Clarkii questions

[gramma royale]

Hi all,

I'm doing some research on clarkii clowns. I'm looking to get a pair for my 150. Aside from a few blennies, gobies, and chromis' they will be the only fish in tank.

That said, how are clarkiis temperamentally? I read that they are vicious towards other clowns, but what about small fish like blennies and gobies? Will they actively feed their host anemone? And lastly, how likely is it that clarkiis will host an 8" GBTA?

Thanks all!
Mike

 

[bwest]

Re: Clarkii questions

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14278700#post14278700 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gramma royale
Hi all,

I'm doing some research on clarkii clowns. I'm looking to get a pair for my 150. Aside from a few blennies, gobies, and chromis' they will be the only fish in tank.

That said, how are clarkiis temperamentally? I read that they are vicious towards other clowns, but what about small fish like blennies and gobies? Will they actively feed their host anemone? And lastly, how likely is it that clarkiis will host an 8" GBTA?

Thanks all!
Mike

In my opinion you will be fine putting them with the other fish you've listed.

In a previous tank I had a pair of clarkiis that would feed a sebae anemone for me. All I had to do was throw a piece of silverside into the water and they would grab it and pull it down to the anemone then stand guard while it was pulling it into the mouth.

The clarkii's will most likely have no problem being hosted by a GBTA, but then again there could be exceptions.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Don't think you will have any issues with them being hosted by a BTA.

As for temperament, each fish will be different, but IME, they are a bit on the aggressive side. Years ago I had a 3 stripe in my tank with my pair, it could never leave the rock work -- even on the other side of the tank -- they would chase it no matter where it was.

The lennies and gobies might be okay -- if they stay out of the way of the Clarkiis, but I would add the Clarkiis last.

Here is a picture that I got of mine the other night, shows a bit of their attitude. (( though I will admit, I think the Flame was bugging them on purpose. ))

 

[gramma royale]

Thanks for the info guys. I read that BTA's are the natural host of Clarkii clowns, so I'm hopeful that they'll have a relationship.

 

[brich1027]

+1 They should be fine

 

[dalston]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14278941#post14278941 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gramma royale
Thanks for the info guys. I read that BTA's are the natural host of Clarkii clowns, so I'm hopeful that they'll have a relationship.

They are actually the only species of clown that will be hosted by all hosting anemones in the wild...they are the anemone whore of the ocean

 

[gramma royale]

thanks all.

I actually got a mated pair tonight and they both took to my GBTA in about 2 minutes . The only problem now is, the female is kicking the tar out of the male . Is this just temporary?

 

[buckeyegirl]

I've had a pair for a year and the female still chases the male. My kind of girl It seems that the bigger the pieces of food are, the more they feed their anemone. They eat the small ones themselves and feed it the big chunks.

 

[the2ofus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14283918#post14283918 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dalston
they are the anemone whore of the ocean

TOO FUNNY...:lol: ... :lmao: :lolspin:

 

[the2ofus]

Here's ours

The male will show submission for awhile and it "should" blow over and both take to the BTA

 

[gramma royale]

Thanks all. They certainly are characters to watch.

 

[gramma royale]

It's been a bit over a month now and the female is STILL chasing the male from one end to the other. She won't even let the male come close to the BTA. The only time the male is able to get close is at bedtime.

I'm a bit concerned about this, as I purchased these two as a mated pair. I figured this would blow over in a couple weeks, but I may be wrong on that. Should I wait a bit longer before I sell them?

Thanks!
Mike

 

[jck9]

i had my clarkii pair for over a year and the female stopped chasing the male about two months in after their first set of eggs. then they were unseperable

 

[gramma royale]

Gotcha. I'll give it some more time.

 

[JENnKerry]

Clarkis, like all clowns are very territorial, especially when they mature and even more especially if they have a host anenome.
But its more if a fish gets too close. I dont thing you'll have any problems. Mine hosts a 12" long tentacle and 12" seabae and he is awesome.

 

[Hidbigan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14289486#post14289486 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by buckeyegirl
I've had a pair for a year and the female still chases the male. My kind of girl It seems that the bigger the pieces of food are, the more they feed their anemone. They eat the small ones themselves and feed it the big chunks.

Have had this problem since i purchased a pair of Clarkii Clowns, about 6 months ago. The female would relentlessly chase the male to point where he would hide behind a pump and only come out to feed, and then still have a hard time getting at it. He once jumped out of the water and ended up inside my skimmer bubble trap

2 days ago I added a green BTA and they took to it in minutes. Yesterday the lights came on and . . .no male clown to be seen, simply dissapeared. Can't find him on the floor anywhere, so I have to assume he died and was consumed during the night.

I now have a decision to make - do I replace him with another? This comes with problems such as dominance and pairing off etc.

Any ideas??

Thanks

Darren H

 

[elegance coral]

Sorry for getting off topic.

Todd. How did you get your haddoni's tentacles that long? Is the flow rather strong, or did you just find it that way?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14278925#post14278925 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Toddrtrex

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14596953#post14596953 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elegance coral
Sorry for getting off topic.

Todd. How did you get your haddoni's tentacles that long? Is the flow rather strong, or did you just find it that way?

No, the flow isn't all that strong. One SureFlow MJ and a throttle back return (( 650 GPD spec )) return pump for a 75.

That picture is not the norm for that Haddoni, the tentacles aren't normally that long. However, they do tend to be longer then any other of my Haddonis (( even the one in the same tank )). So either it is an oddball, or the Clarkiis have something to do with it.