I'm going to have to disagree like a few have already. I haven't tried breeding clownfish but from what I've seen, researched and talked to a few local people breeding clowns they are fairly easy. I'm sure you could do it under 100$

Unless you factor in your time/effort as the Rotifers for the first week, and constant WC's!! But then again you could be over estimating your worth :lol:

Good luck breeding, I guess as long as they keep breeding you will get to keep trying!

this is the book that started it all and inspired farms to become started

http://www.amazon.com/Conditioning-S.../dp/096629601X

it takes more time than it does money, mostly in water quality management, feeding around the clock, live food culturing, phytoplankton culturing etc.

But then again, time IS money... so your opportunity cost of your time is... (up to you)

I've actually been working on another article, but have been procrastinating, hitting writer's block, swamped with my day job, lurking on CanReef/in LFS's and buying frags, playing xBox, playing ultimate frisbee, and really... NFL season just started.

Anyway, have been quoting Frank Hoff's book a bit in my 31 pages to date. Here's a chart from Hoff that I'm referencing, gives you an idea of how useful this book is...

As published in
Hoff, F.A. 1996. Conditioning, spawning, and rearing of fish with emphasis on marine clownfish. 1st edition. Aquaculture Consultants Inc. Dade City, Florida. Pp. 82-97, 130.


http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...56259294_n.jpg

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i can start you out with rotifers,nanochloropus,tetraselmius,and isocrysis

i just saw the eggs have black dots
is it their eyes :o ?

just one of the fry is out of the egg it swam and the mom ate it threw it out again
is it normal ?

the new tank i sat up , the water condition should be the same as the main tank ? i know the light has to be low light

hey
one of the fry is out of the eggs i need some routfires

text me 604 700 5087 if u can stop by ill text u the address

eggs start hatching today at 3am so far i see 4 fry
my other tank isnt ready yet ? any idea ?

you need to have this stuff before hand, you waied too long , wait untill next hatch