Is Clown fish hardy?

[Super Elephant]

Can anyone share with me their experiences of keeping clownfish?

I've tried many times but somehow, they still die after 2 weeks later.

My experience is this : Everytime I bought clownfish, it just refuse to eat and stay on the surface for 2 weeks. Then the next moment it died. Is not just once but is everytime i introduce a new clownfish. But i have no problems with other species of marine fish. Can someone help?

[jazzben81]

dont buy frm the same source then.

try diff source

mayb theres some parasite in ur tank tt the current fishs r u immune to but n0t for the new guy?

water parameters?

[Clownfish]

wat clownfish u buy?

it may be bullied by ur other fishes esp. damsels

resulting in it to be stressed n died...

[Dispar_Anthias]

Whats your water parameter like

[giantbicycle]

HI , same here .Mine problem is adding either true or fasle percular clown . They seeems to die off after 3 days and other species like m morron ,damsel, green cromis, pink sunk,cleaner shrimp, clearner wrasser in a 3 ft tank .They are still with me since the day i bought them except for my common clown . I wanted to try the black suites clown (ture percular) but afraid that the same thing will happen . Normally, my clown will sufer from white spots or difficult breathing . Lots of money are spent on my clowns........... want to buy them cause like them BUT afraid they die .... PLS help..

[aStRoBo|]

ya why huh..i also have difficulties keeping ocellaris.. anyone can enlighten us?

[19percula]

is there other clowns in the tank? if yes try to buy two at a time and put them in the same time coz the fishes in the tank will think twice before bullying them if u buy one it will be easier to bully. the other way is maybe to buy fishes from other lfs

[bwilly]

like they said, try another store.

if u want good source, get a true percula clown from CF.

theirs supposely net caught, so veri healthy, unless your tank parameters

quite lousy. then its your own problem liao.

[aStRoBo|]

CF=? where?

[bwilly]

coral farm - @ Lim Chu Kang, lane 6 I think .

[AquaRa]

6F

[ReDDeviLs]

i got 3 clowns from them,all 3 died

[Super Elephant]

My Fish Tank is 2.5ft x 1ft x 2 ft.

Got 13 fishes....

3 chromis, 3 foxface, 3 striped damsels, 1 blue devil, 1 yellow, 1 domingo, 1 brown damsel..... Now the tank is stable.... but I would like to keep clownfish again but that will be after some fishes died... Any advices....

[giantbicycle]

Wha , most of them are damsels .. HA .Beter be careful ...

[Clownfish]

i got 3 clowns from them,all 3 died

did u try their tank raised clowns?

more ex. but supposedly shld hav betta survival rate

[Clownfish]

My Fish Tank is 2.5ft x 1ft x 2 ft.

Got 13 fishes....

3 chromis, 3 foxface, 3 striped damsels, 1 blue devil, 1 yellow, 1 domingo, 1 brown damsel..... Now the tank is stable.... but I would like to keep clownfish again but that will be after some fishes died... Any advices....

i think u got quite a cramped tank liao... the damsels r hyper terroritial minded n will bully ur newly bought clowns to gain more space inside ur tank

[ReDDeviLs]

i think u got quite a cramped tank liao... the damsels r hyper terroritial minded n will bully ur newly bought clowns to gain more space inside ur tank

unless u get big big maroon or tomato clown?

[ReDDeviLs]

did u try their tank raised clowns?

more ex. but supposedly shld hav betta survival rate

i tot CF are all tank raise?

im not sure leh,can tell me how to select tank raise 1?

[blacknails]

Hey I think your clowns are dying because they are being bullied... Or there is some crab or something in the tank that's hunting them down...

They're probably dying out of stress, though..

You buy those tiny tiny clowns right? The cute juvenile ones? Can try buying bigger ones that will be less likely to be bullied..

[MadScientist]

lol, i did had this prob too, clowns dying. wat i did was to buy a clown from a lfs n told them to take care of it for 2 weeks. and like magic, it doesnt seem to die, even after various maroon attacks. ick few times stilll survive, ultra tahan clown.

[Super Elephant]

lol, i did had this prob too, clowns dying. wat i did was to buy a clown from a lfs n told them to take care of it for 2 weeks. and like magic, it doesnt seem to die, even after various maroon attacks. ick few times stilll survive, ultra tahan clown.

What is lfs?

[terryansimon]

LFS = Local Fish Shop.

[Super Elephant]

Actually, I've tried bigger clownfish but still seems to me failed... Hoe do you choose a healthy one?

Somehow those tat i observed seems to me healthy but when bring home... it just RIP...

[MalaysiaBoleh]

there's this disease called brooklyella which is very common in clowns. Kills within days. all it takes is one new clown with an infection and there goes all ur clowns.

[Super Elephant]

there's this disease called brooklyella which is very common in clowns. Kills within days. all it takes is one new clown with an infection and there goes all ur clowns.

Never heard of this disease... Any more onfo on this?