Amphiprion chrysopterus

[SteveJakubiec]

Aka. Blue Line Clown. What is their nature? Are they fairly easy to keep? Are they aggressive? Could they coincide w/ a pair of True Percs in a 300g?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Ron Popeil]

they are one of the most impressively attractive clowns on the market, however their beauty comes with a hefty cost. they ship terribly and succumb to disease usually within a week of bringing them home. quarantine is a necessity, and i usually expect the worst. if they survive at the fish store for longer than two weeks, youre probably going to have a good healthy fish, but then id recommend quarantining for another week or two at home.

once settled in, they are a very confident and large clownfish and can be rather bullyish to other fish. ive never had mine around other clowns, but stories from others indicate they are rather intolerant of other clown species.

the bright yellow tends to fade within two weeks with the white tail variety, and the yellow tail variety maintaining their colors usually indefinitely.

if you can tolerate disappointment and have read up on brooklynella and proper treatment using formalin and are patient enough with other medications and the duration of quarantine, then youll be very pleased with the results.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13639085#post13639085 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ron Popeil


once settled in, they are a very confident and large clownfish and can be rather bullyish to other fish. ive never had mine around other clowns, but stories from others indicate they are rather intolerant of other clown species.

Hey Jordan,
Did you have other fish in the tank with the Chrysopterus?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13639085#post13639085 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ron Popeil

the bright yellow tends to fade within two weeks with the white tail variety, and the yellow tail variety maintaining their colors usually indefinitely.

Oh is that why my yellow tail chrysopterus has kept his yellow and not the white tailed one?
I wonder what the white tailed ones eat in the wild for them to keep their pretty yellow.

I keep my two chrys in my 120 and they are the only fish in there. I thought about putting my chromis and hawkfish back in the 120 but I'm afraid of them giving my chrys anything. Quarantine is a must for chrysopterus and for any other fish you add to your tank if you are willing to take the risk.
I made sure my tank was free from ich by taking all my fish out of the 120g for 8 weeks.

 

[SteveJakubiec]

Eh...I personally don't think I'm up for the challenge. I think I'll just stick to ocellaris and perculas thank you very much.

Thanks,
Steve