yellow stripe clingfish

[didz04]

Hi anyone kept this fish successfully? These seem like delicate reef fish and I'm definitely looking to stock one so I need all the info I can get from experienced reefers. So can you help me out and tell me a little description of:

- Your tank size?
- Kept with urchin or no urchin and type?
- Current stock at the time when you were adding the fish and any fish attack?
- How did you stock the fish e.g. kept in separate tank inside main tank for so many days?
- If it got sucked in by equipment e.g. power heads.

What I'm most worried about is if my stock will accept the clingfish. My stock will be (added in this order):

- Saddleback & Clarkii clownfish
- Yellow Watchman Goby
- Fire Shrimp
- Bicolour Blenny
- Yellow Stripe Clingfish
- Pistol Shrimp

Thanks, will really appreciate any help.

 

[Moort82]

I can't help too much as i only had one for a week. The trouble was i couldn't get it to feed and i tried every food known to man. The only thing it would eat was the eggs from my pair of cleaners and when it did this is was so violent and disturbing that it had to go.

The tank was only 70 liters, no urchin and the other fish were a yellow coral goby and a tail spot blenny. It was fine with both of these.

I do have a friend who has a few of these in her lfs at the moment. She is feeding with small foods like live copedpods, frozen rots and i think mysis but unsure if they are eating it. They are in with some seahorses, bangaiis, marine betta, pipefish and some dottybacks with no problems at all.

 

[didz04]

Thanks that really helped. I got to consider the feeding problems it may have, so before I add it directly in to the main tank I'll use a big breeder tank inside the main tank, and whilst the other fish get used to it then hopefully I'll get it to eat. I will see if it takes frozen first and if not then to live foods, then hopefully get it eating frozen again.

If I can't get it to eat in the breeder tank then there is no point releasing it into the main tank lol.
I think a minimum should be a week inside the breeder tank.

anyone else kept them with them successfully eating :bounce1:

 

[Moort82]

I notice your in the Uk, if your near Norfolk that's where her shop is with the ones that are doing well.

 

[didz04]

Yeah Im from Uk but in South Yorkshire area. I'm buying them off a private seller who is specially importing them in so not going to see how well they are doing.