My Maroon Clowns have spawned!

[jackie dh]

And here I was just happy that they didn't kill each other! :joy: I guess that there's really not much hope for the babies to survive in a comunity tank is there?
How rare is it for Maroons to spawn in a home aquarium?

 

[diane4]

My pair spawned twice now in 3 weeks. Once they start, providing the tank is stable and the params are good, they will repeatedly spawn. I think every 2-3 weeks. Bang Guy would know better though.

 

[dougai]

Originally Posted by Jackie DH
And here I was just happy that they didn't kill each other! :joy: I guess that there's really not much hope for the babies to survive in a comunity tank is there?
How rare is it for Maroons to spawn in a home aquarium?
you can buy a net-like thing that hangs on the side... i just saw it yesterday, says it helps babies grow without getting eaten

 

[sweetdawn]

congrats on the pairing

 

[diane4]

Originally Posted by dougai
you can buy a net-like thing that hangs on the side... i just saw it yesterday, says it helps babies grow without getting eaten
Where do you get this net thing and how do you get the fry into the net?

 

[drea]

how do u know when they spawn?

 

[snailheave]

i've tanken bang's advice and am now making my own fish food. hopefully i will join teh ranks of fish parents soon

 

[oceana]

this wont be as simple as getting a net. not only will you need alot more then a net but maroons are one of if not they hardest of clowns to rear. we are currently raising black and white percs and there is alot more then a net. do a search buy my name and you will find several treads that have sort of turned into how to treads

 

[diane4]

Originally Posted by drea
how do u know when they spawn?
The pair will hang out together in their host anemone and they will begin to clean the slate or flat rock surface that is near their host anemone. They clean the area with thier mouths. One day, you might notice a small patch of orange. It will be tiny little eggs clustered close together, but not laying on top of each other. After the female lays the eggs and the male fertilizes them, then the male takes over in the parental care. He will fan them and clean them with his mouth until around day 8 when they hatch.

 

[mitzel]

thats awsome . how do you tell if you have a male and a female?

 

[diane4]

Originally Posted by mitzel
thats awsome . how do you tell if you have a male and a female?
Baby clownfish are always all born male. As I have read, the strongest most dominate male often is the one that becomes the female. And the cycle continues from there.
With other fish, such as the swordtail fish in the freshwater world, they are all born female and a female converts to a male, but once born a male, the male can not convert to female.
In both cases above, once a fish has converted to a different ---, there is no turning back.

 

[viper_930]

Originally Posted by diane4
Baby clownfish are always all born male. As I have read, the strongest most dominate male often is the one that becomes the female. And the cycle continues from there.
One small correction, clownfish are born as juveniles, neither male nor female.
If anybody wants to learn how to breed and raise clownfish, I highly recommend getting the book Clownfishes by Joyce Wilkerson.

 

[diane4]

Originally Posted by ViPeR_930
One small correction, clownfish are born as juveniles, neither male nor female.
If anybody wants to learn how to breed and raise clownfish, I highly recommend getting the book Clownfishes by Joyce Wilkerson.
I agree, great book. I will double check that. maybe I am wrong. But I did read somewhere that all clownfish start as males.