How much flow do clownfish like?

Matt165

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Just bought two occelaris clownfish.

I have a 24G JBJ Nano Cube

I have the Tunze Nanostream 6025 in there, flow is 2500L/hour

They seemed to struggle a bit with this flow? is it too much for the clowns?
 
I have 2 nanostreams blasting my clowns in my 20H. They seem fine given the excessive amount of flow but I do turn off my pumps for feeding time.
 
Before I added my anemone, my maroon clown couldn't get enough of the flow in the tank. All he would do is swim as fast as he can against it then let himself go in the current, then start all over again. Now that he's hosting his BTA though, he never strays more than 3 inches from it, and rarely at that. Kind of less exciting in some ways, but cool nonetheless. Anyways, my point is that they love the flow. I've got roughly 15000 Lph in my 75.
 
If you think about it, anemone's are found in turbulant waters where they are blowing back and forth. Clowns host these anem's therefor are use to much more turbulant waters than your little 6025 is pushing.
 
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