My clown setup

[J_looney4]

So finally getting to set up my clownfish breeding system.

20g long drilled with 4 holes then divided in half to house 2 pairs per tank I have two so far so now 4 pairs is my max.

Blacked out the 3 sides

Holes drilled

Glass dividers painted black and siliconed in place

Picking up bulkheads, plumbing, and building the stand this weekend. Also placing an order for my rotifer equipment and feed.
I'm holding off on all the fry stuff because I don't know how long it will take for my pairs once I find all of them to settle in and start laying again.

Also anyone in so cal and have proven pairs for sale lmk I need at least 2 more.

 

[NH Fish]

Just a little advice. paint the bottoms of the tanks.

Mine are not painted and the pairs can see a reflection under the divider and they fight trying to get at each other.

 

[NH Fish]

Oh another thing. With 4 breeding pair you are going to need a few (lot) more tanks for fry LOL

 

[J_looney4]

Oh another thing. With 4 breeding pair you are going to need a few (lot) more tanks for fry LOL

Yeah I was thinking painting the bottoms white.
And I plan on have two 5 gal buckets of rotifers and fry tanks are easy to get and only 10 bucks at my LFS so I will pick them up once the pairs are settled in and I start seeing eggs

 

[_shorty_]

What size are the 'fry tanks' ? 5s? I'd think you need quite a bit more for growout.

 

[J_looney4]

What size are the 'fry tanks' ? 5s? I'd think you need quite a bit more for growout.

For grow out I'm going either a 40 breeder or a 50 and 10 gals for the larvae

 

[HowManyClowns]

Nice to meet you Saturday Jacob. Looking good so far

 

[J_looney4]

Nice to meet you Saturday Jacob. Looking good so far

Likewise. I got some updates. I had to use the tank I got from you as a sump because it's not the same dims. I'm going to try a dual fuge with return in the middle and add on to the sump later. I got both stand built and almost ready for water.
Some plumbing

 

[HowManyClowns]

Nice man, get that sucker up and running this weekend

 

[J_looney4]

Just saw a pair of clown fish spawn at a LFS and they were firm with not for sale. They told me not for 500! I told her id help her raise them though. So I'll practice while I get my system ready

 

[HowManyClowns]

What kind of clowns? Ask if u can place a tile and remove it when they lay on it. Then raise the larvae yourself and offer them a percentage of the offspring!

 

[_shorty_]

Likewise. I got some updates. I had to use the tank I got from you as a sump because it's not the same dims. I'm going to try a dual fuge with return in the middle and add on to the sump later. I got both stand built and almost ready for water.
Some plumbing

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

Nice setup

 

[J_looney4]

Nice setup

Thanks
Also added a bar for lights on the first tank and put in a damsel to test the water he's alive and well so I'm ready to start collecting clown pairs!

 

[Chelle's Ocean]

cool

 

[HowManyClowns]

You are gonna want all of your LR in your sump so that they don't potentially pick that for a spawning location. Also remember that you need good flow over your LR so that your bacteria are able to work properly so add a powerhead to your sump to keep things flowing nicely!

 

[J_looney4]

You are gonna want all of your LR in your sump so that they don't potentially pick that for a spawning location. Also remember that you need good flow over your LR so that your bacteria are able to work properly so add a powerhead to your sump to keep things flowing nicely!

Yeah all the live rock will be in the sump. In the tank I'm going to have a pot and a tile.

 

[J_looney4]

Finally an update! I got my first pair exactly a month ago and today they laid their first batch of eggs!!!

 

[trinimaddness]

NICE!!did you buy a mated pair??

 

[ikanlaut]

looking good, what kind of clowns are you thinking of getting?