My Paired Clown fishes don't lay eggs!:(

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Hi There,
I've got a breeding pair of clown fish ,but it seems they don't lay eggs,
I got them around 6month ago from a friend with the tank,
they used to lay eggs regularly when they were with my bud, but now its been 6month and i keep searching whole the tank and don't find anything,
The water parameters are normal expect PH is a bit low, around 7.9
And nitrate is a bit high like 20.0 ml

Do they need special water condition to lay eggs?
Or is it possible they aren't pair anymore for some reason?

Any advice is appreciated.:(
 
I won't be able to help you regarding you'r Breeding Clowns, but hopefully some of the Links I have given you will steer you in the right direction..until some of the other Members with Breeding Pairs can help...:blush:

Breeding tank:

Clowns will spawn in a community tank if they feel secure, and if the water parameters, temperature etc. is to their liking. Try not to have the tank densely stocked, though. If you could keep the breeding pair in a tank of their own it would be even better. They don't need a very large tank, ~200 liters (55 US gal.) is quite sufficient. My tank's water temperature was between 79°F - 82°F (26°C - 28°C), and the nitrates was undetectable. Lighting is not critical, but day and night cycles should be regular.
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Breeding Clarkii Clownfish - Marine Aquariums of South Africa

They have to be fed a variety of good quality food, in order for them to obtain all the nutrients they need for reproducing. Read up on frozen food, live cultured food, flakes, etc. and put together a feeding schedule that fit your time, your pocket and, most importantly, the fish's needs. Along with a regular feeding schedule, Clowns will feel more comfortable having a regular light cycle. Acquire some timers for your lights and, if possible, provide them with a dawn and dusk period. While the fish themselves only need some light for sight, your lighting needs will probably be determined by other factors, such as your own viewing pleasure or other marine life.
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Breeding Clownfish: An Introduction - Marine Aquariums of South Africa

Rotifer are only as nutritious as the food you feed them and one of the better foods is Nannochloropsi Phytoplankton as the rotifer only act as a capsule
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Clownfish breeding setup - Marine Aquariums of South Africa

Breeding Information on True percula clowns - Marine Aquariums of South Africa
Clowns laid eggs - Marine Aquariums of South Africa
 
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I'm no expert when it comes to breeding fish, but do you have any other clowns in your tank?
Your Nitrate is way to high, should be below 0.2ppm.

Mr @LuckyFish will be able to help you on this one :)

Best of luck
 
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lcornelius said:
Your Nitrate is way to high, should be below 0.2ppm.
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If you were referring to desired nitrate level for breeding purposes, than I have to say, it is BULLSHIT!;)
Nitrate is not an issue at all, when it comes to breeding.
 
Do your clowns host in something?
What is the water temperature?
How long is the light cycle?
Do your clowns eat enough?
If you feed them just to keep them alive, than they won't spawn. Many of us do not have an idea how much food a female clown can consume.
 
It depends on the number of other fish in the tank. Moved my two clowns out to a nano. And they laid eggs within the first month. Only them and Midas Blennie with some hermits and snails.

Too much other fish could prevent them from finding a safe spot.
 
LuckyFish said:
If you were referring to desired nitrate level for breeding purposes, than I have to say, it is BULLSHIT!;)
Nitrate is not an issue at all, when it comes to breeding.
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Like I said, I don't know anything about breeding and just pointing out that the levels are high. Thus taging you in the thread :p
 
LuckyFish said:
Do your clowns host in something?
What is the water temperature?
How long is the light cycle?
Do your clowns eat enough?
If you feed them just to keep them alive, than they won't spawn. Many of us do not have an idea how much food a female clown can consume.
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There used to be an anemonie where they used to live there,
But i died:( But recently i've got them a small pot which the female one uses all the time,
And i feed them pellets once a day, and they eat a lot specially the female one she is like a pig!!and sometimes frozen myths,
The temperature is 26-27 C
 
RiaanP said:
It depends on the number of other fish in the tank. Moved my two clowns out to a nano. And they laid eggs within the first month. Only them and Midas Blennie with some hermits and snails.

Too much other fish could prevent them from finding a safe spot.
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There is a yellow tang, small regal tang, and one sea angle.
And a couple of crabs and shrimps.
 
hadiosbourne said:
But recently i've got them a small pot which the female one uses all the time,
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Light?
Is the pot big enough to house both? Why isn't the male with the female?
 
hadiosbourne said:
Sorry, The light starts at 12pm and goes off at 9pm,
And they can fit in both if the female allows, I'll post some pics later, They're slept now:)
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You could increase light to 10 hours in total.
What lights do you have?
 
LuckyFish said:
You could increase light to 10 hours in total.
What lights do you have?
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I will increase the lights,
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]this is the light i have,
2x 55w 50/50 10,000k & Actinic T5 Power compact lamps[/FONT]

By the way, my tank is the Red Sea Max 130D
 
hadiosbourne said:
I will increase the lights,
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]this is the light i have,
2x 55w 50/50 10,000k & Actinic T5 Power compact lamps[/FONT]

By the way, my tank is the Red Sea Max 130D
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I would run the actinic only for the first hour, then for 8 hours the 10.000, and again 1 hour the actinic.
 
LuckyFish said:
I would run the actinic only for the first hour, then for 8 hours the 10.000, and again 1 hour the actinic.
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Actually the the actinic and the 10,000 lamps are both in a same bulb, So i run both for 10 hours,
And the blue LED lamps are running the whole night, I'll post some pics today,
the tank is a bit dirty to take photo now:biggrin:
 
Here are some pictures from the pot and the happy couple!

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