fkrezel wrote:any luck tracking some down in philadelphia,bucks area. everyone i talk to seem like im trying to move in on their business, not to mention crazy high prices. like i said before i cant believe there is not another fish guy out there breeding fish and will sell to another reefer at a modest price. anyway im in this for the long haul i love fish amd corals been doing it for 15 years and will go for another 15. but your right breeding pair will speed thngs up lol
What information are you trying to find out? Make a list of your questions and post them here. I am sure you will get a lot of helpful info. It seems like from your setup that you are off to a good start. Now you just have to be patient and wait. The wait will be a lot less time if you buy a proven pair of clowns, but then it's still not a guarantee that they will resume breeding right away or even ever.
As for people sharing, IME a lot of hatcheries/breeders don't let "outsiders' in because it is a business for them and it's their livelyhood. A breeder I was trying to talk to before I started told me, you can't expect to go into Kentucky Fried Chicken and ask for the Colonel's secret recipe. I was kind of shocked when he said that, but I understand his point of view. He did show tell me places to go and research and that was actually half of the fun. I valued the time just experiementing and learning from my mistakes. Now a days, the internet is so full of peoples build threads and clownfish breeding that you can virtually find all the different techniques for every part of the breeding process from the build to selling wholesale and retail. Don't cheat yourself out of the experience by taking shortcuts. Soak it all in. I am sure you will enjoy the process a lot more that way, but like I said, ask away. There are a lot of experienced people here that will do all they can to help you. Best of luck!!