Clown breeding = healthy tank?

[neededahobby]

So after a year and a half my pair of clowns just laid their first batch of eggs!
I am NOT able to breed clowns so I know they are doomed but I am so excited to see the eggs.:spin1:
And hey good fish food for the other fish.

Question - is them breeding just luck or a sign of a healthy tank?

Overall my tank suffers from benign neglect but the fish are all healthy, the corals have survived and the algae doesn't bother me and while I dont test water parameters routinely when I do they always seem fine....honestly my maintenance routine is just:

1) Feed every day plus reef chili once a week

2) NO auto-top off so manually add a gallon every other day (sometimes I forget until the sump gets low and starts to gurgle)

3) ~ 10% Water change (3 buckets worth) once a month (sometime less)

4) filter sock exchange/ empty the skimmer when nasty

I worry the tank is in trouble sometimes but breeding clowns is a good sign yes?

 

[oneofmany]

Yes & no. What's his name has a lot of fish that are breeding, but overall the tank looks kind of crappy IMO. (corals in general) Getting fish to breed is not necessarily rocket science though. Get a male and a female and hope they're compatible, provide them with a suitable environment and feed them well. Nature will take it's course, one way or the other.

 

[oneofmany]

Btw, even if your fish aren't breeding don't let anybody tell you that they're not healthy, vibrant etc. (some might say so) The environment too...

Maybe there is a bit of luck involved.

 

[neededahobby]

thanks figured as much. I wasn't worried when they were not breeding so it makes sense that breeding is more a fish compatibility/maturity issue not an awesome tank sign.