Paring Maroon Clownfish.........

[juniorjose]

hey everyone.....:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

i know what some of u are thinking, but i thought i should try it for myself and see how it goes. i have seen many people successful in paring maroon clownfish using different methods. what im doing is this: i got a small maroon clownfish about 1/2 inch big today from a very nice lady. i have had a 2 and a 1/2 inch maroon for about 2 years now and wanted to try and pair it up. so far i have acclimated them both to my new 29 gallon tank. i took the baby maroon and put him in a betta fish container (plenty of room) and put that container in the tank so the female can check him out. when i first added him she immediatly came out from a hiding spot and nipped at the glass of the betta container a few times and went back to hiding (not sure what that means).

they are still getting used to their sourronding and not very active with each other. in fact they only time the female went to check him out was when i put him in. ever since then she is hiding.

i hope this turns out well.:love2:

im still new to this hobby and any advice from any of u would help. I LIKE CRTICISM =).

i havent taken picture yet because i cant find the camera. as soon as i do ill post some to see, but its basically a 29 gallon with a betta fish container on the inside holding the baby maroon so the female can get used to him.

 

[fragboy94]

Booooo its a falure ittle never work

Naaa bro it will be fine just let him go broski oh and im gnna send the frags soon mby 2 weeks ok I wanna wait till its a lil warmer

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

toss the little guy in there and they'll be fine together. They'll find each other and by morning they will being swimming together.

 

[juniorjose]

yo fragboy...thanks for the advice

sisterlimonpot: this is the guy that i told u about that told me to let the baby be free.

For the rest of u who dont know. when the lights went off today the baby maroon escaped the container somehow. i spotted it and wanted to put him back, but then fragboy told me to just leave him be, so i did (of course i was scared, but i trusted him anyway). sure enough nothing happend at all and they are swimming next to each other and didnt even fight.

i had another thread open to be an extension on this one here http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1814158, but this is the main one im using, so comment on this one like fragboy and sisterlimonpot have.

 

[fragboy94]

Told u big baby

 

[juniorjose]

lol...

 

[juniorjose]

hey guys i got some pics today of the two. they are acting like normal tank mates, they stay in the same corner of the tank and i saw the female mouthing him only once but nothing that would be a big deal. she barly touched.

o i also noticed that the male started to host my zoa that i have in the tank when the lights were off. but when the lights went on he got off of it.

here is the female:


the male:


both together:


i am just assuming they are a future pair based on their behavior....

let me know ur thoughts

 

[fragboy94]

it looks like they are getting along 1++++++++++++++

 

[rodsboys]

My gold stripes paired instantly.4.5" female and a 1" juvi. Best buds forever.
My white stripes however......

Nice pair you have by the way. I assume they are captive breed?

 

[maroun.c]

Guess you got lucky.
sometimes watching maroon clowns pairing can be really tough.
Lost the female clown years ago and couldn't find a small male shortly so my 2-3 years old male turned into female. The first male I got for her was attacked non stop while in the separator for a week and when I tired a release she literally took his fins out... when I put in the net to pull him out he just jumped in and she even followed.
Then got a new male and with the second one he did the submission moves right even while after teh separator and it went fine since then. now they are spawning every two weeks.

 

[Jacwil]

Following this one! We picked up a juvi Maroon, aybe an inch long, then a few weeks later got another similar in size. This was maybe 3 months ago. The first cpl days was a bit rough...lots of nipping, but now all is happy and they snuggle into their nem together each night. Good luck!

 

[juniorjose]

Fragboy: thanks man. u never guess what i got dude!!!!!! ill ttyl

rodsboy:thanks, and yes these are captive breed maroon clownfish. how long did it take ur clowns to actually pair up together? right now my are not "paired up" i think because they dont stay together very much. the baby is hosting my zoa at the bottom and the female is just up in the water going around.

maroun: thanks for the input. my maroon seems to be getting along, i hope one day they spawn too. i want to ask the same question as i did for rod, how long did it take for them to actually pair up? my maroon are not fighting or anything occasionally they meet but the baby is hosting a zoa all the way at the bottom while the female stays at the top swimming. when will i know that they ae actually a paired mate?

jachil: how are they doing now and can u try to answer the same question i asked these other guys. thanks.

 

[juniorjose]

do u guys thing that the baby one hosting the zoa could be a problem? i was thinking that the female needs to host something first than invit the male in. im confused:hmm5:

 

[fragboy94]

sweet hey they can host wherever they want

 

[tahoe61]

Clownfish host nothing, it is the coral or anemone that is the host. Just for future reference.

 

[maroun.c]

maroun: thanks for the input. my maroon seems to be getting along, i hope one day they spawn too. i want to ask the same question as i did for rod, how long did it take for them to actually pair up? my maroon are not fighting or anything occasionally they meet but the baby is hosting a zoa all the way at the bottom while the female stays at the top swimming. when will i know that they ae actually a paired mate?
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as long a there is no active nipping chasing or fighting it's all fine. Just give them some time. Do you see the make doing the submissive behavior (shaking when the female charges on him? and then going up and kissing her on the cheek? mroons are the only clowns who do the kiss on the cheek thing) Soon enought they'll stick to an area and claim it as their nest if they haven't got an anemone in the tank and they'lls tart cleaning it and not letting any fish close to it and afterwards tehy should start spawning every two weeks. mine took no more than 2-3 months to spawn for the first time.

 

[juniorjose]

wow 2-3 months? thats really fast. i havent seen any submissive behavior yet, and i cant tell if his shaking or just swimming really fast. hes too small of a fish so it takes alot of tail power to swim. but to me it still looks like they are single. sometimes they are together and the other times they are on opposite sides of the tank.

 

[Arc Katana]

Keep in mind you'll need your male to grow up a bit before he's ready to spawn - there isn't really a set schedule that they have for when they will start spawning. The biggest hurdle is make sure the female just doesn't just kill the male right off the bat, which it seems she didn't do. If they are hanging in the corner, try giving them a flowerpot to sit/lay eggs in.

 

[juniorjose]

thanks ARC. i got an anenome yesterday to see how they like it. turns out its a gbta, since bta are their natural host it should work right? but i have been having thoughts that the female may not becuse she hasnt seen one ever in her life, only the male tried hosting my zoa. the gbta is in hiding right now, so wen it comes out we'll see how it goes.

 

[fragboy94]

arc katana let me guess halo jose hope it does good