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10-17-2009, 04:45 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
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Clowns question
Hi all, I was wondering if I wanted 2 clowns to get along good,would it be better to buy a mated pair? Or get two juveniles and roll the dice and hope they like each other?
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10-17-2009, 04:49 PM
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Super Swole Fish
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: anderson sc
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well the female needs to be bigger....imo i would get a mated pair...what type of clown are you getting
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10-17-2009, 05:05 PM
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uber-stupid
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Biloxi, MS
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Get 2 very small males and one will turn to a female. She will beat the male up but he likes it. Clowns are into S&M.
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Jason
My girlfriend says bigger is better, so I am going to build the biggest skimmer I can.
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10-17-2009, 05:08 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
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Quote:
Originally Posted by collin
well the female needs to be bigger....imo i would get a mated pair...what type of clown are you getting
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not sure yet,my LFS just got a bunch of young Black and White Ocellaris Clowns in..Another store by me has a mated pair of Orange Ocellaris,but could not find out much about them..That store is a general pet store and their marine guy was not around..
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10-17-2009, 05:09 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
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Quote:
Originally Posted by three90s&125sump
Get 2 very small males and one will turn to a female. She will beat the male up but he likes it. Clowns are into S&M.
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lol 
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10-17-2009, 05:12 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
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Also would it be wise to get an anemone before,after or at the same time as the clowns ?
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10-17-2009, 05:33 PM
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Kid Reefer
Join Date: May 2009
Location: New York
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They don't need an anemone but if you want one just add it when your tank is very stable.
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10-17-2009, 08:07 PM
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uber-stupid
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Biloxi, MS
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If you can care for an anemone... Get one before, get it acclimated and stablized then add the clowns. Clowns can make it difficult to acclimate an anemone.
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10-17-2009, 08:11 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
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Quote:
Originally Posted by three90s&125sump
If you can care for an anemone... Get one before, get it acclimated and stablized then add the clowns. Clowns can make it difficult to acclimate an anemone.
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I have to learn lol,thats all my wife wants out of my hobby is to see clowns snuggle with a anemone lol 
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10-17-2009, 08:23 PM
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uber-stupid
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Biloxi, MS
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I don't recommend that people put an anemone in a tank with corals. The anemone can just decide to take a walk and wipe out what ever it walks across. I suggest setting up a species tank for them and don't have any powerheads in it... They work like a blender on a roaming anemone. Get clarks clowns to maximize hosting odds... Not all cowns will host an anemone especially tank raised. Clarks are the most likely success chance and they will go in almost any anemone... Otherwise you'll need to research which clowns are mative to which anemones to maximize success. I don't know off hand but I believe occelarus go in magnificas and 999 out of 1000 people can care for one. GSMs go in bubbles and they are the easiest out of the hosting anemones. Clarks will go in them too. I'm not saying that no other clowns will host any other anemones but it gets to be really hit and miss and more miss than hit.
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10-17-2009, 08:34 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
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Hmm good info..I knew they could roam a bit,but diden't think they had happy feet (or foot lol)Would they walk across substrate ? I was thinking maybe making a little island of a rock for the anemone on the substrate to put off the anomone from wandering alot..
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10-17-2009, 08:40 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
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Or maybe this idea,I was thinking a small 10-15g Octagon tank with just some live rock the clowns and a anemone..
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10-17-2009, 08:43 PM
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uber-stupid
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Biloxi, MS
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People do that. Some anemones live in the sand a common one is an LTA.
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