New Tomato Clown

cath · 11-26-2002, 09:56 PM

Here's the beautiful tomato clown that Tom (TDWYATT) gave me. Alice suggested that I call her Ms. Stripe to go along with Mr. Spot (the wrasse).
Of course, it's really hard to catch her still for very long...

cath · 11-26-2002, 10:02 PM

and one of Ms. Stripe and Mr. Spot together... I think this is the best pic that I have of Mr. Spot! Now I have to figure out how to feed them without Mr. Spot getting all the food. What a hog.

Rick O · 11-26-2002, 10:03 PM

She's pretty Cath. She won't be shy about eating once she's settled in. Mr Spot better watch out if he expects to get to eat.

Alice · 11-26-2002, 10:07 PM

That's a great picture of Mr. Spot! Did you ever get an ID on him? If not, that pic may help.

Don't worry about the clown, she will get her fair share. She/he may just be a little timid right now, but all my clowns have been pigs with fins. Real oinkers

Alice

cath · 11-26-2002, 10:25 PM

As a matter of fact, Alice..I think Tom found a likely candidate...now all I have to do is find where I put that link...

DKKA · 11-27-2002, 09:42 AM

Cath,

My Tomato clown can be a royal pain. He loves to dig in the sand, and knock over frags, rocks, and even small clams. Sometimes he'll pick up a frag in his mouth and carry it half way across the tank. He hates it when I add anything new to his tank. And of course, he's not very nice to any new comers I try to add.

Don't get me wrong though, I'm not trying to dampen your enthusiasm at all. I've had 'Cookie' for over 10 years and he's definitely still my favorite fish. (even though I did have to banish him to the tank in the basement)

Dan

Alice · 11-27-2002, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Sometimes he'll pick up a frag in his mouth and carry it half way across the tank.

I have seen my Maroon (Moron) clown pick up a fair-sized colt coral (definitely not a frag!) and drag it halfway across the tank.

It drove me nuts for several days trying to figure out how the colt kept getting over there when I had kept putting it back here. I finally caught her at it and was amazed at her audacity (and strength!) LOL

Otherwise, she's been a good fish. Not nearly so bad as many clowns about "housekeeping" and she's really not that aggressive. Quite the personality

Alice

cath · 11-28-2002, 12:19 AM

Yipes! Thanks for the warnings, Dan and Alice. You're not dampening my enthusiasm, Dan. I'm too high for that

Besides...Mr. Spot needs some competition in there

MontanaRocknReefer · 11-28-2002, 08:29 AM

Hey cath that is a nice clown there!! Alice your right about maroons carrying thing as mine likes to carry some fairly large chunks of LR around! Crazy fish!!

cath · 11-28-2002, 09:27 AM

Hmm...do they do their moving around after lights out and they think I've gone to bed?

I've found the site the TDWYATT sent me with a guess at what kind of wrasse Mr. Spot is. This is the closest I've seen.

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Spec...name=trispilus

Doug1 · 11-28-2002, 11:47 AM

well shoot , that page wont open for me

Alice · 11-28-2002, 01:13 PM

Me either...I though it was just AO*ell up to it's usual bag of tricks

cath · 11-28-2002, 06:07 PM

dagnabbit! here's the scientific name...see if you can call it up on fishbase.org

Halichoeres trispilus

Rick O · 11-28-2002, 06:20 PM

The link worked for me. Looks like Mr Spot.

MontanaRocknReefer · 11-28-2002, 09:02 PM

Link worked for me to Rick! Sure does look like Mr. Spot cath!!

New Tomato Clown

My favorite fish, and biggest pain!