Designer clownfish vs regular clownish
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davocean
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You never can say for sure what to expect, but my experience w/ my picasso's was they were by far the most passive clowns I have kept, and I would lean towards most TB clowns to be more passive, but not always.
29g would not allow a lot of room for much anything else, maybe a solo clown and a couple small fish.
Personally I prefer pairs for clowns, so I would want something a little bigger, 40b maybe, but if you are locked in I guess a solo would be ok.
29g would not allow a lot of room for much anything else, maybe a solo clown and a couple small fish.
Personally I prefer pairs for clowns, so I would want something a little bigger, 40b maybe, but if you are locked in I guess a solo would be ok.
Karliah
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Designer clownfish vs regular clownish
I might not be the best to post about this experience wise, as I've had my pair of "designer" clownfish for just under 72 hours. They're in a 29 gallon with a six line wrasse and a fire fish (purple), and that is what people were telling me the max would be as far as fish go. So I personally have 4 fish, 3 shrimp, 2 crabs, a dwindling number of hermits, and an assortment of snails.
Here's the thread I started about stocking if you're interested.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2516507
My clowns are very young and were intimidated by the fire fish at first, but are starting to settle in now (and my fire fish is seeming to be the exception, not the rule, as usually they become shy and reclusive when a more dominate fish is introduced)
I might not be the best to post about this experience wise, as I've had my pair of "designer" clownfish for just under 72 hours. They're in a 29 gallon with a six line wrasse and a fire fish (purple), and that is what people were telling me the max would be as far as fish go. So I personally have 4 fish, 3 shrimp, 2 crabs, a dwindling number of hermits, and an assortment of snails.
Here's the thread I started about stocking if you're interested.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2516507
My clowns are very young and were intimidated by the fire fish at first, but are starting to settle in now (and my fire fish is seeming to be the exception, not the rule, as usually they become shy and reclusive when a more dominate fish is introduced)
Iwent through your thread before, im planing somewhat same stock as you. Good to hear that everything is going well and good luck. Thanks for response
CStrickland
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One good thing about Finding Nemo is that tank raised clownfish are easy to find. They seem to be less aggressive, but also less prone to choose anemones so if that's important to you it's something to consider. I think that'd be something to look at if aggression is a factor.
In theory, most of them are no different from 'normal' clowns. Many of them are the same species anyways (either perc or occy), just different colors and patterns. So really unless clown aggression is somehow tied to coloration and patterns, they'd be no more or less average than their 'normal' counterparts, on average.
shifty51008
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I wouldnt say they are less prone to accept a anemone, its more because most people do use natural host anemones for the clowns they have.
CStrickland
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I don't think it's as much about the species as that particular fishs experience. Like the difference between going out by the dumpster and grabbing a 3rd generation stray cat, stuffing it in a box and then letting it loose in your home vs. getting a house cat from someone who doesn't want it any more. One has had to compete for food, defend against predation, and could run around as much as it wanted, the other is just moving between two similar environs.
As far as the anemone, idk that's just something I read on liveaquaria the other day.
toothybugs
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If it's worth anything, my tank-bred mochas haven't taken up residence in their nem yet - going on 4 months now that the nem has been right on top of their nesting cave. But she will swim across the tank to roll around in my frogspawn for a minute before coming back home 
shifty51008
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If it's worth anything, my tank-bred mochas haven't taken up residence in their nem yet - going on 4 months now that the nem has been right on top of their nesting cave. But she will swim across the tank to roll around in my frogspawn for a minute before coming back home
What type of anemone?
toothybugs
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RBTA, 4+ inches in diameter.
davocean
Active member
When I see people having trouble w/ their clowns not accepting a nem, it's almost always not a natural host nem/clown match as what they would be found in the wild.
I think instinct is still very much there.
As for aggression, I agree w/ Cstrickland, animals caught in wild have to fend for themselves constantly from birth, where TB clowns haven't, and seem to know the hands that feed.
I think instinct is still very much there.
As for aggression, I agree w/ Cstrickland, animals caught in wild have to fend for themselves constantly from birth, where TB clowns haven't, and seem to know the hands that feed.
shifty51008
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Now if you were to get a mag, gig or mersenti, i am willing to bet they will be in the anemone in less than an hour
I have a 29 gal Biocube. I have two clown fish, One goby and one blenny. I selected fish that would not reach more than three inches when full grown. I have a bubble tip anemone that one clown spends a great deal of time in. The clowns are captive bred and will literally eat out of my hand. I love them and enjoy watching them. I have two shrimp but wish I had none. Cannot catch them to rehouse them. Quarantine whatever you get.
