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10-24-2009, 12:20 PM
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Big Fishy
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how big of a tank needed?
how big of a tank would i need if i wanted to keep a pair of each type of clown fish?
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10-24-2009, 12:34 PM
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Kid Reefer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gabriel
how big of a tank would i need if i wanted to keep a pair of each type of clown fish?
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Haha there are around 30 species available im guessing that arent extremely rare so im guessing around 2000 gallon tank.
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10-24-2009, 12:43 PM
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Super Swole Fish
Join Date: Jul 2009
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+1 at least bc they would fight alot
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10-24-2009, 12:44 PM
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r e e f e r 4 l i f e
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How many total fish do you think you'll want if you just select a few types?
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10-24-2009, 12:49 PM
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Super Swole Fish
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yea get a rather large tank and only get a few types of clown like picasso and perc.
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10-24-2009, 01:14 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2008
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probably 7 pairs
yellow striped maroon
Ocellaris
Tomato
Clarkii
Fiji Barberi
Black and White
Cinnamon Clownfish
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10-24-2009, 01:23 PM
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r e e f e r 4 l i f e
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Well, I'm not an expert on clowns but I'd say for 7 pairs of them I'd at the VERY very least get a 75 gallon. Bigger than that is most definately better. They'll want their space so you would want to get as long of a tank as you can IMO.
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10-24-2009, 02:28 PM
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Kid Reefer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ibanez2k
Well, I'm not an expert on clowns but I'd say for 7 pairs of them I'd at the VERY very least get a 75 gallon. Bigger than that is most definately better. They'll want their space so you would want to get as long of a tank as you can IMO.
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Sorry but dont agree with this very much.. GSM's, tomatoes, cinnamon clowns will get big and some of them EXTREMELY aggressive. Some peoples GSM's wont let another type clown in up to a 75 gallon tank, and thats just GSM's. For those 7 species id go much bigger, id go with around 300 gallons, but thats just me. 75 IMO would be way too small. Id go with RBTA's (I think all 7 of those host RBTA's), a 300 gallon tank and 250w or 400w halides with those 7 species. The 7 species will hopefully fit in perfectly, the RBTA's will do great and split for you alot, and you wont have fighting.
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10-24-2009, 02:31 PM
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Oh no...not again!!!
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I had a mean old Maroon once and I think the limit for the tank regardless of size was one.
Seven anenomes in a tank is kind of a lot as well.
You could do a big old rack of 29's or something with common plumbing.
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10-24-2009, 02:42 PM
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Kid Reefer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phishnoob
I had a mean old Maroon once and I think the limit for the tank regardless of size was one.
Seven anenomes in a tank is kind of a lot as well.
You could do a big old rack of 29's or something with common plumbing.
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Yea i agree with this. Clowns just dont like eachother... But id go with more like a 35-50 gallon tank for marroon/tomato and other large clown pairs, 29 would get too small for them. And if you want anemones, remember no powerheads unless they are guarded..
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10-24-2009, 05:19 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
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Location: New Jersey
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More like 5000 gallons.
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10-24-2009, 05:21 PM
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Kid Reefer
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Originally Posted by Loverotties
More like 5000 gallons.
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I wouldve said that.. But i thought people mightve called me insane.. 
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10-24-2009, 05:32 PM
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Very Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Clearwater, Florida
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I have GSM in my 75 and she rule all 75G and would probably rule 150G given the chance I saw a mated pair of large saddle backs own a huge carpet anem (about 1')and 1/4 of a 6K Gal. tub so 7 pair are going to be a challenge in less than 5-6K gals.
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10-24-2009, 06:02 PM
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Gone Snorkeling...
 
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Yeah.. May as well buy and in ground pool, cover it with a solar building/greenhouse and turn it into a reef...
Clowns just don't get along...
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10-24-2009, 06:27 PM
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Very Fishy
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I like the way you think FT, I've been looking at my 2.5K Gal. Koi pond and keep thinking of the possibilities.
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