Pregnant Clownfish?

[Saltwaterboy13]

I have a pair of Percula's and one is about an inch long and the other is about 2 1/2 inches long. They are twitching like normal but the bigger one's stomach is bulging out . I asked my LFS and they said that it isn't a sickness or disease. They said it could possibly be pregnacy but the little one is small and I dont kno if it can reproduce this young. What do you think. Do you think is is pregnant?

 

[Saltwaterboy13]

Any body??

 

[Morgman]

Mark-

Your female clown is probably getting ready to mate and she is becoming full of eggs, aka gravid. Keep feeding your clowns at least 3 times daily and watch them for nest cleaning activities. As far as the age of the male I doubt that is to much of an issue. I had a male ocellaris clown fertilize a nest at 6 months of age. Its much easier for the male to be younger than the female(IMO).

I am not sure if you have seen this site but it has the most up to date info on clownfish breeding etc,

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forum ... forumid=36


Good luck-

Morgman

 

[Nick-5924]

Oh, My God!

 

[Anonymous]

Any body??

1" is typical for male Percs. They don't get big and it has nothing to do with age.

2.5" is big for a Perc. They do get that big I've heard but I haven't seen it. Could it be an Ocellaris?

Regardless, Are the pair pecking at a rock or flat spot anywhere? It's very likely that she's ready to drop some eggs.