Moving My Clowns - Any Advice?

[zoohoot]

Hi all. I am planning to move my two tank raised ocellaris clowns and their frogspawn from my nano at work, to my 195 gallon at home. They have been in the nano for about 6 months, and the larger of the two is very attached to the frogspawn; she is in there virtually all day.

A few questions:

1. Should I move the clowns and the frogspawn at the same time, or space the move apart?

2. Suggestions on placement in the new tank?

3. Any general advice on making the move go smoothly?

Thanks!

 

[2Addicted]

I would get two five gallon buckets one for the clowns and one for the frogspawn. How long is the drive from your office to your home?

 

[zoohoot]

Very short drive, maybe 5 minutes. So you recommend moving all of them at the same time?

 

[2Addicted]

I would. I wouldnt transport them in the same container though.

 

[zoohoot]

Cool. Thanks.

 

[AquaReeferMan]

Be very careful when moving the frog while its in a bucket.
I usually will get some styrofoam and rubberband it to the
branch of the frogspawn. This will keep it floating so it doesnt
roll around on the bottom of the bucket. This really only works
on smaller colonies though.

 

[DZs]

I agree with AquaReeferMan. Or at least put it in a bag instead of a plastic bucket. Scrape, banging against hard surface is not good.

 

[zoohoot]

Good idea. I will try the foam and/or bag. The colony is only about 6-7" across, so that should be doable.