27 clowns in the same tank 27 months~Thread of the Month
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Triadguppies
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Thanks a LOT!! Guess I got some young ones
Re: Re: Re: 27 clowns in the same tank 27 months
Thanks a LOT!! Guess I got some young ones
Purple Penguins
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I really cant say much that hasnt already been said, your tank is amazing and has me rethinking BTA's I have had them in the past and have moved to heteractis crispa since Im not a fan of the constant traveling of the BTA.. You have inspired me to rethink my thoughts on this and come up with a much better game plan through your success. Bravo and Well done on an amazing setup!!
Zebrasoma_Qc
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Wow... Keep it !!
sdouglass79
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Any possibility this could be done with A. polymnus? At one time I had 3 hosting a green carpet anemone in a 29gal tank (for about two years). Looking back, I think this may have been very rare and wish I had not sold them.
sdouglass79
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Actually I have been looking at getting back into saltwater by setting up something between a 90, 120, or 220 and doing exactly what you have done, but have a tank full of saddlebacks... or pink skunks, but pref the saddlebacks.... or both?
jtreefdweller
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We need to remember that he raised these clownfish from fry and this is why they were able to be kept together. You could not buy 27 clownfish and put them in the same tank. So you would need to get them as juveniles which really isn't that hard to do. Just find a local breeder or order from somewhere online.
Finsky
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mobert:
I looked at the video of your anemones with less circulation and the one with more circulation.
Monday I installed a Hydor Koralia Magnum 8 (3,250 gph) on the left end about five inches below the water line and one to two inches in from the front glass.
I aimed it toward the center of my five foot tank with a very slight upward direction.
My red BTA decided it liked the high flow created by the Mag 8 with a 175 gph penguin power head with sponge prefilter in the lower right corner to off set the Mag 8's flow on my Green Goniopora on the left front substrate. Everything worked like a charm and the tank seems more alive and healthy including corals, crustaceans, and fish. I just put a true red goniopora on the front right substrate.
The brown/gold (How do you tell the difference) BTA which is about one inch when open, is sticking its little mouth up from the top of one of the rocks.
One strange things was my green BTA has shrunk back under the live rock in the back right corner. I could barely see its tentacles, maybe it is expelling waste as it ate razor clam on the weekend.
My Long Tentacled on the left side reached out and snapped up one of five one inch black mouth damsels I purchased for $5 a piece over the weekend.
The increased current must increase appetite?
I looked at the video of your anemones with less circulation and the one with more circulation.
Monday I installed a Hydor Koralia Magnum 8 (3,250 gph) on the left end about five inches below the water line and one to two inches in from the front glass.
I aimed it toward the center of my five foot tank with a very slight upward direction.
My red BTA decided it liked the high flow created by the Mag 8 with a 175 gph penguin power head with sponge prefilter in the lower right corner to off set the Mag 8's flow on my Green Goniopora on the left front substrate. Everything worked like a charm and the tank seems more alive and healthy including corals, crustaceans, and fish. I just put a true red goniopora on the front right substrate.
The brown/gold (How do you tell the difference) BTA which is about one inch when open, is sticking its little mouth up from the top of one of the rocks.
One strange things was my green BTA has shrunk back under the live rock in the back right corner. I could barely see its tentacles, maybe it is expelling waste as it ate razor clam on the weekend.
My Long Tentacled on the left side reached out and snapped up one of five one inch black mouth damsels I purchased for $5 a piece over the weekend.
The increased current must increase appetite?
mobert
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I'm not sure about increased appetite or not as they are always hungry. My clowns and anemones never turn down food.
The main thing I noticed with decreased flow is less bubbles tips and the anemones are huge with the base very stretched out like mushrooms with a big cap. With the decreased flow, the caps look like they are trying to capture more light and shading the anemones below them and causing them to stretch even more. I like the high flow look better. I will post a new video soon to show you what I mean.
Finsky
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When I first decided to put a Red BTA in my tank, I prepared approximaly 18 inches of the right end of the tank with nothing but live rock gradually sloping upward from the front to the back of the tank. The rock ends about 14 inches from the surface.
The red BTA came by mail order and took up residence in the right end where I placed it, generally. The pair of Tomato Clowns immediately started hosting with joy as they did not have an anemone. The pair of Clarkiis have their long tentacled about a foot in from the left end with it foot between the substrate and a piece of live rock. The distance between the anemones seems to allow for a live and let live situation after the large female Tomato cruised over and gave them a thorough checking out a couple of years ago when the newcomers arrived. She bit me on the back of my right hand and actually drew blood not long ago. I have since gotten a pair of arm length rubber gloves. I still tempt fate when I need to have more dexterity to move some things around.
I was very pleased to see my green BTA sticking its tentacles out from the very middle of the 18" by 18" of live rock. It did not look awfully happy with its intial position in the back right corner two or three inches under the Seio 1100. With the increased current from the Hydor Mag 8 coming from the left side, the green BTA seems to be getting the current it needs from its new position. I still have the "baby" one inch brown/gold BTA on top of a rock near the right glass. Both Tomatos host in all three BTAs.
The red BTA came by mail order and took up residence in the right end where I placed it, generally. The pair of Tomato Clowns immediately started hosting with joy as they did not have an anemone. The pair of Clarkiis have their long tentacled about a foot in from the left end with it foot between the substrate and a piece of live rock. The distance between the anemones seems to allow for a live and let live situation after the large female Tomato cruised over and gave them a thorough checking out a couple of years ago when the newcomers arrived. She bit me on the back of my right hand and actually drew blood not long ago. I have since gotten a pair of arm length rubber gloves. I still tempt fate when I need to have more dexterity to move some things around.
I was very pleased to see my green BTA sticking its tentacles out from the very middle of the 18" by 18" of live rock. It did not look awfully happy with its intial position in the back right corner two or three inches under the Seio 1100. With the increased current from the Hydor Mag 8 coming from the left side, the green BTA seems to be getting the current it needs from its new position. I still have the "baby" one inch brown/gold BTA on top of a rock near the right glass. Both Tomatos host in all three BTAs.
mobert
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I think a 120 is tight for pairs of Clarkii and Tomatoes. I say this because my breeding pair of Clarkii claimed 3/4 of my 240 gallon tank. Hopefully your pairs have negotiated an understanding and don't try to claim more territory.
I know what it is like to be bitten by fish. I too had those stiff rubber gloves. I'm glad my Percs don't bite.
I know what it is like to be bitten by fish. I too had those stiff rubber gloves. I'm glad my Percs don't bite.
Finsky
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I have been looking into a 6'x2'x2' 180 tank for the long term. With my fish I am told this should be sufficient.
I wonder if it is worth going for a L 72.5 x W 24.5 x H 29 215 gallon tank as I have about six feet to work with? I saw the later on the Oceanic Web site. What brand or brands should I be looking for my my local aquarium store to order from?
I wonder if it is worth going for a L 72.5 x W 24.5 x H 29 215 gallon tank as I have about six feet to work with? I saw the later on the Oceanic Web site. What brand or brands should I be looking for my my local aquarium store to order from?
mobert
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I got an 210 AGA because I thought it was the best for cost to benefit ratio. Oceanic is suppose to be better quality than AGA but since mine was in a cabinet and the polished glass edges were not going to be visible, I went with AGA. So it depends on your situation. I stayed with stock vs. custom tanks because of the cost also. It would be nice not to have the two support bars going across the top but with three halides it is not too bad.
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