Reefer 170 Setup for Anemones / Clowns!

[Kinetic]

very nice !

thanks tuna!

 

[lifeoffaith]

So, it's been awhile since I've read this, and now it looks like your harem was not successful. I've been working towards a harem tank myself in a 20 gallon for a small harem. I'd intended on going with the Red Sea clowns, but I know that there is a risk to that.

 

[Kinetic]

So, it's been awhile since I've read this, and now it looks like your harem was not successful. I've been working towards a harem tank myself in a 20 gallon for a small harem. I'd intended on going with the Red Sea clowns, but I know that there is a risk to that.

After a year, I've come to realize through reading through many other attempts that anything under 15 clowns is a risk, and most small tanks just can't handle 15 at a time. Bullied clowns (there will eventually be one) need to be able to flee and hide. In small tanks they can't, so they eventually are killed.

The best bet is a dominant pair already established, with tiny juveniles all in the same territory. But as soon as the dominant pair establish a territory and kick juveniles out, then the juveniles will begin the process of figuring out who will dominate the new territory. It's a mess. I'm pretty sure anything smaller than a 70gallon won't do.

I'm gearing up for a 90 - 150 gallon tank sometime in the future to try it again.

 

[Redcar802]

Nice thread bro! I'm setting up the same tank. Rsr170, looks like multiple clowns is just not going to work then.

I'm also from the bayarea

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[Kinetic]

Nice thread bro! I'm setting up the same tank. Rsr170, looks like multiple clowns is just not going to work then.

I'm also from the bayarea

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I think it *could* work, but I don't know the secret. I think I was doing OK until I got the magnifica.