SRC Member reefernation Posted January 20, 2021 SRC Member Share Posted January 20, 2021 Hi guys i am pretty new into the hobby and was just wondering what is the minimum size tank to be able to keep a clown harem? As i have seen in BRCTV? Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reefernation Posted January 20, 2021 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 20, 2021 Another question will be what are the type of clowns that i can mix/pair with one another so that the chances of fighting decreases?Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member soggycookies Posted January 20, 2021 SRC Member Share Posted January 20, 2021 i think a minimum would be a 3x2ft sort of tank, but to me 100gal is a good size if planning to have a couple dozen of them. what’s more important is that they have enough anemones/hiding spaces to take shelter with/from each other, and having several of them rather than just a handful definitely diffuses the aggression toward one another. in general you might wanna avoid maroon and tomato clowns as they’re known to be the more aggressive types of clownfish. ocellaris and percula/their related designer variants are a good choice imo. clarkiis and saddlebacks are sort of the middling option, but i doubt they’d do well in a harem tank as they also grow fairly large for clownfish. you could try pink or orange skunk clowns too(check out melevsreef on youtube, he has like a dozen skunk clowns in a large sebae anemone); smaller species are generally better for harems methinksSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reefernation Posted January 20, 2021 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 20, 2021 I see, do you think it is possible to keep a clown harem in a mixed reef tank? Or will the overload be too much?, as i will have to be adding all of them at once? To “acclimatise” them together. Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reefernation Posted January 20, 2021 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 20, 2021 i think a minimum would be a 3x2ft sort of tank, but to me 100gal is a good size if planning to have a couple dozen of them. what’s more important is that they have enough anemones/hiding spaces to take shelter with/from each other, and having several of them rather than just a handful definitely diffuses the aggression toward one another. in general you might wanna avoid maroon and tomato clowns as they’re known to be the more aggressive types of clownfish. ocellaris and percula/their related designer variants are a good choice imo. clarkiis and saddlebacks are sort of the middling option, but i doubt they’d do well in a harem tank as they also grow fairly large for clownfish. you could try pink or orange skunk clowns too(check out melevsreef on youtube, he has like a dozen skunk clowns in a large sebae anemone); smaller species are generally better for harems methinksSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile appAs i feel adding them one at a time may result it them being “un-bonded”, and if i were to get other fishes will they end up being bullied by the clowns?, and how big of an anemone will i need to “host” 10-20 clowns? HahahaSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy17 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 These 2 videos in YouTube should have answers Quote Moorish Idol has to be the most beautiful fish ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member soggycookies Posted January 21, 2021 SRC Member Share Posted January 21, 2021 As i feel adding them one at a time may result it them being “un-bonded”, and if i were to get other fishes will they end up being bullied by the clowns?, and how big of an anemone will i need to “host” 10-20 clowns? HahahaSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile appdon’t really have an answer for that cause fish are still sentient and have their own personalities and tendencies that can’t be predicted. i’ve seen tangs nipping coral polyps despite the common consensus being that they’re ‘reef-safe’. so anything’s possible. just gotta err on the side of caution i guess. The bigger, the better- generally speaking.All the best with your clown harem tank!Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reefernation Posted January 21, 2021 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 21, 2021 don’t really have an answer for that cause fish are still sentient and have their own personalities and tendencies that can’t be predicted. i’ve seen tangs nipping coral polyps despite the common consensus being that they’re ‘reef-safe’. so anything’s possible. just gotta err on the side of caution i guess. The bigger, the better- generally speaking.All the best with your clown harem tank!Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile appI see okay!, as my tank is not that big, i may just opt to go for something else in stead haha. Better do some proper planning so as to not kill them and waste money on livestockSent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reefernation Posted January 21, 2021 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 21, 2021 These 2 videos in YouTube should have answersThank you!!, i have watched both Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Personal experience and STILL ALIVE in my tank. I've a 4 Ft tank with 11 Clowns now. Two adult pair of Percula, 9 captive bred Ocellaris clownfish. Going to hit five months mark. No sign of aggression. They sleep inside my leather thou. The only pair percula sleep inside RBTA. The rest just sleep in all the other leathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRC Member flowy Posted January 26, 2021 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2021 On 1/22/2021 at 6:57 AM, Willy Guccivera Yap said: damn bro, did u add them altogether at once? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 All at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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