Maroon clown

stuntmanjp

stuntmanjp

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Anyone want a nice big maroon clownfish?!?!? lol Mine is driving me nuts because he always stirs up the sand with wiggling in it and then all the sand goes over my rockwork and corals. Is there any way that I can stop him from doing this? I mean I hate to get rid of him cuz I have had him from prolly over a year and a half now so. But I also really want some percula clownfish becuase I can have more than just one. What should I do?
Thanks,
Justin
 
fishy7

fishy7

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Mine did the same thing all the time. My tank look horrible. A nice new shiney anemone fixed that problem. :cheer:
 
stuntmanjp

stuntmanjp

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I dont think that I have enough light for an anemone though thats the problem. I have the current t-5 high output lights that give out I believe 216 total watts to my 75 gallon tank. I dont think an anemone would survive on that little light. Though I have thought about picking up another t-5 fixture to have a total of 432 watts on my tank.
 
cwgibson

cwgibson

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Originally Posted by sign guy
do yo think I could keep a bta with 192w pc on my 46?
i would think so,although some might disagree. my rose bta is the only one i have that likes light in my 210. it is right under one of the mh lights. the other three usually hide. by the way sign i wont be able to make it to ap today.
 
sign guy

sign guy

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yeah this chair needs me to sit in it a little longer anyway I dont get many days off so I am trying to move as little as posible
 
poniegirl

poniegirl

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I have a six year old tomato clown that does the same thing.
When I think about a nice, level, pretty sand bed....without HER in it?
Nah, I'll fix the sand some other year! :happyfish
 
hatessushi

hatessushi

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Originally Posted by stuntmanjp
I dont think that I have enough light for an anemone though thats the problem. I have the current t-5 high output lights that give out I believe 216 total watts to my 75 gallon tank. I dont think an anemone would survive on that little light. Though I have thought about picking up another t-5 fixture to have a total of 432 watts on my tank.
I have the same lighting and I have had an anenome for over 6 months now with no problem. My tank is a 90 gal. and the anenome is about half way up.
 
cwgibson

cwgibson

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i dont think you would benefit from that really; i would put the money toward some double ended hqi halides. even if you added another fixture that would increase your watts per gallon, but i dont think that it would give you the intensity you would need for some corals, and if you dont want corals you have enough for the anemone so why spend the extra cash if you dont have too.
 
debbie

debbie

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My maroon clown does the same thing. But I would never get rid of it as I love this fish to much.
If your lights are not quite strong enough you could always place the anemone higher up and hope it stays there.... :thinking: Just a thought.
I don't have an anemone either due to lights, but my clown loves my hairy mushrooms, you might want to try a nice clump of them first.
 
bellebelle

bellebelle

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I don't care about the sand thing, I will take the fish. where do you live , I can pay for shipping. I almost got one at the lfs but got a clark clownfish instead. We need to make sure he will get along with my other one. Mine is very mild never bothers anything. Email me ferrinvest@yahoo.com
 
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