I want eggs and I want to raise them

[GROSSR]

I am starting my tank back up and I am looking for a pair of the easiest clowns that lay eggs. I started with perculas and they appear to be one of the more difficult to get to lay eggs.

I waited 3 years on my perculas and nothing. I do expect is should take 2 -3 years before I see any egg laying.

These clowns will be in a community tank with probably some chromis, couple of cardinals, a tang (not yellow), couple of Royal grammas.

What are your thoughts on this?

rich

 

[dantodd]

It seems that ocellaris or clarkii are the easiest to get spawning. You're best bet is to pay the premium for a proven pair which should give you the quickest eggs possible.

If you don't want to pay the premium for a proven pair then buy the largest fish you can find, probably WC and once she's out of QT get one of the largest CB fish from a community tank. This will give you what will likely be a WC female and a nice dominany CB juvie that is likely to have a shorter trip to maledom. Expect at least 3-4 months for the male to mature if you start with a juvie.