Clownfish info needed
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Topic: Clownfish info needed
Posted By: Colby365
Subject: Clownfish info needed
Date Posted: April 05 2015 at 8:23pm
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Need some help on knowing what is needed to raise clownfish. Currently I have a clown pair in a 55 gallon tank. If anybody could let me know on the "how to" of this process that would be awesome! Currently I have just the one 55 gallon tank so I will need other supplies I assume, so details on that would be awesome (however the more cost effective the better). Thanks! |
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Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: April 05 2015 at 8:44pm
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You'll need small tank, air pump, rotifers, Phyto paste, ammonia alert badge.
------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: Colby365
Date Posted: April 05 2015 at 9:53pm
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Awesome thanks! Also I could definitely use some information on the process of what to do. If any body else out there can explain. TThanks! |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: April 05 2015 at 11:48pm
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-First thing is to learn how to culture rotifers. -Second you will need a spawning pair of clowns. - Remove eggs/larvae to larvae tank. - Need air bubbles and feed rotifers day 1 through 21. - Feed Newly hatched babby brine shrimp day 12 - 30. -Feed pellets/flakes from day 14 on. -move to grow out tank around 6 to 8 weeks. *stop at A Reef Oasis, see the breeding projects I have going on. ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: April 06 2015 at 5:18am
 Get the book Clownfishes: A Guide to their Captive Care, Breeding and Natural History by Joyce Wilkerson. There is probably a copy of this book you can borrow off of someones bookshelf. Read these 3 links and find others: http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46809&KW=nursery&PN=1&title=save-the-babies-clownfish-nursery" rel="nofollow - http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46809&KW=nursery&PN=1&title=save-the-babies-clownfish-nursery http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=48272&KW=nursery&PN=1&title=clownfish-nursery-save-the-babies" rel="nofollow - http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=48272&KW=nursery&PN=1&title=clownfish-nursery-save-the-babies http://www.fellsman.se/akvarium/raising_clownfish.pdf" rel="nofollow - http://www.fellsman.se/akvarium/raising_clownfish.pdf - something I found in a simple internet search The pics below are from 1996 when I first raised some Clownfish. Since then I would guess that 1000's of people have done it. Maybe you will be next? Aloha, Mark    ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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sabeypets wrote:Posted By: Colby365
Date Posted: April 06 2015 at 12:10pm
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Does any body have the equipment needed for sale? |
Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: April 06 2015 at 2:53pm
He knows best! ------------- Next meeting: |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: April 06 2015 at 11:17pm
I do. ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: April 06 2015 at 11:22pm
Thanks J! ------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: April 07 2015 at 8:08am
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Shaun is a very successful breeder, and not just clownfish either. A Reef Oasis is in Orem. If you are closer to Murray, I have tanks and equipment. Aloha, Mark ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: Marcoss
Date Posted: April 07 2015 at 8:13am
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Mark, I've read several of your posts where you talk about rescuing clownfish. Do you know what caused those fish needing to be rescued? It might be good to know of any pitfalls that you know of that may not be so common. I'm not implying that this will be a rescue but maybe for a starter it would be good to know. ------------- RedSea Max S400 - 90G Rimless Frag Tanks x2 - 185 Lookdown Bin |
Posted By: DMower
Date Posted: April 07 2015 at 9:07am
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Breeder not watching/taking care of excessive ammonia levels. ------------- 150 gal reef with 50 gal sump. Reef Octopus DCS-200 Skimmer. AI Sol Blues. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: April 07 2015 at 10:28am
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That's right, they were kept in poor conditions. The breeder has a better system now, plus they are being transferred from the bare tanks into a reef tank earlier in their young lives, so they won't fall into the same difficulties from here on. DMower took quite a number of them and last I knew, he has a few left (that his shark didn't eat). Aloha, Mark ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: Colby365
Date Posted: April 07 2015 at 1:55pm
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Mark, Do you have an ammonia alert badge? |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: April 07 2015 at 8:11pm
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No, I don't. I don't really need one. In my systems algae grows prolific, eating up pollution on the spot. I set up systems with the main purpose being to keep Nitrogen compounds at minimum levels and I trust my senses of sight and smell to tell me if things are not right. People may think I'm strange but I haven't tested for Ammonia, Nitrite or Nitrate in any of my systems in the last 10 plus years. There has been no need because the systems are set up to maximize pollution processing to the fullest and thereby avoid water changes. The last time I raised clownfish (2011) they grew up in this two tank connected system. Larvae and post metamorphosis fish on the right were then moved to the grow out Refugium tank crowded with algae (even Cyanobacteria) on the left. The white fabric in the right tank kept larvae (and some rotifers) from being pulled into the siphon and swept into the Refugium on the left. When young fish were almost 3/4" they were moved from the Refugium to a coral farming system.  The bottom tank in this pic was dark green having just been infused with algae paste to to ensure a large continuous Rotifer population. This worked for me because I try to make my farming require as little labor as possible. Aloha, Mark For your viewing pleasure and education: Amphiprion ocellaris eggs near hatch  A. ocellaris larvae  Post-metamorphosis A. ocellaris in the Refugium tank  Young clownfish in larger system  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: Colby365
Date Posted: April 11 2015 at 1:27pm
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Awesome! Thanks for the info everybody! If any body else out there has any other good idea to make this process easier/more affordable or if you just want to add any info, please feel free to do so! |