clownfish breeding

[Enigma]

BWA's advice is very solid.

Their spawning wasn't a fluke. The conditions in your system have contributed to it. As long as you don't radically change anything, they should keep spawning.

Take some time to get your cultures up and running, and then once you've got everything in order try to rear the fry. Go slow, and set your breeding system up a bit at a time as you have the funds/time/inclination.

Don't stress yourself out. Don't expect great results at first, either. It is a learning process, and you're going to make mistakes.

[monocus]

i've been supplying rotifers to j&l for a while now.if you need phyto cultures i sell them out of my home.if you need any help with setups or ideas i can give you a hand

[Reef_Geek]

from: FAO Manual on the Production and Use of Live Food for Aquaculture
http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/W3732E/W3732E00.HTM

culturing algae (phytoplankton) needs care as cultures are prone to crashing. Cultures crash due to contamination with other organisms, inappropriate conditions, age/crowding.

TO manage crashes, culture phytoplankton from small containers in continuous production, upgrading to larger containers (but restarting smaller seed cultures along the way).

algae culture set up:


Use the phytoplankton to sustain rotifer cultures, it's what they eat, and it's what gives them nutritional value for larval fish.

[mohammadali]

okay thanks
i do need help with everything ill send u pm

[Reef_Geek]

There's a very important piece to all this. Ask yourself, what will you do with the clowns you'll raise, and how much will it cost in effort and money. If you're trying to do this for an experience to self-pay for itself, then a very important question is to ask your local fish store(s), how much they are willing to pay for a clown from you, and at what size. Then you can do your personal economical assessment and research, how long will it take to grow-out to sellable size, costs/efforts, required number of fish to sell to break even.

[Reef_Geek]

here's a simple breakeven example, hypothetically:

if each fish can be sold to your LFS at $5 each, and it costs you $4 to produce each fish (feed, salt, your time, electricity), then your margin per fish is $1.

sales quantity required to breakeven = total fixed costs / margin per unit

Thus, if margin earned per fish is $1, and if your set up (start up equipment, grow out tanks, algae/rotifer culturing tanks, lighting, heaters, filters, tools) costs are... say $400.

Then, sales quantity required to breakeven = $400 / $1 per fish = 400 fish sold before project is broken even.

[mohammadali]

they just laid eggs today

[mohammadali]

this is the 3rd time laying eggs and only 3 fry left from last time and 3 of em doing well

[Reef_Geek]

very nice. you're well on your way!

[mohammadali]

thanks
ill post a video the way i take out the fry out of the main tank