Can I add this Snowflake to my tank?

[FishTri]

He/She/It was a rescue from a fellow reefer. Apparently they were introduced to their original tank as juveniles and got along fine for quite some time. They also got pretty large (3" +)

One day the original owner comes home and one of the clowns had beat the %#@& out of the other. It was hiding and in tatters. He removed it from the tank and quarantined until healthy, then I got it.

I've had it in isolation for several months now and would normally move it into the DT, but I'm a little concerned about it bullying my other fish (even though this was the clown that got beat up).

The main tank is a 210 Gal with tons of rock. Current fish include:

(1) Lawnmover Blennie
(2) Small Chromis
(1) Medium Sailfin Tang
(1) Large Foxface (6"+)

What do you think?

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[FishTri]

Right now this fish is in a ten gallon quarantine tank. He'll swim into a net to get food, and will nibble right out of my fingers.

I'm thinking, if he gets aggressive in the large tank it would be possible to get him out easily enough? Am I crazy?

 

[shabreeson]

worth a shot. most of the fish you mentioned are either too fast for this clown to cause real damage real quickly, or too large for him to want to pick on. not to mention there are a lot of ways to catch a clownfish.
Nets can cause a lot of harm. check out the different, safer/easier methods here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=372952
I like to catch clownfish guiding them into a glass at night. they barely know whats going before they're captured and remain relatively calm.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Are the pictures you posted suppose to be of the "snowflake" ?? And if so, could you get another shot -- with the whole fish showing. From those 2 pictures it actually looks more like a saddleback (( A. polymnus )) -- not that it matters a whole lot, but they do tend to be more aggressive.

 

[FishTri]

worth a shot. most of the fish you mentioned are either too fast for this clown to cause real damage real quickly, or too large for him to want to pick on. not to mention there are a lot of ways to catch a clownfish.
Nets can cause a lot of harm. check out the different, safer/easier methods here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=372952
I like to catch clownfish guiding them into a glass at night. they barely know whats going before they're captured and remain relatively calm.

O.K. That's the encouragement I needed. Not to worry re: the net. That's more to help with the guiding and isolating. Once he's under control (in a large net near the surface of the water, he's easy to scoop and lift in a glass or specimen container.

Too much algae on the quarantine tank right now for a better pic. I'll see what I can do.

 

[jt_milstead]

Is Snowflake the fishes name? That is not a Slowflake Picasso Percula.

 

[FishTri]

Is Snowflake the fishes name? That is not a Slowflake Picasso Percula.

Couldn't help but laugh . Thanks for setting me straight.

Based on the feedback I'll assume this is not a "snowflake" clown. If I can get a better pic I'll post and we'll get a positive I.D.

While your looking at these pics, take a look at his lips. Is that damage from a fight?

 

[Moonstream]

yeah, that's def not a snowflake. looks like a saddleback to me too.

 

[FishTri]

Uncle. Got the message. Its not a snowflake. Who knew? This was a rescue by a clown-challenged reefer

Now the question is, "Will it play nice with the other kids in the pool?"