Pair of Gold stripe Maroon clowns

mr_bill

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I couldn't resist them at the LFS. I purchased them but I'm waiting for my bubble tip anemone to get established before adding the fish. Currently in 55 tank I have 2 scarlet hermits, 3 mexican turbos, 1 4"diameter anemone, and about 50 pounds of LR. Can I add one type of dwarf angel and 1 scooter, or diamond blenny?
The Clowns are my main reason for the tank, but the wife is in love with the little angels.
Thankyou
 

blemmy_guy

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I love scooter blennys, i have one in each of my tanks, and there very healthy. Theres a lot of people on here that say there hard to raise, but ive never had trouble with mine. If you have Pods your ok to get one. Good luck! There a great addition to your tank.
todd
 

mr_bill

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Bi-color blenny would be another option, I would like to have one of the many bottom dwelling species in the tank with the two clowns and possibly one angel? Looking at lemon peel, flame, bi-color, or coral beauty. That would give me 4 fish total and I'm very happy with that if the pair of clowns will allow it.
The bubble tip anemone seems all settled in right now in this spot that is about 4" off where I actually wanted him but thats ok. Sure was fun watching the poor LFS guy try to get that anemone away from those fish, could have been a seen out of Piranah2. :D
 

mr_bill

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Hmm, anemone is still on the move. Seems he's wanting to squish himself into a crack in between two big rocks which I really don't think is a good spot for him since he can't unfold all the way in there. I talked to the LFS guy who told me it is very normal for them to try and hide for a few days after being placed in a new tank. Also reading alot about others here with hiding anemones as well. I really don't want to move or flip either of the rocks he's on since it would require dismantling the whole rock structure.
Safe to leave him alone for another day? He ate this morning, and still has good color and is inflated well.
 

mr_bill

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Well he wasn't going to budge from that one rock that had a perfect hole in it for his foot so I moved all the rock around so that he is center stage with just the right flow and unshaded.
I rechecked all my levels and everything looks good.
amonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 10
PH 8.5
Just one more question.. Does the anemone's waste contribute to the bioload as a fish would? Wanting to know if adding the pair of clowns in a day would be a bad move.
Thankyou
 
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