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whipitboy
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i really love the carpet clown relationship. is it a wise combo?help!should i buy or no
if i get 5 10-4's im ordering 2 carpets and 5 clarki clowns that a chart says are co
partonks
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From everything I've seen, Clarkii are the quickest to associate with any anemone, so not a bad choice there. The question is whether you want an anemone in your tank or not. It was a tough decision for me and I finally broke down and got a carpet anemone. You need stonr lighting and extremely good water conditions. I test and do water changes very often and my anemone does well. What size tank do you have? How lond has it been up? Adding 5 fish at one time is often frowned against. Maybe you should add a pair or two juveniles for now.
I would definitely not be a '10-4' on adding 5 Clarkiis and 2 carpet anemones.
I would definitely not be a '10-4' on adding 5 Clarkiis and 2 carpet anemones.
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whipitboy
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tank is 150 gal running 4 months . 400watts of power compact lights(very strong) only reason i say 5 is cause swf sells a lot of 5. bad?
jacksonpt
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150g tank is one of the deeper standard sized tanks. I question the amount of lighting you have to be able to support 2 carpets. 5 fish at one time is frowned upon because that is a very large increase in bioload for your tank (especially one that's only been running for 4 months). Heck, my tank has been up for a year and a half now... and I still haven't added 5 fish total, never mind 5 all at once. Another thing to think about: if the clowns pair off, and each pair takes 1 carpet, then you'll have 1 clown with no mate or carpet (I believe that if you are going to have a pet-yes, even fish-you owe it to the pet to keep them happy. Keeping them alive isn't enough) If you're that interested in doing the carpet/clown thing, buy 1 carpet and 2 clowns to get started... doesn't make sense to dive right in with 2 carpets before you know if the anemone will be happy in your tank.
patience is the key, and it sounds like you might be rushing a little. Just my $.02
patience is the key, and it sounds like you might be rushing a little. Just my $.02
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whipitboy
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i totally agree 1 carpet two clowns. wonder y they selll clowns in lots of 5?
yes fish happyness is key <img src="graemlins//angel.gif" border="0" alt="[angel]" />
yes fish happyness is key <img src="graemlins//angel.gif" border="0" alt="[angel]" />
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whipitboy
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thanks for all advice
btw click lights link to see lights
btw click lights link to see lights
fshhub
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argggghhhhh, um, er, uh
personal opinions aside, but
jsut a suggestion here
if your tank is only 4 months old, i would really reccomend waiting awile before getting an anmemone,
they need a very mature and wll established tank and keepers who know what they are doing with them, and good lighting
jsut a suggestion to wait a bit yet
personal opinions aside, but
jsut a suggestion here
if your tank is only 4 months old, i would really reccomend waiting awile before getting an anmemone,
they need a very mature and wll established tank and keepers who know what they are doing with them, and good lighting
jsut a suggestion to wait a bit yet
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whipitboy
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oh yes im planning fo[r a long way down the road