info on ocellaris

[joe5_15]

i am thinking about ordering a pair of ocellaris clowns and i would like to know all the info i can on this fish before i get them and here are the companiions it will have
neon velvet damsel, 3 stripe, domino, yellowtail,(i would get these fish out but there a lil to fast so there stayin) long nose butterfly, lawnmower blenny, coral banded shrimp, long tentical anemone, 1 hermit crab,20 lbs live rock
protein skimmer, 4 overhang bio filters 1 powerhead

 

[joe5_15]

thanx, i would get rid of em but the suckers are to fast and im starting to enjoy them after the main reson i got them was to cycle but is there ne one else with info on the clowns

 

[vkesu]

They may get harrased by the damsels. Get rid of them if you don't want your clowns torn up. What info do you want?

 

[joe5_15]

like what anemones and what foods how hardy are they stuff like that

 

[predator]

The clowns are very passive and the damsels are not.Espcially when they get big.I don't know what size tank you have but unless fairly big your damsels will harass those clowns.
The clowns are easy to keep.They eat very little.My girlfriend and I have a pair and they love playing in the water current.

 

[joe5_15]

theres one question i have for yall, have yall ever had damsels before? becuz mine and all the ones that ive seen havent been near as mean as nething some of you are saying but im not sayin there nice but occasionally they chase each other they dont nip and chase everytime they see each other and they never chase ne thing when they do except the other damsels and so far every thing that i have bought that is a different species of fish or ne thing else they never chase it and if bigger they a void it not chasing it and being the monsters that yall are talkin about and i dont think that theyll ever chase the pair of clowns becuz when i had a tomato in there they didnt ever bother it at all and i know there not gonna go after 2 of em

 

[vkesu]

You must have very special lighting for an anemone. If you have to get one, only get a tank raised anenome. Clowns w/either tank to one or they wont. I have two clowns that prefer my corals at the moment. If you want two, I suggest one small and one med. The female is always the largest and w/stay the largest. They are born juvaniles? the most dominate grows largest and turns to female, the next one dominant moves up to a male. If female dies, male moves up to become female and up they go. Cool huh! They do not need or miss having an anenome if you have tank raised (which are hardier and less likely to get diseases). They are cool fish!

 

[fshhub]

most clowns seemto like carpet anemones and brine shrimp and some algae and flake
and yes i have had damsels, they are very territorial, you have even mentioned yourself, as to how well yours protects your long tentacle(so you don't worry about your butterfly), now ther are many different damsels, chromi and clowns are damsels(lesser aggressive), but most damsels are harassing and territorial, in fact when you add fish with damsels, the best thing to do is do it at night and move things in the tank so they feel they are looking for territory too(for their size, they are one of the most aggressive you can get)