normal clown behavior... or am I mis-treating my babies :(

kolizion

kolizion

New Member
greetings...
I got my clowns maybe a month or so ago as a "tru perc mated pair" ... but now i'm kinda wondering... (they were super small when I got them)
when they first arrived they were alwase dancing together all cute like... and they still do on occation, but i've noticed some fin nippage on the "male" I feed them once, sometimes twice a day... am I underfeeding them?
I've been feeding them hatched brine.. I think i'm gonna goto the store today and get them some regular food... as I think the brine is dirtiing up my tank...
heres the pics from when I first got them till today... clowns arn't the easiest fish in the world to get pics of ;) but I did my best...
My tank is kinda bare... but i'm working on building it up as fast as I can.
it's a 35 gallon, with a few Lb of liverock, and some dead rock (was hoping to bring a chunk of deadrock to life.... it was such an awsome piece of rock...)
4 old pics




2 new (with damage to fins)


(white spot on tail is from flash)
do I infact have a tru-perc-pair, and is nipping normal?
also noted the black on the male seems to be getting smaller?
 
thegrog

thegrog

Active Member
Yes, you do have a true percula pair.
Yes, some nipping is normal.
Black is probably not getting smaller, he is just getting bigger and black has to catch up.
I would recommend to stop giving them brine shrimp. It is very poor in nutrient value and can hinder wound/fin healing. Mysis shrimp is a much better choice. A variety of foods is better yet. switch daily between mysis, clams, formula one, and squid. Enrich with VitaChem or Selcon for added nutrition.
Looks like they will be a nice looking pair!
Get some more rock in the tank for added structure for them to swim in and out of. Happy clowns are healthy clowns!!
 
neoreef

neoreef

Member
If you want to feed flake, Ocean Nutrition Formula One is designed with clownfish in mind, and is excellent nutrition for them. I have raised baby clownfish on that and cyclopeeze.
 
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