The most clowns ever!

[dantodd]

While this isn't related to the most clowns in a tank it is interesting and peripherally related. It is a study of group size and maintenance in percula clowns hosting H. magnifica


• Buston, Peter M.. 2003. Forcible eviction and prevention of recruitment in the clown anemonefish. Behavioral Ecology. Vol: 14. Pages 576-582.

"Groups composed of a single breeding pair and of zero to four nonbreeding subordinates occupied individual sea anemones (Heteractis magnifica), which provided the fish with oviposition sites and protection from predators. Group size increased linearly with anemone size."

http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/14/4/576

Found the full PDF version of the article: http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/~buston/pdfs/buston.behavecol.pdf

 

[ReeferMO85]

So the bigger the anenome the more clowns that can live together? essentially?

 

[dantodd]

Here is a thread with mobert's clwon school tank.

I know they aren't really a "school" since clowns don't school but you get the point.

She just recently posted a pic after 1 year in the tank. (It's on Page 4)

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=660686&perpage=25&pagenumber=4

 

[phender]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7866964#post7866964 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FiberLux
ReeferMO85, I bought a pair of them shortly after they were introduced by ORA. A friend set up as a LFS with them and sold them to me at his cost. He told me he'd kill me if I told!!!

I've seen them at anywhere from $125 - $200 for a pair, but most ORA dealers have a long waiting list.

Good luck!

Boyd

Just to clarify. The picasso in Fiberlux's avatar is not one of his fish. The fish in his avatar is the ORA breeding stock. The picassos that ORA is producing are nowhere near that abstractly patterned, at least not yet.

 

[Kathy55g]

I have about 800 ocellaris in a 90 gallon system.
they are all juveniles.

I am getting a bigger sump, so there is more water volume. In a month, more will be sold.

 

[Pavlo]

Theres a few clowns in this tank

 

[dantodd]

so what's the story behind that tank?

 

[Pavlo]

It is a display tank at the Monacco aquarium.

I assumed it held fry that they had raised. Stunning to see for real

 

[dantodd]

Have to make a point of going there next time I'm in town. I've been there a few times but I've never made it to the aquarium. Damn Casino taking all my time....

 

[wraithy]

I have 2 Pink Skunks, 2 Fire and 2 black ocellaris in a 90Gal. They have all been in there almost a year. No Anemones (cant seem to keep em alive for some reason) and they havent picked each other off.

 

[hrstrnr]

That is an insane amount of clowns!!!

 

[GregDoug]

In my 280, I kept pairs (some had 3-4 fish which was one female a breeding male, then small males) of black percs, false percs, true percs, saddles, fire, maroon, and clarkii. I had very few problems except with my fire clowns, which would fight each others but rarely any of the others. The tank was 6 ft long and each sort of picked their own spot. I put most of them in as babies, all ordered from a LFS who ordered from ORA and at the same time. The fire clowns are the exception, those went in later and were a little sassy. I agree though with others, some people can not keep more than a pair without them tearing each other up. If you wanted a group, stick with percs and false percs, any variety.. that would allow you onxy, false, true, black, ect as a mixture but you may only get one breeding pair in the tank if the others all stay as males... not sure if percs are all close enough to breed together but I assume they are.

 

[mobert]

I have I think 26 or 27 (I forget):

 

[reefallen]

I have a pair of Pink Anemonefish and a pair of Ocelleris in my 75g with a BTA. The Pinks are in the nem. Everyone gets along.

I'm not sure, but I think the Pinks are considering breeding. The female keeps kicking the male out of the nem lately. Usually they both NEVER leave the nem, even to feed. We'll see...

 

[EMBRYOGUY]

mobert,

beautiful. can you post more info. on your system.

were they all placed at once, over time. etc

 

[mobert]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7907089#post7907089 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by embryoguy
mobert,

beautiful. can you post more info. on your system.

were they all placed at once, over time. etc

Click on the little red house for info on my tank. The SI's are sibblings raised from one clutch. So they have always been together. They get along very well. They will be one year old at the end of this month. I've tried raising 6 Clarkii together with their parents in a 240 gallon but they turned on each other after a few years. Percs are so much more mellow so hopefully things will be OK long term with no hugely dominant pair and many more sibblings.

 

[EMBRYOGUY]

mobert

excellant!!!!!!!! your system inspires me. thank you for sharing.

 

[littlefish72]

A customer of mine at work has about 7 ocellaris clowns in a 150.....they are all fat and happy.......maybe it's because he feeds the tank an insane amount........i have seen several tanks with two pairs of different species in large tanks........in those cases they were all the less agressive clowns like ocellaris, percs, skunks, and saddlebacks

 

[picnic]

Heres a pic from hong kong ocean park.

 

[ahbroody]

hahahah,
I was just going to post about you mona then I saw your post. Congrats. I think you should mention u also kept multiple clarkii pairs in one tank in the past

Persoanlly I think its possible. My gripes pair is very passive doesnt explore much and i think with the right size tank and a second non aggressive pair maybe percs or something there would be no problems I am actually going to get a larger tank next year maybe a 160 I think after everything is moves I may introduce a second pair but I am not sure.