Raising Clown fry

I did it with platies (freshwater), some died at the beginning. Other were
eaten by the mother. The rest I gave away, but inexperience aquarist put
them with bigger fish, and you know what happened.

It was a lot of work but not as expensive as it would be with marine fish.

I would advice against trying, but if you have the time and like to
experiment, that's your choice.

R





"KurtG" wrote in message
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How hard is this? Has anybody tried it?

--Kurt

"RubenD" wrote in message t...
I did it with platies (freshwater), some died at the beginning. Other were
eaten by the mother. The rest I gave away, but inexperience aquarist put
them with bigger fish, and you know what happened.

It was a lot of work but not as expensive as it would be with marine fish.

I would advice against trying, but if you have the time and like to
experiment, that's your choice.

Rising clownfish is NOTHING like rising livebearer freshwater fish.
In most cases, as long as you provide hiding places and prevent fry
being eaten platies will reproduce without you even trying...

"Pszemol" wrote in message
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In most cases, as long as you provide hiding places and prevent fry
being eaten platies will reproduce without you even trying...


I had a lot of hiding places, but at feeding time they became lunch when
trying to eat.
I could see their tail sticking out of the other fish mouths, not a pretty
scene.
I was surprise to see the Mother eating them as well when I put them in a
different tank, not to mention the other parent.

I wouldn't try again, marine or freshwater. Beside, I'm sure my other
fish would dine on anything that reproduce in the tank without me even
noticing.

R