Cinnamon vs. Tomato Clowns

[chbarber]

I have a small(maybe 1") Cinnamon clown that I added to my frag tank just two days ago with a slightly larger specimen of the same species. The larger died but that is where my question comes in. I have a 2" tomato clown( amp. frenatus) that is in my display tank. Could these two be made into a breeding pair? Even so, how hard are cinnamon larvae to keep alive? I am going to start two broodstock tanks and have oscellaris in one and cinnamons in the other.

[chbarber]

Sorry for the double post. You can delete one of them. My computer had a retard moment. Thanks.

[weimers75]

I have only raised occys, but Wilkerson's book would be of use to you. Without it, mine wouldn't have made it at all.

[Fishboy42]

Cinnamon/tomato clowns can mate and produce fertile offspring. Several breeders have raised this cross before. The babies are fairly easy to raise. I have actually never raised "pure" cinnamons before, but tomatoes are one of the easier larvae to raise. HTH

-Matt

[chbarber]

so the only pure cinnamon (melanopus) are wild? So you can mix the two species Amphiprion melanopus and Amphiprion frenatus? I am definitely going to try getting pure tank raised Cinnamon to breed. Thanks

[Fishboy42]

Originally posted by chbarber
so the only pure cinnamon (melanopus) are wild?

There are cinnamons / A. melanopus available as tank-bred specimens; I think most hatcheries produce this fish (I just haven't raised any yet ).