BREEDING HELP with percs! PLEASE help!

Devvo131 · 02/13/2016, 11:32 PM

I have had my Perc clowns for over a year now, for the past 8 months they have lived in my 90L tank, with nothing but a clay pot and an air line in the tank. they were pared already when i first got them, so im past that problem.

But they just wont lay eggs! temp is around 27/28. SG: 0.22/0.24. PH 8.2/8.3
i give them i long day cycle, they are being fed 3-4 times a day, mix of flake, Brineshrimp, red plankton, and krill. somebody then suggested to try New life spectrum pellets but my clowns just ignore them completely.

so at this point im confused, angry and totally stressed out. i dont understand what more i can do? im desperate for help, someone please! I need to know what im doing wrong and how i can fix it. the clowns are totally healthy but just wont lay eggs. im guessing that my food choice is wrong but i need somebody to give me a good feeding plan and i will follow it as best i can. i also have been told to try LRS Fertility Frenzy but this is not available in the UK. so PLEASE someone help me!!!

Dkuhlmann · 02/14/2016, 06:55 AM

NLS pellets are pretty much devoured by all fish. Which NLS pellets are you trying to give them? I would also feed a frozen mix like LRS or Rod's there are others as well. Someone in the UK will make a food similar to the Rod's or LRS. I've honestly not seen many fish ignore NLS pellets. Also brine shrimp hold hardly any nutritional value.

DanDashO · 02/14/2016, 10:38 PM

I love to add a little live blackworms once a day, gives them that little kick to get to work! You can discontinue them once they start spawning

mrbigshot · 03/04/2016, 11:01 AM

how big were they when you got them? i know it took my male occy about a 9 months to be sexually mature (actual age about a year and half) but that was with a known female. females take longer to be sexually mature. usually 2-3 years from my experience.

L3wis · 03/09/2016, 09:43 AM

I feed my perculas API tropical mini pellets 4x a day, they very occasionally get some artemia. but this was enough to get 4 pairs breeding within 3 months of getting them... might be worth a try?

woodnaquanut · 03/26/2016, 05:42 PM

It doesn't seem like you have much filtration. Perhaps you could add a HOB filter?

I also feed live black worms.

carrots · 03/26/2016, 06:17 PM

I would suggest trying to improve their diet. Try frozen foods like blood worms. Then after they have started eating the worms, soak a few small pellets of a high protein food such as NLS in the blood worm juice and feed. Good luck.

reefless · 03/28/2016, 10:24 AM

What about ammonia, nitrites and nitrates? With minimal filtration you should check these

02/13/2016, 11:32 PM	#1
Devvo131 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: England, UK Posts: 13	BREEDING HELP with percs! PLEASE help! I have had my Perc clowns for over a year now, for the past 8 months they have lived in my 90L tank, with nothing but a clay pot and an air line in the tank. they were pared already when i first got them, so im past that problem. But they just wont lay eggs! temp is around 27/28. SG: 0.22/0.24. PH 8.2/8.3 i give them i long day cycle, they are being fed 3-4 times a day, mix of flake, Brineshrimp, red plankton, and krill. somebody then suggested to try New life spectrum pellets but my clowns just ignore them completely. so at this point im confused, angry and totally stressed out. i dont understand what more i can do? im desperate for help, someone please! I need to know what im doing wrong and how i can fix it. the clowns are totally healthy but just wont lay eggs. im guessing that my food choice is wrong but i need somebody to give me a good feeding plan and i will follow it as best i can. i also have been told to try LRS Fertility Frenzy but this is not available in the UK. so PLEASE someone help me!!!

02/14/2016, 06:55 AM	#2
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	NLS pellets are pretty much devoured by all fish. Which NLS pellets are you trying to give them? I would also feed a frozen mix like LRS or Rod's there are others as well. Someone in the UK will make a food similar to the Rod's or LRS. I've honestly not seen many fish ignore NLS pellets. Also brine shrimp hold hardly any nutritional value. __________________ 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

03/26/2016, 05:42 PM	#6
woodnaquanut Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 2,727	It doesn't seem like you have much filtration. Perhaps you could add a HOB filter? I also feed live black worms. __________________ John DT 120G. mixed reef w/ lots of automation + assorted FW and SW tanks.

02/14/2016, 10:38 PM	#3
DanDashO Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 82	I love to add a little live blackworms once a day, gives them that little kick to get to work! You can discontinue them once they start spawning

03/04/2016, 11:01 AM	#4
mrbigshot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: mn Posts: 387	how big were they when you got them? i know it took my male occy about a 9 months to be sexually mature (actual age about a year and half) but that was with a known female. females take longer to be sexually mature. usually 2-3 years from my experience.

03/09/2016, 09:43 AM	#5
L3wis Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7	I feed my perculas API tropical mini pellets 4x a day, they very occasionally get some artemia. but this was enough to get 4 pairs breeding within 3 months of getting them... might be worth a try?

03/26/2016, 06:17 PM	#7
carrots Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Mendham, NJ USA Posts: 395	I would suggest trying to improve their diet. Try frozen foods like blood worms. Then after they have started eating the worms, soak a few small pellets of a high protein food such as NLS in the blood worm juice and feed. Good luck.

03/28/2016, 10:24 AM	#8
reefless Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 50	What about ammonia, nitrites and nitrates? With minimal filtration you should check these