ice4ice
Active Member
Hello all !
I have been doing alot of reading & researching stuff on setting up a SW aquarium tank (going on 2 months now) and I pretty much got my fish compatibility down to pat. Although no tank nor equipment has been aquired yet until I completely understand the biology of the marine aquarium and the responsibilties involved. I am confident I will get the hang of it soon.
There is one vexing, burning question that has gotten the best of me and I am hoping anyone can shed light into this.
Recently I have came across the gorgeous black & white clownfish for sale in a couple websites (saltwaterfish.com & *****.com). My question is this : is there any compatibilty issues with the b&w clownfish to add along with the Ocellaris Clownfish ? I asked that question in another forum website elsewhere and their responses were "No." The reason I'm asking, is according to this website it states they will get along with other species of clownfish and I believe they are tank-raised.
Another reason is, I pretty much settled on what livestock I want to add to my tank when I'm ready to get into the hobby. I have planned on acclimating all 3 clowns all the same time. They will be the first fishes into the tank after the corals are settled in after a couple months or so. My future tank will have live rock / Arag-Alive sand and some beginner corals (mushrooms, polyps, xenias, maybe some candy cane corals).
The tank will be a 46 gal. Bowfront with compact orbit lighting.
Livestock list (along with the usual shrimps and algae cleaner paks) :
Ocellaris Clownfish (tank-raised) x 2
Black & White Clownfish (tank-raised or aquacultured) - 1
Coral Beauty Angelfish OR Flame Angelfish (1)
Clown Goby (1)
Jeweled Blenny (1)
Marble Sea Star OR Double Sea Star (1 - pending my decision to add)
Any advice or insight regarding the B&W Clownfish compatibilty or personal experience of them co-existing with other clowns would be appreciated.
There is one vexing, burning question that has gotten the best of me and I am hoping anyone can shed light into this.
Recently I have came across the gorgeous black & white clownfish for sale in a couple websites (saltwaterfish.com & *****.com). My question is this : is there any compatibilty issues with the b&w clownfish to add along with the Ocellaris Clownfish ? I asked that question in another forum website elsewhere and their responses were "No." The reason I'm asking, is according to this website it states they will get along with other species of clownfish and I believe they are tank-raised.
Another reason is, I pretty much settled on what livestock I want to add to my tank when I'm ready to get into the hobby. I have planned on acclimating all 3 clowns all the same time. They will be the first fishes into the tank after the corals are settled in after a couple months or so. My future tank will have live rock / Arag-Alive sand and some beginner corals (mushrooms, polyps, xenias, maybe some candy cane corals).
The tank will be a 46 gal. Bowfront with compact orbit lighting.
Livestock list (along with the usual shrimps and algae cleaner paks) :
Ocellaris Clownfish (tank-raised) x 2
Black & White Clownfish (tank-raised or aquacultured) - 1
Coral Beauty Angelfish OR Flame Angelfish (1)
Clown Goby (1)
Jeweled Blenny (1)
Marble Sea Star OR Double Sea Star (1 - pending my decision to add)
Any advice or insight regarding the B&W Clownfish compatibilty or personal experience of them co-existing with other clowns would be appreciated.