Question on clowns

kyle1284 · 01-24-2007, 03:26 PM

ok so i want 2 clowns.. i want 2 true percs becuase i like the little bits of black that are on them. My Question, are they hard to take care of? Anyone with any experance with them? My Levels always remain constantall the time. Temp goes up and down 2 degrees. the only thing that is not constant is the stinkin calicum... any and all info will help! i have read alot about them... just wonderin from personal experance!

saltwaterfarm · 01-24-2007, 03:47 PM

I have two percs... no trouble except one gets inactive sometimes. Can't find any signs of illness or anything. I guess it's normal. Other than that they seem to be pretty tough. I had a mega nitrate issue a while back and they made it through just fine. They're fun to watch too!

Warnberg · 01-24-2007, 03:47 PM

Clowns are members of the damsel family... easy to care for. If you want two I would suggest you find either a mated pair or a pair of very young ones, they will pair on their own. Biggest key if you buy them both at the same is to make sure they are juveniles.

BrothaWolf · 01-24-2007, 03:52 PM

Ya a battle of clowns isnt a pretty sight!!!

saltwaterfarm · 01-24-2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Warnberg

Clowns are members of the damsel family... easy to care for. If you want two I would suggest you find either a mated pair or a pair of very young ones, they will pair on their own. Biggest key if you buy them both at the same is to make sure they are juveniles.

Yes... definitley!
Mine were very young when purchased and have gotten along fine. I have heard stories about people having major agression issues if you don't. My two are rarely away from each other. (see my avater)

kyle1284 · 01-24-2007, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by saltwaterfarm

Yes... definitley!
Mine were very young when purchased and have gotten along fine. I have heard stories about people having major agression issues if you don't. My two are rarely away from each other. (see my avater)

are your 2 ture percs?

sasquatch · 01-24-2007, 07:23 PM

Hi Kyle, I had rotten luck with percs, my lfs and me didnt know squat, different types dont mix,finally found a real supplier and waited almost 2 months for tank raised babies, well worth the wait, as stated above ,when percs fight they mean it! Steve

saltwaterfarm · 01-24-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kyle1284

are your 2 ture percs?

Yes they are...As far as I know... I haven't counted dorsal fins, or anything.

prow · 01-24-2007, 09:02 PM

the easiest way to pair them up is get one big one and one small one. my current percs, one i had for about a 4 years then i got her a partner, a smaller one. they are now happy living togather.

Warnberg · 01-25-2007, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by prow

the easiest way to pair them up is get one big one and one small one. my current percs, one i had for about a 4 years then i got her a partner, a smaller one. they are now happy living togather.

very true prow, however some clowns are not that easy to pair... I have seen countless times where a clown that lived by itself in a tank for a few years would kill any other clown introduced.....

DeepBlue · 01-25-2007, 03:41 PM

I think it is very difficult to take two fish, of the same species even, throw them together and expect that they will bond. It's like humans, you can't just take any two people and make them live together and hope that it works out. Usually, it ends up in divorce and they kill each other....

Warnberg · 01-25-2007, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DeepBlue

I think it is very difficult to take two fish, of the same species even, throw them together and expect that they will bond. It's like humans, you can't just take any two people and make them live together and hope that it works out. Usually, it ends up in divorce and they kill each other....

Very true with most fish, however the clown species is a little different than most. They are born without being male or female. If you had a group of several juvenile clowns the most aggressive of the bunch would turn into a female, the next aggressive of the bunch would turn male. If all the rest remained in the tank as a group they would all remain sexless. Now if the female died, the male would then turn female and the next aggressive of the bunch would turn male. If the male died, the next aggressive would turn male.

cheeks69 · 01-25-2007, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Warnberg

very true prow, however some clowns are not that easy to pair... I have seen countless times where a clown that lived by itself in a tank for a few years would kill any other clown introduced.....

I have had this experience and had to save the poor guy, he was really beat up and damaged and the relationship started so well

women can be soo mean sometimes...

01-24-2007, 03:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
kyle1284 Elegance coral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 1,061 View Gallery Karma Komment	Question on clowns ok so i want 2 clowns.. i want 2 true percs becuase i like the little bits of black that are on them. My Question, are they hard to take care of? Anyone with any experance with them? My Levels always remain constantall the time. Temp goes up and down 2 degrees. the only thing that is not constant is the stinkin calicum... any and all info will help! i have read alot about them... just wonderin from personal experance! __________________ KYLE 75 Gal 110 Lbs Live Rock 40 Lbs of live sand Equiptment:48 Inch 4x54 T-5 true blue and 10000k lights, 2 fuvual 305 Canister Filters Mis. Mushrooms, Fan Worms, hammer coral, frog spawn, candy cane, A TON OF TRUMPET CORAL!! orange plating monti, some kind of branching monti, pom pom xeina, all kinds of zoos BRIGHT GREEN star polyps, xeina, neon green toadstool, 3 damn damsles, a foxface and a blue tang. November 1...The begining! http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2.../random045.jpg November 8,2008 http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ristina034.jpg My 75 GALLON BAR TOP REEF TANK! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...n-bar-top.html

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saltwaterfarm Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,222 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Question on clowns I have two percs... no trouble except one gets inactive sometimes. Can't find any signs of illness or anything. I guess it's normal. Other than that they seem to be pretty tough. I had a mega nitrate issue a while back and they made it through just fine. They're fun to watch too! __________________ Lisa 90 Gal AGA, DIY Sump/Fuge, Current Outer Orbit 250w MH's with T5's. AquaC Remora Pro Skimmer, RK2.[/font] Purple LTA, pair of Percula Clowns, Clams, Softies, Shrooms, Ricordea, Echinophyllia, Torch, Frogspawn, Blastos, Sponges, Acro, Wellso, the NEW Zoa Mountain, and some more stuff... 3 Gal Sexy Shrimp Pico. 29 Gal Oceanic BioCube, Current Sunpod 150w MH.

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Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Question on clowns Clowns are members of the damsel family... easy to care for. If you want two I would suggest you find either a mated pair or a pair of very young ones, they will pair on their own. Biggest key if you buy them both at the same is to make sure they are juveniles. __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Question on clowns Hi Kyle, I had rotten luck with percs, my lfs and me didnt know squat, different types dont mix,finally found a real supplier and waited almost 2 months for tank raised babies, well worth the wait, as stated above ,when percs fight they mean it! Steve

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prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,728 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Question on clowns the easiest way to pair them up is get one big one and one small one. my current percs, one i had for about a 4 years then i got her a partner, a smaller one. they are now happy living togather.

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DeepBlue Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 268 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Question on clowns I think it is very difficult to take two fish, of the same species even, throw them together and expect that they will bond. It's like humans, you can't just take any two people and make them live together and hope that it works out. Usually, it ends up in divorce and they kill each other.... __________________ Kris ___________________________ 38 Gal. Corner Bowfront 64# Live Rock 60# DSB ProClear 75 Wet/Dry converted to sump w/Catalina 2200 pump 10 Gal. Fuge ASM G3 Skimmer Sun Pod 150 HQI w/ moonlights and 64 watt PC Actinics 2 - Hydor Korallia Circulation Heads (1 - #2 and 1 - #3) Yellow Tang, Blue Damsel, 2 Ocellaris Clowns, 2 Green Chromis, Citron Goby, White Sebae Anemone, Crocea Clam, Frilly Mushrooms, Green Ricordia, Acropora, Montipora, Zooanthids, Serpant Star, Cleaner Shrimp and Snails

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