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Posted by rorybrownbeard@gmail.com on June 10, 2006, 10:57 pm
Please log in for more thread options Hey guys my girlfriend and I are thinking about getting a clownfish for
our aqaurium. At the moment we have only had goldfish and the like, but
he have a 10 gallon aquarium that was recently vacated by the loss of a
baby chameleon (long story that involved us being ripped off by an
online dealer). What are some tips when buying and taking care of a
clownfish? My girlfriend tells me that they are easy to take care of
but I want to make sure it is something that we can handle.
Rory
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Posted by Bryan on June 11, 2006, 1:04 am
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do you mean clown loach? as in
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=873
> Hey guys my girlfriend and I are thinking about getting a clownfish for
> our aqaurium. At the moment we have only had goldfish and the like, but
> he have a 10 gallon aquarium that was recently vacated by the loss of a
> baby chameleon (long story that involved us being ripped off by an
> online dealer). What are some tips when buying and taking care of a
> clownfish? My girlfriend tells me that they are easy to take care of
> but I want to make sure it is something that we can handle.
>
> Rory
>
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Posted by rorybrownbeard@gmail.com on June 11, 2006, 3:08 pm
Please log in for more thread options No, I mean a Clown Anemonefish.
Rory
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Posted by Pszemol on June 11, 2006, 10:17 pm
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> I keep a 10 gal tank with 10 lbs of live rock
> and a small Aquaclear filter and a heater.
no skimmer, a?
> Crushed Coral for substrate that I vac once
> a week with a small water change. I've had
> a damsel, two shrimp, two urchins, and a couple
> hermit crabs in there for a few years,
> and everything is doing well.
Please tell us a little more about it...
What kind of shrimp or urchins you had there ?
How long had they survived in 10 gallons tank ?
Do you still have them ?
p.s. any pictures of your pico-reef ? :-)
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Posted by Steve on June 11, 2006, 4:29 pm
Please log in for more thread options On 10 Jun 2006 19:57:12 -0700, "rorybrownbeard@gmail.com"
>Hey guys my girlfriend and I are thinking about getting a clownfish for
>our aqaurium. At the moment we have only had goldfish and the like, but
>he have a 10 gallon aquarium that was recently vacated by the loss of a
>baby chameleon (long story that involved us being ripped off by an
>online dealer). What are some tips when buying and taking care of a
>clownfish? My girlfriend tells me that they are easy to take care of
>but I want to make sure it is something that we can handle.
>
>Rory
They are pretty easy marine fish to keep, assuming you understand how
to set up some sort of filtration to process their nitrogenous waste.
Are you clued up on the various ways this can be done in a marine
tank? A reef tank including inverts normally relies on a good
quantity of live rock to do this, but if your tank is genuinely fish
only then you could perhaps get by with some sort of proprietary
filter, maybe undergravel might work here also. Marine fish won't
forgive inadequate filtration though, you need to understand those
concepts well before you start. Clowns should feed like pigs, frozen
brine shrimp gets ours very excited. 10 gals is not big, marine
tanks are easier to manage if larger, but it's possible if you are
careful and get things right.
Steve
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> our aqaurium. At the moment we have only had goldfish and the like, but
> he have a 10 gallon aquarium that was recently vacated by the loss of a
> baby chameleon (long story that involved us being ripped off by an
> online dealer). What are some tips when buying and taking care of a
> clownfish? My girlfriend tells me that they are easy to take care of
> but I want to make sure it is something that we can handle.
>
> Rory
>