Hey all, I have an ocellaris clownfish.
Unfortunately its mate died of unknown causes, and given that my wife and I plan to move to another state and might be on the road for a month or so for various reasons, we figured it is best to just give away our remaining clownfish. Its name is... Nemo.
But yes, free to a good home if you can take it. We live in the loop.
Warning though, we do not know why its mate died exactly (it was breathing very rapidly one day all of a sudden and died quickly). So if you take Nemo on, you know the risks.
Hope it'll end up in a good home!
I'm really torn between the two fish and I really like the court jester goby's pinstripes, but I also really love the purple firefish goby. Which should I go for?
My tank finished cycling and I’m torn on what fish to get first. I’m leaning more to the Clownfish but some people are saying get the Clown Goby first so he can establish his territory first. since Clown Goby’s can be timid and clownfish can be aggressive since their apart of the damsel family.
Hey guys,
It's been awhile since I've posted here. Two weeks ago I bought a new clownfish and my old clownfish kept attacking it. Now my old clownfish is dead. So now I went to go buy a new clownfish. Now my "older" clownfish in the tank is keep attacking my newest clownfish. I don't want to repeat the same mistake again. So I kept it in a breeder tank and to see how they're getting along. Is there anything else I can do? They're both about the same size.
Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
Fun fact: All clownfish are initially born as males, but can switch their sex to become female. They'll only do this to become the dominant female and the change is irreversible.
Known threats: Overfishing, pollution, ocean acidification
Conservation organization/initiative/network of the day: The Coral Triangle Knowledge Network (http://www.ctknetwork.org/) is a website where researchers, professionals, students, community leaders, nongovernment organizations, policy makers, and anyone who wishes to collaborate online can come together to discuss how to protect the coral reefs.
What you can do: Reduce plastic use whenever possible (i.e. using a reusable bag when grocery shopping, stop using plastic straws, use reusable bottles)
Sources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/group/clownfish/
I am planning my stocklist for my first saltwater tank and I was wondering if it is possible to keep a pair of ocellaris clownfish and a fuzzy dwarf lionfish together.
My plan is to add the clownfish first and allow them to grow to full size. Then add the smallest fuzzy dwarf lionfish I can find.
The tank is 55 gallons, I have 52 lbs of live rock, 40 lbs of sand, a diy protein skimmer, and about a 10 gallon refugium filled with cheatomorpha. It will be fish only for now. The tank is cycled.
Just added two ocellaris clownfish (first fish in my 28 gallon nano).
Yesterday they were doing great swimming around mostly towards the front of the tank where nothing is. This morning before i left for work i noticed them swimming around on there sides. All parameters look great.
Any ideas, they going to make it?
I set up my 40 Breeder mixed reef about 6 months ago and a pair of very small ocellaris clowns. They squabbled but nothing terribly involved. Eventually one got larger and the other stayed small and was more submissive. They seemed to get along quite well.
A few months in I added a flame hawk. They were stirred up for a few days but chilled out.
I added a baby cowfish about a week ago. Unfortunately he did not acclimate well and died (whole unrelated drama)
During his time in the tank and ever since, the female clown has been wailing on the male. I was thinking they were just being territorial about the new fish, but it was entirely infighting. Also, it didn't stop when the fish left.
My other thought is that they reached maturity and some kind of hormonal thing kicked in and they're establishing mating hierarchy.
However, it's just constant. The male has nips in his tale and today I noticed irritation, white skin around his mouth. He's hiding a lot and the female drives him into corners or into hiding spots.
Is this going to stop? Is it too much? At what point will she relent or are we beyond that and one needs to be removed?
I have had my clowns for around 6 days now, and I have not seen them eat once! When I put food in their tank, they hardly even notice it is there. When it happens to sink near them, they will suck it in, then spit it back out like it is not food. I am concerned they are not going to make it
I have had my two ocellaris clownfish for a little over a year. About a month ago I changed my substrate from crushed coral to sugar fine sand. About a week after that we noticed some strange behavior from her. She hid for about a week, then when she did come out she would just float, straight up and down, with her head in the sand. Sometimes she lays on her side and just fans one fin. Every now and then she will jump like she was asleep and just woke up.
