Should i get a Maroon Clownfish?
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rldcpa
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I have a 245 gallon and was going to buy a mated pair from Vivid.
I have tangs, wrasse, chromis and some jawfish and gobies. Its a fairly friendly tank.
I really want the maroons but if its an issue, I could go with perculia or Ocellaris.
The tangs are pretty aggressive but are the Maroon even more aggressive?
I have tangs, wrasse, chromis and some jawfish and gobies. Its a fairly friendly tank.
I really want the maroons but if its an issue, I could go with perculia or Ocellaris.
The tangs are pretty aggressive but are the Maroon even more aggressive?
davocean
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Best is to get a pair if you can, but if not make sure one is very young/small, about an inch and a quarter is where I draw the line to assume it is not a female, and the other somewhat larger.
I too would place them in the 33g and w/ a nice nem, and I would probably have some gloves for inside tank grooming, they will almost certainly bite you, and probably draw blood.
Best to intro a non pair'd set is in a breeder box or specimen container of some kind.
Often a female will not accept certain males for unknown reasons, possibly killing it.
I too would place them in the 33g and w/ a nice nem, and I would probably have some gloves for inside tank grooming, they will almost certainly bite you, and probably draw blood.
Best to intro a non pair'd set is in a breeder box or specimen container of some kind.
Often a female will not accept certain males for unknown reasons, possibly killing it.
Finsky
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Go for it if you like one of the most strikenly colored clownfish
Go for it if you like one of the most strikenly colored clownfish
I have a 10 year old mated pair of Tomato clowns and they have "their" two large red rose bubble tips on the left side of my 120. The right side has a 20" carpet anemone with a 2 1/2" Clarkii that refuses all males so far.
Mrs. Tomato recently gave me the start of my life as they had a regular clutch of eggs and I was checking the salinity probe in the upper front corner when she cleared the entire tank in a flash and bit a the back of my hand. I don't use gloves except if I have to do "extended" work around her bubble tips. Then I use surgical gloves.
I say go for it as the maroons are the most colorful and striking of all clowns.
Get that pair and get them at least one bubble tip.
That is what I would do.
Finsky
Go for it if you like one of the most strikenly colored clownfish
I have a 10 year old mated pair of Tomato clowns and they have "their" two large red rose bubble tips on the left side of my 120. The right side has a 20" carpet anemone with a 2 1/2" Clarkii that refuses all males so far.
Mrs. Tomato recently gave me the start of my life as they had a regular clutch of eggs and I was checking the salinity probe in the upper front corner when she cleared the entire tank in a flash and bit a the back of my hand. I don't use gloves except if I have to do "extended" work around her bubble tips. Then I use surgical gloves.
I say go for it as the maroons are the most colorful and striking of all clowns.
Get that pair and get them at least one bubble tip.
That is what I would do.
Finsky
rldcpa
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I have 2 worries....one is how aggressive they will be...I am hoping that as they would be a small/medium mated pair, they may be less aggressive.
My other issue is the anemone moving towards corals.
Can you put a bubble tip on the sand? If not, I might have to put it on a rock ledge which would require me to relocate some corals which would be a pain.
Also, I want to put the anemone on one side of the tank so if they are aggressive they won't be in the middle and disturb the whole tank...better on one side rather than the center.
My other issue is the anemone moving towards corals.
Can you put a bubble tip on the sand? If not, I might have to put it on a rock ledge which would require me to relocate some corals which would be a pain.
Also, I want to put the anemone on one side of the tank so if they are aggressive they won't be in the middle and disturb the whole tank...better on one side rather than the center.
Finsky
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Red Rose Bubble Tips
Red Rose Bubble Tips
In a 240G I would get a Red Rose BTA about 5-6'' and make a small coral around the "ledge" so that the foot is protected around the sides. With a flat ledge, the bubble tip "should" attach itself if you hold him with the bottom of his foot against the nice flat rock with your pumps turned off as much as possible until for 10-15 minutes and the anemone appears happy where he is. I doubt he will want to stay where he cannot get his foot feeling into the rocks and unprotected.
