clown fish in a 55?

[hayden]

i was wondering how many i could fit? i was think a pair and then...... also what filter would be best on a 55 for sw?????????????????????

 

[BIGgourami]

a pair would work fine, you mean the nemo kind right? they are called occellrus.
a sump/WD is always best but if you have enough LR/LS in the tank a mediumish canister or HOB will do fine for mech.

 

[hayden]

can you run a berlin sump with a fuge on sw? im still stuck between making a 90 salt a 55 salt or a 20 long salt which do you think???

 

[BIGgourami]

ultimately i really think you will end up doing the 90 SW, it may take a few years but you will do it
the larger the tank obviously the easier it is for a beginner SW'er, but the more expensive. iwould think the 55 would be a good middle ground.
a berlin sump and fuge could work side by side but i don't think they can be incorperated into the same structure. like if you had a 10 sump and a 5 gal fuge with seperate pumps plumbing them to the tank i think it would work.
that's a lot lot of denitrifying power.

 

[hayden]

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[BIGgourami]

there are no black ocellaruses they are true perculas. and i'm pretty sure percs and ocells don't interbreed.

 

[sweeTang21]

i thought the black clowns were called saddlebacks?? the fish im thinkin of are all black with white stripes. not orange, white and black markings?

 

[BIGgourami]

saddlebacks have sort of a half stripe down their backs.
true perculas can be orange to brown to black
occelaruses can only be orange

 

[reefkeep18]

Ya do only a pair. As fair as filtration hook up a fluval 405 and you will be very happy with how clear your tank looks. I run a 405 on my 75 gallon and it is very clear. Invest in the tank before you invest in the livestock.

 

[revkkoolaid]

there are no black ocellaruses they are true perculas. and i'm pretty sure percs and ocells don't interbreed.

http://www.orafarm.com/clownfish_species.html

Nope. They do exist. ORA breeds black false percs. We stock them at work.
They retail for 39.99ea. I'm sure they're around the same anywhere else.

they are the same species as normal ocellari so far as cross breeding I don't see why not. . .

then again I don't see why either