My first clowns! go easy on me!

[chrisstie]

So I decided to keep a pair of clowns. I know I can do it after reading here but after going to the LFS i saw some misbar ones I couldn't resist so here they are, my husband has dubbed them Thing 1 and Thing 2- if you have any advice for a new clown keeper like me please don' thold back!

 

[55semireef]

Good luck with them. I would actually cover your powerheads because based off your pics it looks like your PH are strong. If your PH are strong then they could easily get sucked in and not be able to get out.

 

[RokleM]

It's a Tunze Nano Stream. Perfect in comparison to a maxi or seio (dumb things suck snails right out of the shell). The only way they're getting stuck is if they're sick. You can put your hand over 1/2 of the nano stream and still barely feel any suction, yet it moves a horrendous amount of water.

 

[chrisstie]

Nice ID on my tunze

I actually had thought of it when they decided to hang out there but I am hoping to watch them over the next week to make sure they feed and stay healthy looking and if they do I don't think it will be a problem. My tank is still on the new side so they don't really have a place to host in .. I was thinking of finding a big piece of coral for them so i wont have to worry about an anemone a) surviving, b) moving around stinging corals since its a mixed tank.

 

[GSMguy]

nano streams are great nothing get stuck int them ive seen so many things go thru my prop and not die or get choped up its weird in fact i run mine 24/7 and dont use the protective grill that way i dont have lil peices of cheato stuck in it
nice lil clownys keep us updated.

 

[chrisstie]

This morning I went down and each one was on opposite sides of the tank. I tried to get them to accept food and the male was interested in pellets- both seemed scared by mysis though their mouths are big enough for a tiny bite. He saw his female on the other side of the tank and swam like the dickens against my nanostream current to get to her. They are cuddling now but seem oblivious when food goes by.

I will keep trying in the next few days as they get used to being in this tank

 

[FLReefGirl]

They are cute. Good luck. You will enjoy them.
I've had mine almost 3 weeks and they are real buddies. Always together. They play in the bubbles from my MaxiJet at night and they swim in the open water during the day. I feed mine flakes and frozen emerald entree. Mmmm yum yum!

 

[j2me5ku]

if they're not eating, starve them a few days...they might still be recovering from shock. when i got my WC true percs, they wouldnt eat either, but after a couple of days of starving them, they accepted the food quite readily.

hth,

-james

 

[dragonforce]

Looks like a nice pair of tank raised false perculas you have there. Good choice!