The Maroons should then take up residence in there new home which "should" lock in the deal for the both of them to stay at home where you "planted" them. This has been my recent experience with a broodstock pair of Gold Stripe Maroons with the female about 3 1/2" and the male about 1 1/2".
There is about two to three inches of crushed coral substrate and which is covered by palm size live rock. I made my bta coral in the very middle because it is solely for the Maroons. The bta is green and they are so happy that their starting to move the crushed coral out from the coral which I think is the start of spawning behavior.
Finsky
P.S. I would buy inexpensive surgical gloves for the anemone placement. You will want the shoulder length heavy duty gloves once Mr. and Mrs. Maroon get feeling at home. My Tomato female can bite through a pair and with two pairs she tugs on my arm while gripping the glove. I have let her draw blood and it was not that awful though I do not do it on purpose. I just wanted dexterity at the time.
Red Rose Bubble Tips
In a 240G I would get a Red Rose BTA about 5-6'' and make a small coral around the "ledge" so that the foot is protected around the sides. With a flat ledge, the bubble tip "should" attach itself if you hold him with the bottom of his foot against the nice flat rock with your pumps turned off as much as possible until for 10-15 minutes and the anemone appears happy where he is. I doubt he will want to stay where he cannot get his foot feeling into the rocks and unprotected.
The Maroons should then take up residence in there new home which "should" lock in the deal for the both of them to stay at home where you "planted" them. This has been my recent experience with a broodstock pair of Gold Stripe Maroons with the female about 3 1/2" and the male about 1 1/2".
There is about two to three inches of crushed coral substrate and which is covered by palm size live rock. I made my bta coral in the very middle because it is solely for the Maroons. The bta is green and they are so happy that their starting to move the crushed coral out from the coral which I think is the start of spawning behavior.
Finsky
P.S. I would buy inexpensive surgical gloves for the anemone placement. You will want the shoulder length heavy duty gloves once Mr. and Mrs. Maroon get feeling at home. My Tomato female can bite through a pair and with two pairs she tugs on my arm while gripping the glove. I have let her draw blood and it was not that awful though I do not do it on purpose. I just wanted dexterity at the time.
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davocean
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BTA's are known for wandering, and they usually go to rocks.
You can try to place it where you want, but it could move.
There are alternative nem hosts that are sand dwellars and move less.
Maroons are pretty quick to accept alternatives.
I kept my last pair about 5 years, despite her biting me all the time, and she bit me just about every time my hand was in tank, sneak attacks that often would surprise me, usually when gluing a frag, usually breaking that frag or dropping it when surprised!lol
I eventually just got tired of it.
My picasso's/percs are sweethearts, I'm loving it, 5 year mark coming up on them and no aggression at all.
If you are not into designers, I highly recommend going w/ just plain percs, but if you are set on maroon, give it a try.
Finsky
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Bubble tip on substrate
Bubble tip on substrate
The bubble tip I just put on the substrate has my pair of Gold Stripe Maroons. I have seen a pair swimming in the tank of a LFS about 20 miles north on I-5 a few years back. They were exquisite.
I would find a flat piece of live rock about 5-6" and work it into the sand without letting the sand cover it. Then take palm size pieces of live rock and make a small circle or so called fence of about 4" wide or less around the flat piece. Cup the anemone with your hand with a surgical glove and hold the anemone with the foot against the flat piece until it takes hold. A healthy BTA will attach. It would be best to do this with you clown pair alread in the tank. The maroons will go to a BTA like bees to honey. Would try BTA before Sabae Anemone or some other.
Now need to go to a ledge. Just find a half gallon of palm size pieces of live rock for your substrate based flat rock BTA bed.
In a 240G, your clowns should protect their anemone home and leave other organisms alone other than other clowns which would be a whole new ball game or possibly blood sport.
