Ocellaris clowns in a reef tank?

[pcpope]

My wife is dying to have clowns in reef tank, but I am not so sure. Have heard good and bad stories . Will have yellow tang and possably powder blue tang. None of the three are in there yet. Right now tank has few corals, engineering goby,mandarin, lawnmower blennie, and clean up crew of snails ect.. Also maybe idea of which order they should go into tank. Have heard clowns not good for corals.

 

[junkiebeas]

Ocellaris are great for reef tanks. They add a ton of color to it. Powder Blues are an extremelly dificult fish to keep. They are to prone to ich. But if you want to take the risk put the Yellow & th Powder Blue together at the same time.

 

[bsktmom]

:yes: Clowns are fine for a reef tank. I have 2 Ocellaris Clown fish and have never had any problems with mine. Good Luck.

 

[pcpope]

thank you for input Junkie, also nice pics on your thread, I need to learn how to posts pics.

 

[pcpope]

I also have an elegance coral and worried clowns might try to host it. Have heard they will keep it from fully expanding and eventually it will die.

 

[junkiebeas]

Get a BTA (Bubble Tip Anemone) with the funny ones. They should do OK!

 

[xnikki118x]

I have an oscillaris with a few corals and he's wonderful.
Powder blue tangs are very difficult to keep. If you're willing to take the risk, make sure you research well and put him in with the yellow at the same time.
How much live rock do you have? I'm assuming your tank is well-established since you have a mandarin? Even though you have a 120-gal, I'd still keep a close eye on him. Make sure he's always fat and healthy.
Good luck with your tank, btw!! Also, if you can find a pair of oscillaris clowns already hosting an anemone in an LFS, buy them along with the anemone. Can't hurt!

 

[ags]

If you get an ocellaris and are worried about it hosting your elegance, buy a toadstool leather. My clown loves it and the toadstool seems pretty happy too. The clown is a great addition to any tank.