid life would they? so i heard something about plankton cultures. wth is that and how do u do it? what do they eat!?
oh and where do i get rotifers and how do i culture them? im jus panning on rotifers and baby brine, then biolankton to cyclp..info on plankton cultures on what they are, "where" to get them, and how to cultivate them would be hihgly appreciated
 
viper_930

viper_930

Active Member
The fry are fed rotifers, and the rotifers are fed phytoplankton.
There's no guarantee the clowns would even breed though. I know many peoples' pairs have taken 3+ years before laying their first batch of eggs. Then tack on 8-12+ months to raise the fry. Don't expect a profit for your time and money in the end.
If you're really interested I would highly suggest you get the book Clownfishes, by Joyce Wilkerson.
 
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