Clown Goby - how long till they spawn

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chris melb

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Just wondering how long it takes for an adult pair of clown gobys to spawn provided conditions and food are right. Is there a wait period, i.e time need for them to settle in a tank before they will spawn? Are there any indicators that they are about to spawn?

Regards

Chris
 
good topic , id actually like to know any info on breeding clown gobys, and do you know how to pair them up? sorry for hijacking the thread
 
Search the forum,(those of you who can:) )
Seemingly they change sex,so any two will do.
Once they start spawning,they keep doing it every week or so.They both stay close to the nest,which hatch on the 6th night.The male takes care of the nest and the female gets plump the day before,with a short ovipositor extruded.
They spawn on a dead Acropora branch,if provided,otherwise on other available substrates.
 
I have searched the forums, any two will do to form a pair, and they will spawn on most surfaces, but was just wondering Luis how long do they take before they spawn? im hoping i dont have to wait a year for them to start spawning, but they do have huge personalities, probably my fav fish, im feeding my CE, mysis and live BB.
 
I can´t say,but guess some few months.Many times they are spawning and we don´t notice it.See the pics and watch their behaviour.:)
 
Will do thanks again for your help Luis, as i understand the male tends to the eggs, just like the clowns, any pre- spawning behvaiour? is it similar to clowns i.e flickering, im just wondering also is there a way to tell if they are carrying eggs, they are sort of semi-transperant fish, you would think that the 100 or so little eggs would be visible, in a clown goby. Did you manage to raise any clown gobys Luis? Ive read your posts, from memory Ediaz (RC name) has successfully raised them in the past. If i notice any behviour pre-spawing behaviour i will post my observations.
 
Male just stays close to the eggs.As explained before,female´s abdomen looks distended the day before.I could not raise any,they´re very small and delicate.
 
Once started, they'll breed nearly to death. Like Luis, I had zero luck with growing out the fry :(

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One thing, if there isn't any dead acro, they'll kill some to serve the purpose. They've killed around 20 branches in this aquarium thus far.
 
Awesome pics!:)
My pair spawns in the exact same spot every time,I imagined they all would restrain their "peeling"activity to theat limited area.
 
That would be great sebae09, if you could post your obserbvations, ill do the same, try and add some pics were suitable. Looking forward to it.
 
chris,

dallas on RTAW used to have a pair that spawned, maybe ask him a few things. he may even have it on his website.
 
Hi Damer,

i did a search on RTAW nothing came up under "dallas" is this spelling correct, i searched by author, also do u have a link to his website
 
Thanks Damer, thats great info, hope this is helpful to others also. Right now im in the fattening up stage of keeping these little guys, buying them straight from LFS is a bit of worry, they need special care as they are not used to eating prepared foods, and take some time to adjust to captivity, ive heard of them not eating for upto a month or so. Ive been able to feed mine on live brine napuli, and now am starting to introduce CE to their diet. they are very thin with sunken stomachs.

For those of you who are interested in reading also found this by Henry C. Schultz III 'Lets Clown Around With More Gobies: The Gobiodon Species' 'Lets Clown Around With More Gobies: The Gobiodon Species'
 
The way I pair mine , i get two of the smallest i can find and place them in a tank, they will ussually pair and will lay in few months.

Remove the spawning substrate to a larval tank the day or the hatch or a day early. Once they hatch add rotifers and greenwater, keep the water green for about 10 days. From day 4 and on change 20% of the water daily. Add enriched rotifers (with selco) twice a day.

Use a very brigh light over the tank, very bright.
Mine take artemia very late somethimes till day 25-30.

Ed
 
I use nano, i don't think it matters what you use.
14 hours beacuse thats how my room is set so I have time to do all, I dont think it matters also.

I leave a nite lite over the tank at night though.

Ed
 
ediaz thankyou for your posts, very helpful and detailed, just a quick question, why do you emphasise the very bright light? is it just to concentrate the rots or for some other purpose.

Regards

Chris
 
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