Slakker
Premium Member
Well...I finally got my clowns! 
And a peppermint shrimp to take care of that silly aiptasia.
I picked them up from Living Art Aquarium in Madison. They were a fresh batch of CB Perc's...or Ocellaris...they weren't real clear. One clerk told me perc, the other ocellaris...we'll get 'em IDed as soon as I get a camera fast enough to catch a good photo without spooking them with the flash.
Well, the larger of the two (soon to be female, if all goes well) was the one I really wanted, but as they were the only two in the tank and they were already swimming with each other and looked to be pretty paired up, I couldn't bear to split them. I'm a little worried that I'll hit a bit of a cycle with the both of them in there so soon, but with the established sand and the fact that I've had it up and running with a bit of rock I'm hopeful. I also picked up about 8 more pounds of cured LR, and if all else fails I've got some AmQuel that I can add.
They made it through the near hour drive back to the tank, and I started drip acclimating them. They were both laying on the bottom of the bag breathing really heavily, so I started swapping the water over faster, and finally when one was resting on top of the other I panicked and figured maybe just adding the poor guys to the tank would be better than having them sit in the bag any longer.
So far they're both swimming around exploring happily, so I hope I made a good decision and they won't end up in trouble in a few hours or a few days...My fingers will be crossed for the next couple of weeks.
The little guy looks like he's got the "Bent" gill cover that can sometimes be prevalent in CB clowns, but they both looked incredibly healthy at the store, were swimming around, perky, and they've got GORGEOUS coloration. I know that they aren't ORA, they said they got them from "Wilson's." I dunno...but they are tank bred.
At the time they were introduced, Ammonia/Nitrites were 0, Nitrates were ~ 25ppm (partial water change comin up tomorrow) and pH is 8.0.
Anyways...the goods...PICTURE TIME!
And a peppermint shrimp to take care of that silly aiptasia.
I picked them up from Living Art Aquarium in Madison. They were a fresh batch of CB Perc's...or Ocellaris...they weren't real clear. One clerk told me perc, the other ocellaris...we'll get 'em IDed as soon as I get a camera fast enough to catch a good photo without spooking them with the flash.
Well, the larger of the two (soon to be female, if all goes well) was the one I really wanted, but as they were the only two in the tank and they were already swimming with each other and looked to be pretty paired up, I couldn't bear to split them. I'm a little worried that I'll hit a bit of a cycle with the both of them in there so soon, but with the established sand and the fact that I've had it up and running with a bit of rock I'm hopeful. I also picked up about 8 more pounds of cured LR, and if all else fails I've got some AmQuel that I can add.
They made it through the near hour drive back to the tank, and I started drip acclimating them. They were both laying on the bottom of the bag breathing really heavily, so I started swapping the water over faster, and finally when one was resting on top of the other I panicked and figured maybe just adding the poor guys to the tank would be better than having them sit in the bag any longer.
So far they're both swimming around exploring happily, so I hope I made a good decision and they won't end up in trouble in a few hours or a few days...My fingers will be crossed for the next couple of weeks.
The little guy looks like he's got the "Bent" gill cover that can sometimes be prevalent in CB clowns, but they both looked incredibly healthy at the store, were swimming around, perky, and they've got GORGEOUS coloration. I know that they aren't ORA, they said they got them from "Wilson's." I dunno...but they are tank bred.
At the time they were introduced, Ammonia/Nitrites were 0, Nitrates were ~ 25ppm (partial water change comin up tomorrow) and pH is 8.0.
Anyways...the goods...PICTURE TIME!
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