Finally my dream anemone-clownfish combo

[Winwood]

Very nice clowns you have. It's nice too see something different than your everyday occellaris and perculas. Does the female stir up any sand around the base of the anemone?

She did quite a bit when I first got it and it was really annoying. However she has seemed to give that a rest for now thank goodness.

 

[elegance coral]

Speechless!!!!

 

[Winwood]

Thanks everyone! Much appreciated.

 

[fote03]

Very nice. Ur clowns and anemone look great and i really like ur aqua-scape!

 

[Winwood]

Haven't updated in a while so I figured I'd post a few shots.

 

[Dragon moray ki]

How many tang do you have left I have a 92 and was wonder how fast your clown tang grew it custom buit and six feet long at it's widest point and 20 inches deep

 

[taylor t]

Oh Man! I started from the beginning... You had me all excited to see your mertens... Sorry it didn't make it. The anemone you have now sure has made a great home! Looks awesome! I've searched mertens, trying to learn, and this thread never came up... ?? Anyways, nice set-up! I see all 3 still living together. Nice.

 

[Winwood]

So I recently moved and instead dealing with the stress of moving my entire tank in one day I decided to start off with a whole new system and move critters over at my leisure. Just decided to post a pic. Here is my new 90 two days into operation.

 

[Whip316]

very cool. its nice to see other Chrysopterus owners out there! they are my fav pair of clowns along with Tricinctus.

i got a large pair and my female is over 5". has your ever bitten you with their teeth? mine have come close to biting me, but i know if they latch on, they will draw blood with their teeth.

 

[Winwood]

No she hasn't bitten me yet but everyone comments on her chompers. She has got quite the set on her.

 

[garygb]

Winwood, your tank looks very nice. A couple of questions, you mentioned that you moved and started a new system, the 90. How did you go about the cycling process and moving critters/rock/sand from the old to the new. I am thinking about getting a new tank and am apprehensive about transferring things. I'm concerned about a mini cycle if I just transfer everything all on one day.

Also, is your crispa attached to the rock or is there a hole in the rock where its column goes through and attaches through the sand to the bottom of the tank? That is one beautiful anemone. I'd love one just like it.

 

[garygb]

And another question, is that an Aqueon 90 (48x18x24)? Do you like the dimensions/ease with which to work with that tank?

I'm considering the 90 or the 75E by Aqueon.

 

[Johanv]

For about 7 months i have had a 4 inch females white bonnet living with mate i paired with her for the first 4.

They host a Mertens carpet and a sebea. On a whim and a very luck chance i got a small juvi blue stripe and a juvi orange skunk from a retailer.

I bought them and dropped them in the tank along with a Magnifica. To my suprise noone host the mag and they all remain around the mertens. There is a clear pecking order with the female white bonnet first the larg orange skunk next and then the white tail blue stripe and the other orange skunk.

Both the blue stripe and large orange skunk shimmy to the bonnet. The small orange skunk shimmys to the blue stripe.

Its funny cause i put the harem up forsale along with the mertens and no one was interested. Now i see winwood and im like hot damn.

If you can dedicate a tank to clowns i think a harem with multiple anemones is the way to go. I warn thou it multiple anemones.

Its also a little different in my case cause their bonnets orange skunks and blue stripes.

I have a feeling that the reason their are white bonnets is that there is a male blue stripe and male skunk present with a large female. They both fertilize the eggs or its a orange skunk and blue stripe pair.

Good luck with that feed some spirulina to them and get those blue stripes out.

Do you have any pics of your clowns?

 

[Winwood]

Winwood, your tank looks very nice. A couple of questions, you mentioned that you moved and started a new system, the 90. How did you go about the cycling process and moving critters/rock/sand from the old to the new. I am thinking about getting a new tank and am apprehensive about transferring things. I'm concerned about a mini cycle if I just transfer everything all on one day.

Also, is your crispa attached to the rock or is there a hole in the rock where its column goes through and attaches through the sand to the bottom of the tank? That is one beautiful anemone. I'd love one just like it.

First off let me say I didn't have to move that far so the transfer time of animals was not that great. I basically just bought a tank off craigslist and modified the stand to fit my equipment. Then I plumbed in everything and filled with water, added salt and then waited a day. The next day I added sand and rocks and by the evening I was transferring animals.

I have not seen any signs of a mini cycle yet. I have been testing frequently and all seems fine. Also, the corals and the anemone don't seemed stressed either. My anthias however did not take the move very well and I lost them.

I'm not sure what brand of tank it is since I didn't buy it from the manufacturer. However, the dimensions are 48x25x18. I like this tank a lot and it is easy to work in thus far.

My anemone hates having it's foot come in contact with the sandbed. When I first got it I placed it on the sand/rock interface and it kept floating up in the middle of the night and finding it's way into my powerheads. After the second time it did this I almost flushed it because it looked terrible and kept fouling my tank everytime this happened. I decided to give it one last try and placed it on a rock pile. It immediately took hold and began inflating. Since then I just let it do it's thing. It currently is attached to two medium sized rocks and has not moved since I placed it in the new system. It staying stationary is a big relief because this was one of my biggest concerns with the move.

I understand your hesitation about switching to a new system. Your mags are beautiful and I hope all goes well If you decide to move them. I hope this helps.

 

[Gill_bucket]

Wow, is that a pair of emp. angels I see?

 

[Winwood]

Wow, is that a pair of emp. angels I see?

Yeah I had a small pair of them for a while they are now residing in a my friend's dad's 210 gallon reef. The larger one has almost completed it's transformation while the smaller one has grown steady but has yet to start changing.

 

[garygb]

Thank you for all the information about your tank and crispa. Moving things around is always stressful, but the tank looks great. And sorry about the loss of your anthias.

 

[Ron Popeil]

its been long enough. update this already.

ps. what foods are you feeding?

 

[Winwood]

its been long enough. update this already.

ps. what foods are you feeding?

Alright, alright... I've been a little hesitant because I've had a pretty persistent outbreak of cyano lately but here you go.

All three are still doing well. The two subordinants do a fair amount of rock cleaning on a regular basis usually in the mornings and evenings. My adult female occasionally will join in and often when she does all three will simultaneously clean. It is quite strange.

On the recommendation of a local lfs owner who has had a breeding pair of frenatus for something like 24 years now (no joke), I have been feeding a lot of live black worms. According to him the only time his clowns spawn anymore is when he feeds them live worms for a week straight or so. He believes it helps with egg development. On top of that I have been feeding NLS marine pellets, Omega One veggie pellets, Ocean Nutrition veggie flakes, frozen cyclopseeze, frozen brine shrimp, and frozen mysis shrimp.

Here are a couple photos because updates are never good w/out them.

 

[garygb]

The clowns and that beautiful crispa are all looking great. Thank you for the update.