Happy 10 Year Birthday to my Clown fish.

[David MC Lee]

10 Years ago today I came home from Inland with a mated pair of ocellaris Clown fish. The Female jumped out of the tank about 3 years ago and last summer I took the male back to inland and paired him up with a juvenile. With in a month or so my male had changed sex into a female and laid eggs.

 

[logan 12]

WOW that is impressive, longest I have heard a clown fish living so far.

 

[syrinx]

I lost a maroon in a tank I care for this year- it was 14. Great job Dave- yours will make it to 25 I would bet. I have some tetras that I bought back in 1992- and other than some cataracts they are still doing well.

 

[llewoh05]

congrats Dave.

 

[fragboy94]

Sweet I hope mine live tht long

 

[newreefer2]

That is great. They become like a family member and each have their own personality.
I hope my fish live as long. A testiment to good reef keeping

 

[Sloeber]

Awesome David! :thumbsup:

Dan Theisen, a CIMA member from the past now out of the hobby, had a Tomato Clown (named Cookie) that was 20 years old (or within a year or two). He really hated that fish because it was so mean he had to give it a private aquarium and his children would not let him sell it or trade it LOL

 

[David MC Lee]

I now have my clown fish back at home after spending the last 14 months at Inland. They are going to hang out in my rock tank until I can get the main tank going.

 

[llewoh05]

awesome! why so long?

 

[David MC Lee]

awesome! why so long?

We took the tank down in July 2010 because we were moving. It too hard to try to really hold stuff and move a tank that size and set it up right away. It may still be another year before I get water back in the tank.

 

[llewoh05]

ah. i figured you would setup a small tank in the meantime. didn't know you were completely dried.

let me know when your ready to restock. the finger leather and frogspawn i got from you 5-6 years ago are growing outta control. i would be glad to give some back. lol

 

[David MC Lee]

ah. i figured you would setup a small tank in the meantime. didn't know you were completely dried.

let me know when your ready to restock. the finger leather and frogspawn i got from you 5-6 years ago are growing outta control. i would be glad to give some back. lol

The only think I kept was the rock and it has been in the dark for over a year. I have it in a 150G tub. I also when I picked up the clowns I also got my frogspawn back it is my only coral. I won't add anymore fish or coral until the tank is going. I have just been working on getting the rock in good shape.

 

[aquavelvetman]

David: are you in Springfield now? I remember bringing my kids to Philo when you were there and we were awestruck by your tank -- which at that time had clownfish eggs you were trying to give to someone who could care for them. I assume those came from this clownfish (in his male incarnation)?

 

[David MC Lee]

David: are you in Springfield now? I remember bringing my kids to Philo when you were there and we were awestruck by your tank -- which at that time had clownfish eggs you were trying to give to someone who could care for them. I assume those came from this clownfish (in his male incarnation)?

Yep same fish. I'm just a little south of springfield east. I'm working on getting a second stock tank going today. Going to swap the rock into it with a larger pump and hook up a skimmer. Yesterday I got the tank sitting upright so I will be able to get it moved into the house in the future.

 

[David MC Lee]

Happy 12 Year Birthday to my Clown fish

 

[llewoh05]

Wow, still going strong

 

[David MC Lee]

15 Years old and still doing great. All last fall they were spawning every other week. Now they have taken a winter break.

David

 

[johnike]

Very cool David.

 

[lcashman]

That is awesome!!

 

[SimonSKL]

My Percula pair is about 7 year old. They don't come too far out from their corner. it's almost like they imprison themselves.