When Will My True Percula Clownfish Breed?
i have a proven breeding pair of wild true percula clownfish! i have had them for about 3wks now and they are in my reef tank with 30kg mix of live and new ocean rock and few turbo snails. they are always doing the clown wiggle and cleaning the terrcotta roof tile i put in for them to lay eggs on she looks as if she is fat around the belly and they both have what looks like a strand of white hair coming form there bellys i think these are there tubes for eggs and sperm! but i have not had any eggs at all! they are 4yrs old (i was told) so what is wrong why no eggs?
Theres a difference between what is true and false and unfort alot of sellers class their perculas and ocellaris under mated or proven pair when they are not. While it sounds as if they are close, clownfish can take years to breed.
4 years old would indicate if they were always together, that they have formed a pair.
But it can take years for clownfish to actually breed after being paired up.
I have a pair of maroon clownfish, had for a few years. Now they lay eggs all the time (I don’t raise the young). The put their eggs on the black overflow behind the anemone.
Its alot of work, and I have no interest in raising them. Clownfish will breed eventually, but it will take time. Good tank condition.
Hope this helps…