[agent_orange]

I have bred dogs and birds. I cannot say I'm an expert because I don't breed professionally. I find it very fulfilling.

Are there any fish breeders here?

[volitan_fa]

It all depends on what type of fish. Some fish are fairly easy to breed in captive SW tanks, and some are impossible/never been known to. Probably the most known about fish for breeding is the clown fish. If you want to breed fish, try starting there .

[westhedog]

well all i can say about this is excellent advice to start with clown fish .also you may find that neon goby's breed well in captivity very easy too.

[islander]

Banggai (sp) are not very hard to breed. The eggs are mouth bred by the male and are big enough to feed freshly hatched brine shrimp eggs at birth. My clowns frequently lay eggs, but all 3 pairs are in different reef tanks. The fry never survive after birth because they are eaten or pulled down the sump (for some reason that's where my clowns place the eggs - never on the rocks or hairy mushrooms or anemones.
Islander

[blind1993]

oh that sucks for u

[blind1993]

if u want a really easy fish to breed get a molly and accimate it to sw.

[capitalb]

Clown fish are fun to breed. I'm also breeding mandarins but I'm unable to find anyone who has had any success rearing them. When clownfish are born, they swim to the surface and must be removed immediately and put into a seperate tank. You must be there for the hatch. The hatch will usually occur three days after the eggs turn silvery, one hour after lights out.

[JackedupSOB]

If you had a nano tank with just the mated pair of clownfish would you also have to immediately remove the freshly hatched eggs?

[jimw369]

Dont know anything about breeding fish but heres a video of clowns breeding!

YouTube - Clown Fish Nemo Breeding

[pyromaniac398]

Your quite the video guy recently there jim lol.

[jimw369]

Originally Posted by pyromaniac398

Your quite the video guy recently there jim lol.

Hehehehehe....People dont want to read anymore nor do they want to search out people locally that are doing what they want to do. Its too bad really. Thats why the videos. Nowadays you can you tube for anything.

You wanna talk reefing lets get a good buddy list going and do just that. Learn more that way.

[pyromaniac398]

Sounds good to me.

[teriyakithunder]

what do you feed the clowns when they hatch? i've read about rotifiers but have no idea what it is and what it looks like.

[capitalb]

Rotifers are small, slow moving micro-organisms that readily feed on nannochloropsis and other nutritious types of phytoplankton. You can purchase everything you need from Reed Mariculture. A rotifer starter kit is about fifty dollars and can be easily cultured following some simple instructions. I've had my cultures going for over a year. Larval clownfish don't have the necessary enzymes in they're digestive systems to break down food. Rotifers however have enough enzymes to break themselves down. Let me know when you get to the point of feeding your larvae. I may have some helpful tips. Good luck!
Bob

[teriyakithunder]

i don't breed any fish but i've been doing research because its something that i would like to try and get into when i have a bigger wallet.