Care For Mcchullochi

[Deepsea2005]

Hello all,

I just bought 2 small Mcchullochi clowns from a fellow reefer here.
What is the best care for them? Right now they are in a 2 feet x 2 feet x 6 inches tank (this tank is 12" but I just keep 6" water so the clown will not jump over) with some tricolor anemones.

I want to build a good tank for them, hopping they will pair and spawn someday.
Any helps/advices would be appteciated.

Pitures of the BIG one (about 1.5")

Picture of the SMALL one (about 1.25")

 

[Winwood]

I've never kept them myself, but due to their natural distribution, I assume they appreciate cooler temperatures. I believe they are naturally found in E. quadricolor as well.

 

[blackgate]

Extremely jealous!!!!! They look great

 

[vaporize]

no different than any other tomato complex, yours are F2 so would not even matter on the temperature.

Just watch for aggression , the large one might kill the small one

 

[Deepsea2005]

Thanks Winwood, Blackgate, and vaporize.

 

[nemoboy1]

Congrats and they look better in your tank atleast from the photo. From your photo using egg crate is a good idea. Have you try putting them together yet and see how they act? They came from a 4x2 tank so the little one had plenty of room to escape but in the 24x24 its harder. Once they are established/bonded the 24x24 should be fine. Temp shouldn't matter too much (74-80). RBTA is their natural host but I have them in with Ritteri and they seem to like it. They will likely bond once he the bigger one becomes a female but she will always insert the dominance but likely not do too much damage as a female. Good luck

 

[Deepsea2005]

Thanks Ray. They are healthy and eat flake food now, which I prefer. They can
co-exist with a little bid of chasing but I want to seperate them for a month or so.
Thanks again