clown fish

[munki]

i added a false perc yesterday night. would it be too late to add another false perc tomorrow? or will they fight?
thank you for your time:colorful:

 

[aquaman3680]

You could add one tomorrow and shouldn't have any problems, I would recommend getting a smaller one

Matt

 

[InLimbo87]

I doubt that your clown would become territorial after just a day of being in the tank.

Aquaman, what is your reasoning behind putting in a smaller one? I would think that, if anything, he would want a bigger one that way if the original one gets territorial, at least the new one is bigger, no? Haven't really thought about it much because I added two at the same time. Just curious on your reasoning....

 

[aquaman3680]

Because then you have a definite male and female. The smaller one would be the male and the existing one would be the female. Also if it becomes territorial then the male will usually back down from the female avoiding conflict.

Matt

 

[munki]

i will see if they have any smaller ones, but when i went there last tim e i asked for the smallest one.

 

[lcstorc]

If you already have a small one then I would go for a large one. The main thing is to have one larger than the other so you have a male and a female.

 

[munki]

if i get 2 will they hang out with each other or will they each do their own thing?

 

[Dentoid]

I put my True percs in 24 hours apart with no problems. They are both the same size. They were lovie, dovie from the start! However, they were young and tank raised and there were about 15 of them in the sales tank. Don't know what the future holds for them though.

 

[Warnberg]

Lets back up here just a sec... munki, how big or old do you thing the first clown you added to your tank is? Also when you got it did it come from a tank full of clowns or was this the only one in the tank?

Dentoid, if you got both clowns from a display with lots of clowns in it you will be fine, reason I say that is usually a tank full of clowns are juviniles still and all have not developed enough to determine sex yet.

 

[munki]

the clown is an inch or just over an inch. when i got him it wasin a tank with eight other false percs.

 

[Warnberg]

you should be fine, just go ahead and get another juvenile (tank with several clown in it). They should pair without much aggression.

 

[munki]

o i got one so now i have two. the new one is a tiny bit bigger than the first one. so far they seem to be doing good.
thank you all for your help.

 

[Dentoid]

That's great Munki! Good luck with your Clowning around!

 

[Warnberg]

Some day you may have this happen as well.....

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/general-reef-aquarium-discussion/16981-finally-happened.html

 

[munki]

damn clown died . maybe from stress, but the first clown and the other fish are doing fine. i think im going to take the dead one back and get a new one.

 

[lcstorc]

Sorry to hear you lost your clown. I hope they replace it for you.

 

[munki]

they should. the sw fish have a 24 hour guarantee.

 

[Warnberg]

Wow, that blows... dip acclimate all your fish, much less stress on the fish..

Acclimating Saltwater Fish the Drip Line Way - The Pros and Cons - Instructions and Tips

 

[munki]

well its not the best, but its the only store arround here that offers that long of a guarantee. at the other places once it leaves the store there are no returns or refunds no matter what happens.

 

[munki]

ok the two clowns are doing good. they swim around a lot and havne settled in to one area.