Captive Breeding of Tomato Clownfish: Video
Posted by Shari Horowitz in Tropical Fish Hobbyist Blog on September 29, 2011 at 6:43 am
Tomato clownfish in an anemone. Photograph by Hristo Hristov.
By David E. Boruchowitz
The Indian research team that developed successful protocols for captive production of tomato clownfish at a commercial level http://www.tfhdigital.com/tfh/201111#pg83 has provided us with a video of a pair of clowns with their spawn, which is placed on a clay flowerpot saucer. (The eggs are orange.) The smaller of the fish is the male, and he is seen tending the eggs at one point in the video. After they hatch, the fry are raised in special vessels to maximize survival.
One of the exciting things about this article is that although developed for commercial interests and to provide broodstock to hatcheries, the methods described can easily be adapted by hobbyist breeders who want to produce clownfish at home.
Tags: breeding clownfish, captive-raised clownfish, Tomato Clownfish
Great video and article this month about clownfish breeding. Look forward to more videos like this.