She doesn't have spots and seems to be eating fine so we just thought she was being strange. She started doing it more often, though, and now it is all the time and it seems like she might be rubbing off the black on the front of her face. Does anyone know what is going on? All the other fish are fine and the parameters in my tank all seemed to be in the normal range as of Friday, but I can recheck them if that helps.
I got my clownfish about three weeks ago and they have been acting and eating perfectly normal. However I have noticed that their poops are always white and stringy and get almost a centimeter long. In my freshwater experience I know that this can be a sign of internal parasites, though I've read that in marine tanks it can indicate a too protein rich diet. They are quite active and have shown no other signs of stress so I don't want to jump right into medicating if it is something minor.
I bought two ocellaris juvenile with one fish being slightly larger than the other one. Then, the smaller one was twitching and i read that it was a normal behavior. Finally, the larger one became sick with ich, and the smaller one grew at an equivalent size. Now, he is acting as the dominant one and insanely destroy and beat up the initially dominant fish, to the point that he looks dying with ripped off fins and tails...
Just a bit of background: I recently rebooted my 75 gallon saltwater tank and after 2 months of cycling, I purchased two juvenile ocellaris clownfish. They've been eating well and they don't appear to have any issues swimming or breathing. They set up home in a PVC pipe and stick close to it.
However, during the day and at night, I find them lying on their sides on the live rock ledges and in the pipe, barley moving. Is this normal?
I know it can depend on food and stress, but i have had my clownfish for about 3 years and they are still not full size (3 inches) They have gone from 1 inch to 2 inches. Does this mean in another 3 years they will be full size? I just didnt think it would be that slow. I feed them plenty i feel like.
What are your experiences with clownfish growth?
29 gallon mixed reef
So I have a 29 g saltwater tank with about 30# of live rock and about 40# of sand. I started with two clownfish both ocellaris. I bought them together. One is black with an orange face and the other is a usual nemo orange one. I always noticed the black one was more aggressive but the reputable LFS that sold them to us said that they would be find just that one is being more dominant to become the female.
Now I have seen the black clown bite the orange one so hard on its tail that it is hanging on. I have just introduced a very healthy male mandarin dragonet that is eating frozen spirulina enriched brine shrimp. I came home and I see that the mandarin who cruises the bottom of my tank is now nipped at his tail fin and one of his side fin.
I don't really want to get rid of the black clown if I don't have to. Will frogspawn or some anemone make her less aggressive? Something I can do?
EDIT: tank photos
Essentially she's in tank A paired with mate A. If she's moved to tank B with mate B, will they form a new pair? What happens if mate A is then introduced to tank B such that both males (who are paired with the female) and the female are in tank B? Will the pair formed with mate A be broken?
Hello everyone, I am a super beginner to a saltwater tank and considering to start a small tank. After looking into some small desktop tanks, I saw a 4 gallon saltwater tank which looks pretty awesome. I am considering getting an ocellaris clownfish for a 4 gallon tank. After looking online, it seems that the minimum is 20-30 gallons. So, my question is if housing 1-2 clownfish in a 4 gallon plausible? Thanks for the help in advance.
Unfortunately its mate died of unknown causes, and given that my wife and I plan to move to another state and might be on the road for a month or so for various reasons, we figured it is best to just give away our remaining clownfish. Its name is... Nemo.
But yes, free to a good home if you can take it. We live in the loop.
Warning though, we do not know why its mate died exactly (it was breathing very rapidly one day all of a sudden and died quickly). So if you take Nemo on, you know the risks.
Hope it'll end up in a good home!
Just added two ocellaris clownfish (first fish in my 28 gallon nano). Yesterday they were doing great swimming around mostly towards the front of the tank where nothing is. This morning before i left for work i noticed them swimming around on there sides. All parameters look great. Any ideas, they going to make it?
