Jarrod Corby
In Memoriam
I've noticed a lot of people put Clowns in their refugium. What service are they performing? Poor guy/gal won't even have an anemone! lol
Clownfish in Refugiums - Why?
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SteveJakubiec
In Memoriam
They usually put them in there because they've been bad, such as nipping hands while cleaning. Also, IIRC, I think one guy put his clown in the fuge because it kept jumping into the overflow down to the fuge, so he just put it in there.
phender
Active member
I can't speak for everyone, but I have put clowns in the refugium when I am trying to introduce a mate and the resident clown is attacking it. I put the resident clown in the refugium, change the decor a little in the main tank and let the new guy get acclimated for a few days before reintroducing the resident clown. Most of the time it has worked, but not always. I had a big nasty perc female that had been widowed. She wouldn't accept a new mate no matter what I tried.
I have a pair of tomato clowns in one of my refugia. They do have several small BTA anemones there too. They've been there for years since I won them (and many other fish) at a MACNA. I don't really have any other place for them. I already have 3 other pairs of clowns elsewhere in the system.
Thats kinda my reason, Randy , no other place for em.
Since only 1 piar can be kept per tank I, and I think many of us keep a 2nd piar in the fuge. I think we just love clownfish, and why not they are awsome. I even added a 15 tank next to the fuge to hold a 3rd pair, and there will prolly be more.
My fuge also servers as a safe haven for fish that cant assimilate to the DT, while I try to find them a better home. I just try harder for some than others.
Since only 1 piar can be kept per tank I, and I think many of us keep a 2nd piar in the fuge. I think we just love clownfish, and why not they are awsome. I even added a 15 tank next to the fuge to hold a 3rd pair, and there will prolly be more.
My fuge also servers as a safe haven for fish that cant assimilate to the DT, while I try to find them a better home. I just try harder for some than others.
AquaReeferMan
Got Reef?
I have 2 large saddlebacks in my display and was keeping 2 tiny onyx clowns in my refugium until the got a little bigger. Once they grow a little I will move them into my display and get rid of the saddlebacks.
TheOtherReefer
Pre-Internet Club
I keep my picasso percula in my 15 gallon fuge, he seems to like it always exploring and swimming around, and I keep my onyx percula pair in the display. I would keep them together but that is just not an option. 
WDLV
Skunk Hybrid Freak
I've typically done it when there's another pair and they don't get along.
Keep in mind that it's a widely accepted practice to keep a pair of clowns in a 10 gallon with nothing but a flower pot or a ceramic tile when you're breeding them. If this was not an acceptable home they would not spawn. By that logic a refugium or a sump doesn't seem so bad.
BTW, TheOtherReefer I like the avitar. One of the greats.
Keep in mind that it's a widely accepted practice to keep a pair of clowns in a 10 gallon with nothing but a flower pot or a ceramic tile when you're breeding them. If this was not an acceptable home they would not spawn. By that logic a refugium or a sump doesn't seem so bad.
BTW, TheOtherReefer I like the avitar. One of the greats.
TheOtherReefer
Pre-Internet Club
Thanks WDLV, Dime was crazy good.
Besides keeping clowns in a 10 gallon for breeding most newbies keep a pair in a 10 or 15 gallon packed with LRock, corals, and other fish. A fuge is just another fish tank filled with Macro.
Besides keeping clowns in a 10 gallon for breeding most newbies keep a pair in a 10 or 15 gallon packed with LRock, corals, and other fish. A fuge is just another fish tank filled with Macro
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WDLV
Skunk Hybrid Freak
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13629193#post13629193 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheOtherReefer
Thanks WDLV, Dime was crazy good.
Besides keeping clowns in a 10 gallon for breeding most newbies keep a pair in a 10 or 15 gallon packed with LRock, corals, and other fish. A fuge is just another fish tank filled with Macro
My apologies for hijacking the thread but your mailbox is full and I can't PM you.
It seems we share another common interest other than reefing and music...
I'm working on my BB in Tae Kwon Do. After which I'm looking to move on to something new that will help diversify my skills.
If you had it to do again, would you do Jiu Jitsu or Judo and why?
Also, do you do traditional Japanese JJ or Brazillian JJ?
Regards,
Walt
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elegance coral
They call me EC
I keep clowns in my refuges due to a lack of room. It hasn't always gone well. I had these ocellaris and their LTA's in a 55gl fuge with no problems. I moved them out and placed three large saddle back in their place. Within the first month they had eaten every bit of caulerpa out of the tank. The only bare spot was right in front of the anemone. The rest of the 55 was full of caulerpa. Now it's all bare. They even ate all the pods. Not much of a refuge anymore.
