Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Orange Skunk Clownfish Breeding?

I have a pair of orange skunk clowns in my 8 gallon reef tank. They are the only fish and they have a bubble tip anemone that they love. I was told that the fish are about a year and a half old. I'm very interested in breeding them and want to know how old they have to be to breed. Also, any other information that could be helpful.Orange Skunk Clownfish Breeding?
Orange skunks get close to 6 inches, they would not have room to even turn around in an 8 gallon tank, let alone breed in one. Their minimum is 30 gallons. a year old clown is old enough to breed, but I doubt that they will thrive enough in an 8 gallon tank to do so. Orange Skunk Clownfish Breeding?
sounds like you're doing everything right.they'll take care of the breeding part themselves.what are they,about a inch or so long?they're plenty old enough.keep an eye out near the anemone,for a reddish mass that the fish attend to.as they get nearer to hatching,it will look like the mass is squrming.they live off the yolk sack for a few days then start to eat rotifers,invisible microorganisms,which you will have to culture.the parents will protect them up to this point,at nighttime shine a light at the tank bottom they will group there then syphon them in to a rearing tank,with a sponge filter.you'll get good at this in time.get clownfishes by joyce wilkinson.a good book to have.

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