help on spawning clown fish

[ddboy]

I have a pair of true percula that has spawn at least 20 times in my tank and the baby always get eaten after that hatch. I am thinking about removing all of other fish and just leaving the clowns in there. what are the chances of having the babies survive?

what kind of food to feed them?
should I turn off the power heads before they hatch?
any info would be appreciated!

 

[muddysr5]

There is a whole process I found out...this is the best link to date that I have found - it's very step-by-step, and since I think in steps like this, it really helped, since it breaks down the process.

http://www.breedclownfish.com/

Set up rotifers first.
Establish breeding tank.
Wait until night they hatch (turn off everything or they end up in the overflow and into the sump).
Get them to go towards the light and transfer them from the main tank to the breeding tank.
Babies eat rotifers and then after 5-7 days begin to eat brine shrimp.

I think I covered most of the steps. I know someone who raises them, and actually has the mated pair spawning on tiles of terra cotta (or something similar). They remove the tiles and place them in a breeding tank until the fry are hatched. This website tells you to let the parents take care of them until they are born. Probably personal preference.

I'm not an expert...I do like the website info though.

 

[davocean]

^^Pretty much agree w/ that, but I believe most pull eggs just b4 hatching.
usually they place a tile where clowns lay eggs, and when you see black dots on eggs, they are about to hatch(dots are eyes)
Then the process begins, and is a little involved.

 

[adamsky27]

The fish breeding forum has some pretty good threads on this process. Way too much to try to retype.

 

[ddboy]

thanks, and will check them out.
but I don't and don't have the time to get another tank for it. I have a 150 and was planning to change my fish anyways. So it gives me a chance to take all the fishs out. And see how it goes with just the clowns in the tank.
forgot to mention, they live in my big carpet anenome. will it post a problem.