Feeding for breeding clowns?

Devvo131 · 01/12/2016, 06:58 PM

I currently have a mature pair of perc's, had them for around a year and still no eggs! They have a 90L tank on their own with a clay pot they love to bits. I currently feed them 4 times a day but I feel that my way of feeding them may be totally wrong. I feed them as follows:

10am- New Era Flakes
2pm- Frozen Krill
6pm- Frozen Red Plankton
10pm- Frozen Brineshrimp

I just can't find the right way of feeding them, I need someone to give me a plan of how to feed properly. I need to know what to feed them, how many times a day to feed them and how often to feed them.
Please someone help me out here!

HowManyClowns · 01/12/2016, 07:00 PM

Try LRS Fertility Frenzy. Make sure parameters stay consistent. Warmer water helps if you don't have corals. 82-83F. Long daylight cycle to mimic summer.

Devvo131 · 01/12/2016, 07:07 PM

I can't find it anywhere in the UK. It's all US sites and according to those sites it would be a waste of money if it takes more than a 2 day delivery because the food will be spoiled. What do I do?

shifty51008 · 01/15/2016, 04:46 PM

I feed mine 4-5 times a day but when i feed each time it is a mix of about 3 diffrent foods each time.

And yes you can raise the temp up slowly to 82 degrees, thats where i keep mine and i have corals that also do well

oh207 · 01/25/2016, 06:55 PM

My clownfish pair eat New Life Spectrum (NLS) exclusively and they spawn regularly. Try some NLS pellets.

anothermineral · 01/29/2016, 01:38 PM

All my spawning pairs are eating otohime. Either EP1 or EP2. I feed 2-3 times per day, as much as they'll eat.

Devvo131 · 02/13/2016, 11:14 PM

I have tried NLS pellets and my clowns are totally ignoring them. they just swim straight past the food, or they take it into their mouth and just spit it out. they just don't like the food.
so lost on what todo

Dkuhlmann · 02/14/2016, 06:59 AM

Devvo, I asked on your other thread which NLS pellets are you giving them? Not many fish will ignore NLS pellets. If you can only get one type of NLS pellet I would only give them the ones you have. Just put a few in that way if they ignore them you're not overfeeding your tank. Keep offering the NLS pellets only 3x a day until they start eating them.

cloak · 02/14/2016, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devvo131

I have tried NLS pellets and my clowns are totally ignoring them. they just swim straight past the food, or they take it into their mouth and just spit it out. they just don't like the food.
so lost on what todo

You might want to soak the pellets in a cup of water for about 5 minutes beforehand. This will soften them up a little and make it easier for the clowns to eat. GL.

01/12/2016, 06:58 PM	#1
Devvo131 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: England, UK Posts: 13	Feeding for breeding clowns? I currently have a mature pair of perc's, had them for around a year and still no eggs! They have a 90L tank on their own with a clay pot they love to bits. I currently feed them 4 times a day but I feel that my way of feeding them may be totally wrong. I feed them as follows: 10am- New Era Flakes 2pm- Frozen Krill 6pm- Frozen Red Plankton 10pm- Frozen Brineshrimp I just can't find the right way of feeding them, I need someone to give me a plan of how to feed properly. I need to know what to feed them, how many times a day to feed them and how often to feed them. Please someone help me out here!

01/15/2016, 04:46 PM	#4
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	I feed mine 4-5 times a day but when i feed each time it is a mix of about 3 diffrent foods each time. And yes you can raise the temp up slowly to 82 degrees, thats where i keep mine and i have corals that also do well __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

01/25/2016, 06:55 PM	#5
oh207 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Amityville, NY Posts: 762	My clownfish pair eat New Life Spectrum (NLS) exclusively and they spawn regularly. Try some NLS pellets. __________________ -oh207 Current Tank Info: DB 65g RR Tank, 30g Sump w sock & fuge, EHEIM 3000 Rtn. Pump, Araganite 40lbs, 40lbs base rock, 60lbs LR, EHEIM 150W Jager Heater, Ecotech MP40wES & MP10wES Vortech Propeller Pump, Ecotech Radion XR30w LED, Seaside Aquatics Protein Skimmer (CS7-150g)

01/29/2016, 01:38 PM	#6
anothermineral Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 232	All my spawning pairs are eating otohime. Either EP1 or EP2. I feed 2-3 times per day, as much as they'll eat. __________________ Live and Learn

02/14/2016, 06:59 AM	#8
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Devvo, I asked on your other thread which NLS pellets are you giving them? Not many fish will ignore NLS pellets. If you can only get one type of NLS pellet I would only give them the ones you have. Just put a few in that way if they ignore them you're not overfeeding your tank. Keep offering the NLS pellets only 3x a day until they start eating them. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

01/12/2016, 07:00 PM	#2
HowManyClowns Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 398	Try LRS Fertility Frenzy. Make sure parameters stay consistent. Warmer water helps if you don't have corals. 82-83F. Long daylight cycle to mimic summer.

01/12/2016, 07:07 PM	#3
Devvo131 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: England, UK Posts: 13	I can't find it anywhere in the UK. It's all US sites and according to those sites it would be a waste of money if it takes more than a 2 day delivery because the food will be spoiled. What do I do?

02/13/2016, 11:14 PM	#7
Devvo131 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: England, UK Posts: 13	I have tried NLS pellets and my clowns are totally ignoring them. they just swim straight past the food, or they take it into their mouth and just spit it out. they just don't like the food. so lost on what todo