WTB a nice clownfish home..any takers
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cschweitzer
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Is it for an anemone/clownfish only, or are you planning on other stuff? How's you lighting and flow? What type of lighting do you use? If it is for them only and you have enouhg lighting and flow, go with a ritteri carpet anemone. They are really cool and colorful. If a little less lighting (but still good) and flow, I like the rose bubble tip anemones, giganteas, long tentacle, sebaes. Remember, clowns do not need a host, they just like them. If you only have pc's or you are under 5Watts/Gallon, go with a frilly or a hairy rhodactis mushroom coral. They are a great substitute and one of my clowns prefers that to the bubble tips I have. Also, they are hardier and do not move like many anemones(including my RBTA's). If you need any help picking the right one for you, ask me, I have the clownfish and their anemones book by Joyce Wilkerson and I can help you out. I also know of a great site where you can find out more info and maybe find the anemone you are looking for.
cschweitzer
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Carpets are great(reccomend pacific, not atlantic) but need a little more care. What species clownfish. I have RBTA's, which I love. Bubbletips do great under that lighting and also host almost every type of clown in the wild. Great choice for a setup like that. Watch them near mushroom corals, they'll sting them. Not bad usually with zoos...mine walk over my zoos and touch them all the time and the zoos come back to full form really quickly. Doesn't go near my sps or lps, so not sure the interaction between them. When mine splits again, I'll have one you can get if you still need it. Mine has been splitting crazy lately, hopefully it keeps it up.
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I waited 6 months for mine to split. A lot of changes occurred, so I don't know exactly what induced splitting. Then when it split, it split twice in about 2-3 weeks. I now have three and think another is soonm on its way(hopefully). We'll see what happens.
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Cute little fish, by the way. I love clowns. I'm going to attempt breeding some rare clowns at some point in the future.
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There should be no reason they wouldn't. Looks like you've got the perfect setup and they are definitely paired. Sometimes starts up quick, sometimes takes a while. Once they do, there's no stopping them. They breed twice a month and produce huge amounts of eggs. You'll know they're getting close when you see the clownfish "waggle", "dance", or as I like to call it, "seizure". The male will swim up and down in front of the female and start convulsing...honestly it scared me...I thought my clown went into a rapid shock. Mine have not reproduced, but I'm not trying to rear the offspring yet anyways. It's a natural process of getting comfortable, but there's no reason they should not breed. Heck, just about any clownfish will breed with any other clownfish to make some really wicked clowns.
cschweitzer
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Clarkii's brought from wild have an average clutch 300 eggs and reproduce 24 times per year with an average of 7200 eggs per year. In the wild, they'll be lucky to have 2 survive. In captivity, the odds increase substantially, but still, half making it is incredible. Also takes a lot of time and care at the larvae stage. But on the bright side, if they do breed and you don't want to take the time to rear them, they make great live food for the livestock in the tank(including the parents).
waterfaller1
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That looks like a new tank. I would definately recommend that you wait until this tank matures to add an anemone. If any parameter gets out of whack and the anemone is'nt happy it could die..if it does, it may take those two clowns with it.
On a side note..if you would like something safer and easier to care for than an anemone, I will give you one of my frilly shrooms...my clowns love them. There is no guarantee your clowns will take to the anemone you choose..and it could eat them. Anemones are way overrated. They can sting and kill the corals you put in your tank as well.
On a side note..if you would like something safer and easier to care for than an anemone, I will give you one of my frilly shrooms...my clowns love them. There is no guarantee your clowns will take to the anemone you choose..and it could eat them. Anemones are way overrated. They can sting and kill the corals you put in your tank as well.
cschweitzer
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I mentioned that, mushrooms are a great alternative. I love my anemone(s), though. I will not say anemones are badbecause they are awesome. I've had clowns host in star polyps before. They are really not that picky.
Usually anemones will not eat a clown, especially if you get an anemone that is a natural host to it. The chances are unlikely that a clown hosting anemone will hurt any fish, especially a clown, but it has happened before. Make sure it is a pacific anemone, not atlantic. Make sure it host percs in the wild. If you are planning on a lot of other fish, especially vulnerable fish, stear towards the shrooms. But since the tank is mainly clowns with a couple others, choose whatever you'd like. Just make sure the tank is fully cycled and ready for an anemone. Also leave lots of spce away from the powerheads, filters, pumps, etc. so that the anemone doesn't decide to move itself into any of the above. Safest bet, shrooms, but I can't say I made a bad choice with my RBTA. Might be a good idea to start with a hairy shroom and when tank established, then try an anemone. Also, when my first one died(domino damsel started eating parts of it), nothing else died in my tank. Bubble tips are a fairly good anemone to start with, but watch their movement as they like to find their own spot for a day and then move somewhere else tomorrow, at least mine does.
Usually anemones will not eat a clown, especially if you get an anemone that is a natural host to it. The chances are unlikely that a clown hosting anemone will hurt any fish, especially a clown, but it has happened before. Make sure it is a pacific anemone, not atlantic. Make sure it host percs in the wild. If you are planning on a lot of other fish, especially vulnerable fish, stear towards the shrooms. But since the tank is mainly clowns with a couple others, choose whatever you'd like. Just make sure the tank is fully cycled and ready for an anemone. Also leave lots of spce away from the powerheads, filters, pumps, etc. so that the anemone doesn't decide to move itself into any of the above. Safest bet, shrooms, but I can't say I made a bad choice with my RBTA. Might be a good idea to start with a hairy shroom and when tank established, then try an anemone. Also, when my first one died(domino damsel started eating parts of it), nothing else died in my tank. Bubble tips are a fairly good anemone to start with, but watch their movement as they like to find their own spot for a day and then move somewhere else tomorrow, at least mine does.
cschweitzer
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Beautiful shrooms, by the way, Carole.
