I'm thinking ahead. My pair just laid its first batch, and from what I read, there may be many many more to come every few weeks. I want to raise the fry. Say I'm successful. Then I have a batch of all siblings. I dont feel comfortable selling, giving,whatever batches of all siblings to one entity like a LFS. Because the they may end up breeding together. My pair may themselves be siblings. And I dont want to continue that on down. So what do I with all these future brothers and sisters? :-D
what do you do after you raise baby clowns?
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ThRoewer
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When I was breeding clownfish in the 90s I raised regularly 95-99% of a nest and ended up with a full room of tanks full with babies. The food consumption was enormous And I was going through saltwater like crazy (a few thousand hungry baby clowns create A LOT of poo) with weekly 90% water changes.
Back then getting them to a sellable size quickly was the biggest issue... and getting a fair price.
Back then getting them to a sellable size quickly was the biggest issue... and getting a fair price.
D-Nak
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If you don't know if your clowns are siblings or not, then you shouldn't breed them. You are contributing to something that you say you're against.
Furthermore, if you're worried about where your clowns go and what happens to them and who breeds them with what, then unfortunately breeding clowns is not for you. You simply can't control all of those factors.
If you do want to breed clowns, and want to positively impact the industry, then breed clowns with traits that most resemble wild-caught specimens. This means minimal defects. It's a lot easier said than done.
I don't mean to discourage you. What many people don't realize is that most clown pairs in captivity that are given the proper environment will eventually breed. I'm glad that you've put thought into what happens to the babies, but the simple fact is that you have minimal impact on what happens to the clowns after they leave your home.
Furthermore, if you're worried about where your clowns go and what happens to them and who breeds them with what, then unfortunately breeding clowns is not for you. You simply can't control all of those factors.
If you do want to breed clowns, and want to positively impact the industry, then breed clowns with traits that most resemble wild-caught specimens. This means minimal defects. It's a lot easier said than done.
I don't mean to discourage you. What many people don't realize is that most clown pairs in captivity that are given the proper environment will eventually breed. I'm glad that you've put thought into what happens to the babies, but the simple fact is that you have minimal impact on what happens to the clowns after they leave your home.
ThRoewer
New member
^^^ this.
If you plan on breeding I would suggest to get wild pairs. I would also always prefer specimens of known origin, ideally from the same shipment to avoid mixing different local strains or even species. Keep in mind that fish that are currently sold as a clarkii or chrysogaster may belong to a different, currently unrecognized species. Same goes for the two local forms of maroons. And those are just the most obvious cases.
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If you plan on breeding I would suggest to get wild pairs. I would also always prefer specimens of known origin, ideally from the same shipment to avoid mixing different local strains or even species. Keep in mind that fish that are currently sold as a clarkii or chrysogaster may belong to a different, currently unrecognized species. Same goes for the two local forms of maroons. And those are just the most obvious cases.
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