clownfish spawning quesion....

[danagui]

so my b&w pair (acquired from furfeet) have finally seperated themselves from my true perc pair (who are a confirmed pair) and have chosen a spot in the tank to defend....my percs host all my nems and my b&w's got the rocks lol....anyways the b&w male and female are both showing the cleaning behavior and are doing the spawning motions in the pit but with no eggs....my question is..if i put some flat rock or something there will they lay eggs or am i just trippin?

 

[Factorybacking_05]

Get one of those orange colored flower pots

 

[danagui]

thing is..theres no room....they chose a spot where they have about 4" of clearance between the tank wall and the rock wall behind them....and thats about the size of the female....shes ridiculously huge for being and oci

Get one of those orange colored flower pots

 

[furfeet26]

Nice to hear those clowns are doing well.

 

[danagui]

U say that like ur surprised lol.....i wouldnt buy a nice pair of clowns if i easnt gonna take care of em brotha

Nice to hear those clowns are doing well.

 

[furfeet26]

U say that like ur surprised lol.....i wouldnt buy a nice pair of clowns if i easnt gonna take care of em brotha

I'm not surprised... Lol...
I'm just glad they are in good hands

 

[TypicalWhiteAZN]

feel them well... having other clowns as tank mates might delay things... I had set pairs in divided tanks with black dividers being feed 3 times a day living in flowerpots.. they were cleaning those things for almost a year before they finally started spawning...

not to burst ur bubble...

buy/cut a small 3x3 piece of tile...and lay it diagonally on the rock... that makes an awesome nest surface...

food, clean water, and habitat... keep them consistent

 

[TypicalWhiteAZN]

you'll know when they're about to lay... the female's belly will EXCESSIVELY gorged... at least all mine spawners were...

 

[danagui]

Thanks Wally! I'll keep up water changes religiously for a while lol....I don't have any way of separating my clowns so I'll cross my fingers...Wally in the event that they do lay eggs do u know any breeders that would want em?

 

[BeanMachine]

Thanks Wally! I'll keep up water changes religiously for a while lol....I don't have any way of separating my clowns so I'll cross my fingers...Wally in the event that they do lay eggs do u know any breeders that would want em?

Can you raise the temp a little? I've read that will help encourage the spawning. If you just got them it might take a little more time until they are completely comfortable.

 

[danagui]

if i remember correctly i've had them for almost 3 months...furfeet had them before me and im not sure for how long...my temps usually around 80-82 degrees....i dont totally want them to spawn because i wouuld feel bad if i could rescue the eggs but i think itd be cool to watch lol

Can you raise the temp a little? I've read that will help encourage the spawning. If you just got them it might take a little more time until they are completely comfortable.

 

[BeanMachine]

if i remember correctly i've had them for almost 3 months...furfeet had them before me and im not sure for how long...my temps usually around 80-82 degrees....i dont totally want them to spawn because i wouuld feel bad if i could rescue the eggs but i think itd be cool to watch lol

Yeah I wouldn't raise your temp then.

Free fish food.

 

[danagui]

i guess....still....when it comes to my fish tank seeing stuff die bums me out....screw the circle of life....this is when my god complex kicks in lol

Yeah I wouldn't raise your temp then.

Free fish food.

 

[TypicalWhiteAZN]

high temp.. plenty of food.. extended lighting hours.....

 

[danagui]

I'm guessing frozen foods are my friend instead of pellets right?

 

[bustayanky]

Hey daniel. I don't know if you saw my thread. I had my pair for 2-2.5 years before they started to spawn. My water temp is around 76-78 degrees and lights are on from 4pm-1am. I feed them 2 cubes of mysis for the whole main display tank once a night and if I remember I feed them some pellets during the day(switch back and forth between spectrum and formula two). Hope that helps!