Can you/should you breed clowns from your display tank?

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Hi all!

I'm thinking no right off, but I was just wondering if anyone does or if you even should try to breed your clowns from your display tank?

What I mean is if they lay eggs in the display, how many of you (if any) take the larvae once they hatch and then raise them?

I'm thinking predators may eat the larvae before you get to them so you would need your broodstock in their own tank with something to lay on (seems like lots of people use ceramic flower pots), but I just thought I would ask. :)

Brandon
 
Sure you can. That is the only way I do it. I use a larval collector on the night of the hatch. I have had as many as 150 clowns from one clutch of eggs survive to saleable age (and also a few of none surviving).
 
Thanks for the reply, man. I actually have just been reading rkelman's thread about raising his. AWESOME THREAD! But I noticed that he was doing the same, so its really cool to know I can do that! I'm only about half-way through, but it looks like so far the tile thing is working pretty well for him. :)

Brandon
 
Honestly I think broodstock tanks are a much better way to go. I'd move mine if I wasn't so worried that they would stop laying eggs. I may move them in the future anyways.
 
They are more stressed in the main tank when they are spawning. The other fish bother them more then they used to and they hide from people when they walk by. They never used to do that. Last time mine layed they ate the nest. I feel its because I stressed them too much. I don't know what others experience is but they are definately more afraid of things than they used to be.
 
Oh, ok... very cool. :)

I'm thinking of setting up a rack of tanks on a wall when/if we move. We'll see. But I'm wanting to plan everything out. :)

Didn't you mention in your thread that you were thinking of doing something similar?

Brandon
 
My pair is in my display tank and I wouldn't consider moving them. They've been there for 4 years and that's their home. They are laying eggs on a tile every 10 days or so and that makes it easy to hatch and raise the fry.

I just got another spawning pair and an anenome from a fellow reefer who was breaking down his tank and I moved them into a 20-gal. holding tank. It's only been less than a week and I'm hoping they will settle in and start spawning again soon. I'm interested to see how long it will be for that to happen.

--Barbara
 
jacob30 said:
I use a larval collector on the night of the hatch.
Click to expand...

What is a larval collector and how is it used? I am researching how to raise fry and when I am ready I'll collect the eggs from my Ocellaris that have been laying eggs on a piece of slate for the last 3 years. My original plan was to remove the slate when the eggs start to hatch, but this might upset the parents.

My black clown gobies also lay eggs, but hatch time is less predictable and eggs are less accessible inside a birdsnest
 
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