Finsky
Bubble tip on substrate
The bubble tip I just put on the substrate has my pair of Gold Stripe Maroons. I have seen a pair swimming in the tank of a LFS about 20 miles north on I-5 a few years back. They were exquisite.
I would find a flat piece of live rock about 5-6" and work it into the sand without letting the sand cover it. Then take palm size pieces of live rock and make a small circle or so called fence of about 4" wide or less around the flat piece. Cup the anemone with your hand with a surgical glove and hold the anemone with the foot against the flat piece until it takes hold. A healthy BTA will attach. It would be best to do this with you clown pair alread in the tank. The maroons will go to a BTA like bees to honey. Would try BTA before Sabae Anemone or some other.
Now need to go to a ledge. Just find a half gallon of palm size pieces of live rock for your substrate based flat rock BTA bed.
In a 240G, your clowns should protect their anemone home and leave other organisms alone other than other clowns which would be a whole new ball game or possibly blood sport.
Finsky
You mean HER? Single clownfish become female and then stay female.
The bigger in the pair is a female, too.
Correct. A maroon will draw blood with unprotected hands.
Finsky
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I have a mated pair of Borneo wild caught Gold Stripe Maroons in a 29G with two green BTAs.
"So far", the four inch female has not made a move to bite me although they have yet to spawn.
I think they are one of the most beautiful clownfish with their deep maroon color with gold stripes.
I would take necessary precautions to not get bit as it is a bit annoying alhthough I would not ever part with my 10 year old Tomatos.
They exist with a Clarkii female in the opposite end of the tank in a True Carpet Anemone.
The female Tomato checked the True Carpet out when I put it in the tank two years ago and turned her nose up at it.
Finsky
"So far", the four inch female has not made a move to bite me although they have yet to spawn.
I think they are one of the most beautiful clownfish with their deep maroon color with gold stripes.
I would take necessary precautions to not get bit as it is a bit annoying alhthough I would not ever part with my 10 year old Tomatos.
They exist with a Clarkii female in the opposite end of the tank in a True Carpet Anemone.
The female Tomato checked the True Carpet out when I put it in the tank two years ago and turned her nose up at it.
Finsky
arashsheikhpoor
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I have a bonded pair of gold stripe maroons if anyone is interested.. I was thinking of getting a different pair of clowns. Im in socal if anyone is interested. Mine leave all other fish alone in my tank but will rush my hand if I bring it near their anemone. Never actually been bit or anything by either of them.
Finsky
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I have acquired three pairs of two or three year old wild caught clownfish broodstock over the past months to place in my two 29H tanks in an overunder metal stand and two 20H tanks in an overunder metal stand next to the 29H tanks.
Theses tanks were cycled with crushed coral substrate and live rock from my eight year old 120H tank which has a pair of 10 year old regularly spawning Tomato clownfish.
The female of the Borneo Gold Stripe Maroons does nip at me although her mouth is not as large as my female Frenatus.
The Golden Sunburst Skunk clowns from Tonga are a beautiful fish as well as the bicinctus from the Red Sea.
I like all three species and am thinking of acquiring a pair of A. Leucokranos.
You could look at the Red Sea clownfish which do a bob as they swim in place. They really are nice although the Golden Sunburst Skunk clownfish are nice as well.
Good Luck on you choice.
Finsky
Theses tanks were cycled with crushed coral substrate and live rock from my eight year old 120H tank which has a pair of 10 year old regularly spawning Tomato clownfish.
The female of the Borneo Gold Stripe Maroons does nip at me although her mouth is not as large as my female Frenatus.
The Golden Sunburst Skunk clowns from Tonga are a beautiful fish as well as the bicinctus from the Red Sea.
I like all three species and am thinking of acquiring a pair of A. Leucokranos.
You could look at the Red Sea clownfish which do a bob as they swim in place. They really are nice although the Golden Sunburst Skunk clownfish are nice as well.
Good Luck on you choice.
Finsky
