Pairing of Clownfish Decendants (and 2nd Stripe)

[MattL]

I have a spawning pair of wild caught, true percula clownfish.

I have raised three batches of eggs, and as the fry approach a sufficient length where I can feel comfortable letting them go to local club members, I am faced with a difficult decision: should I allow people to adopt pairs of these clownfish?

I have several inquiries, and many people are asking for pairs. However, a pair of these clownfish are technically brothers and sisters.

Would these decedents even pair?
If they pair, would they spawn?
And if they spawn, would the eggs even be viable?

My inclination is to restrict people to adopting just one, even if they say they are not going to raise any fry.

Also, my first batch are at about 65 days now, and they only have a very faint beginning of a second stripe. Is this normal? they have a very well defined first stripe and notable black markings on the pectoral fins, but the second stripe seems to be very slow in coming.

Matt

 

[ILLiDaN]

Yes YEs and uhh yes you its only after a couple generations that you start seeing deformities

 

[rkelman]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Still you are helping the reefs by supplying fish that are tank bred. You aren't hurting the environment or the Reef Fishes so why not?

 

[dalston]

+1 (or is it 2?) to both posts above.

 

[MattL]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15047501#post15047501 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rkelman
I wouldn't worry too much about it. Still you are helping the reefs by supplying fish that are tank bred. You aren't hurting the environment or the Reef Fishes so why not?

I agree that I'm helping tremendously by selling captive bred fish (and using local fish stores to supply that endeavor). My worry is that I am hurting the long term genetics of the captive bred population. Also, I didn't want to give people a pair that would not mate up, but it appears they will do what comes naturally.

Matt

 

[Toddrtrex]

See, what you need to do it get another pair, have them spawn, and then sell one from each parent.

I can understand your concern, but as long as you are little people know that they are from the same parents, I don't see anything wrong with it.