Got 3 Clown Fish! 8D

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fishy12;4285052; said:
they arent hard to take care of no harder then taking care of large fresh fish

y does everyone think salts so hard to take care of...

no salt is hard at all just does things alittle diffrent. That is what some books say. DONT OVER FEED !!! That is 1 of most resaons they die!!
 
fishy12;4285052; said:
they arent hard to take care of no harder then taking care of large fresh fish

y does everyone think salts so hard to take care of...

salt fish in general aren't hard too hard to take care of, ive just heard fu manchu's are a tricky keep and don't have the best reputation for living in aquariums due to poor shipping rates and looking a bit more into it they are deemed harder to convert to non-living foods than most lions
 
Toxic Fish 9999;4285061; said:
no salt is hard at all just does things alittle diffrent. That is what some books say. DONT OVER FEED !!! That is 1 of most resaons they die!!

the fish actually eating too much is very rarely a reason for death. the poor water quality associated with over feeding would be the main reason of death followed by feeding the wrong foods (fatty liver disease, impaction, etc)
 
at the shop some on did that to a normal dwarf. that is why is siad it just trying to give some tips out
 
one of my clowns it actually a little bigger then 3inches maybe 3.8 its just so hard to measure them when they move all the time :nilly: and should i try feeding them bloodworms? (frozen) and i think i wont pick up the lion, not very experienced with them. Idk if he will come UP to eat fast enough? might get a Squirrel Fish and 1 Bumble Bee Clown.
 
Zfishies;4285080; said:
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my clowns look alot like this one^ with more black on there fins. And can they eat frozen bloodworms?

and this is the "Bumble Bee Clownfish" http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/clowns/sebae.php

you probably have occellaris clowns they're generally the most common. adding any other clown poses a bit of a risk as once they pair up and establish territory that duo will usually dominate the rest, it can be done but i personally wouldn't risk it.

as far as bloodworms while i'm sure they will eat it it's generally not regarded as a good food for marine because nutritionally it's just not ideal. i'd try to find some frozen plankton or even some enriched brine shrimp before i used bloodworms as a staple. imo new life spectrum pellets would be your best bet as a staple of what's commonly available
 
Zfishies;4285098; said:
one of my clowns it actually a little bigger then 3inches maybe 3.8 its just so hard to measure them when they move all the time :nilly: and should i try feeding them bloodworms? (frozen) and i think i wont pick up the lion, not very experienced with them. Idk if he will come UP to eat fast enough? might get a Squirrel Fish and 1 Bumble Bee Clown.

the larger clown is/will be the dominant one (and a female) more than likely. if it and another pairs off keep an eye out for some major aggression towards the left out clown
 
Zfishies;4285118; said:
alrighty so no more clowns? not even pink skunks? are there other fish that are like clowns that are always constantly moving and fun to watch?

like i said adding a different species is doable but still risky imo. as for other active fish maybe look into chromis, firefish, smaller anthias, dwarf angels i mean there's all kinds out there. liveaquaria is a good website to see what's commonly available
 
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