Will Clown fish lay eggs if they have tank mates

[vls4330]

i am starting a new tank and wanted to know my limits on tank mates
can thay be peaceful but carnores

 

[reefstew]

Yes but you will do better if they are in a tank by themselves.

 

[_shorty_]

Mine are in my reef. Just harvested my first fry last night. It'd probably be easier to harvest if they were in a tank by themselves, though... I had a cleaner shrimp coming up to take advantage. I kept having to 'shew' him away, but that wasn't a huge deal. I was pleasantly surprised that some of the other fish were not feasting.

 

[D-Nak]

Just make sure the clowns are comfortable. That means a sleep number mattress, soft music, and the thermostat set to 70. Kidding. I've found that if clowns have a nem that's hosting them, they tend to breed. I'm assuming it's because their comfortable. That said, you don't need a nem, since clowns use many things as a host, including flower pots, which many people use in their broodstock tanks.

 

[shifty51008]

My clowns are in my 75 gal with 9 other fish and spawn every 10 days like clock work. I agree though that they need to feel safe and comfortable.

 

[ThreeMoneyJ]

I had a pair of clowns for almost 3 years in my mixed reef and they never laid eggs.

Tankmates are Royal Gramma, Orchid Dottyback, Hawkfish, Kole Tang, several gobies, misc inverts.

The clowns have their living area in a back corner of the tank that is shaded and somewhat bare. About a month ago I was at a LFS and saw a fake anemone. I figured I would throw it in so that they could have a little home instead of bare rock.

Boom, yesterday they laid the first eggs ever!

So if you have an area they live, but not anything they are living in give a fake anemone a shot.

 

[vls4330]

thx everyone it looks pretty hit and miss ....i will keep my fingers crossed

 

[Wilrok]

If you would like them spawn , lighting must be on timer , feed them high protein for higher egg counts , and parameters in check and don't move the scenery around , I have found this to work well .