HELP, my clown fishes will not stop spawning.

[yiliyang]

Hello:

I have a pair of clowns, Ocalaris. They keep spawning, 2 days after the last batch of babies are gone, they lay another patch of eggs. Each brood is larger than the one before it. The problem here is that the male clown will not eat when tending to the eggs. He is such a devoted father and he would clean those eggs all day. The last 2 month he got very skinny and I am worried about him.

any advice?

Thanks

Yili

 

[Deanos]

Separate the pair if you're truly a meanie

 

[noodleman]

my clowns keep spawning too, but the father still eats Dont think there is anything you can do about it, and i'm sure the father wont starve to death (they love spawning, but if he starves to death that'll defeat the purpose to expanding the species)

 

[cnotes999]

You should be fine, mine have been doing it over a year now and there still alive, kicking and spawning!

 

[duke62]

think my wife can have a chat with that female clown :lol2:

 

[inline6]

you should see my clownfish pair, the male is 1/2 the size of the female.

 

[bad coffee]

I should be so lucky! My clowns are 6 years old and haven't mated a single time.

you could just try feeding the tank heavily the days between the clutches. maybe he'll gut load and bulk up.

B

 

[thirty5]

Hey if for any stupid reason, you want to get rid of them. Let me know. I have been looking for a mated pair. I had a mated pair of Maroon, but the female just died got popeye.

 

[yiliyang]

Thanks a lot for the input. I hope my clown dad is alright. He is probably my favorite fish, especially when he is such a devoted father.

Yili

 

[noodleman]

my clowns are spawning as we speak :bunnies:

 

[redbora]

i wish mine would start :bunnies:

 

[noodleman]

its sad to have so many cluthes of eggs but not one fry to show for their work