Nathaniel Z Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I'm not sure what tank I wanna start next. But for further notice, I wanna start a small zoa garden with some other anemones and corals and some clown fish. My first question: 1.) Can I put any clown fish together? I really want a Picasso but I also want a snowflake, and a Cinnamon or a True percula or a black ice!!!! I want all of them. Okay...not all of them.? I'm really focused on the Picasso, Cinnamon, and snowflake. Are those compatible with eachother. If not, which clowns are? 2.) Can any anemone be incompatible with a clown. I know some don't house certain clowns, but are there any that would be dangerous to certain clowns? 3.) I understand that certain anemones can't be with other certain anemones.(and I will definitely look out for that) Does that go for clowns and zoas? Thx! Also, I want to put a T maxima lam in there. Any advice on compatibility would be great! Link to comment
Dreichler Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I'm not sure what tank I wanna start next. But for further notice, I wanna start a small zoa garden with some other anemones and corals and some clown fish. My first question: 1.) Can I put any clown fish together? I really want a Picasso but I also want a snowflake, and a Cinnamon or a True percula or a black ice!!!! I want all of them. Okay...not all of them. I'm really focused on the Picasso, Cinnamon, and snowflake. Are those compatible with eachother. If not, which clowns are? 2.) Can any anemone be incompatible with a clown. I know some don't house certain clowns, but are there any that would be dangerous to certain clowns? 3.) I understand that certain anemones can't be with other certain anemones.(and I will definitely look out for that) Does that go for clowns and zoas? Thx! Also, I want to put a T maxima lam in there. Any advice on compatibility would be great! ok so a couple things.... 1. i am not 100% what clowns are compatible with each other, but honestly, picasso is the way to go, i have 2 and the design is awesome compared to any other clownfish. if you want an awesome clownfish, go for a golden nugget.... 2. clowns will host to whatever they feel like, my pair is currently hosted to the return overflow. if they are tank raised, they won't even know what an anemone is. my pair of picassos are tank raised, and have put several anemones in and they've never touched them, so i gave up and just put in a few green bubble tips, but one of the green bubble tips is green, with bright pink tips. 3. zoas can be with any zoas really, just as long as they aren't MASHED UP against each other. anemones will definitely sting any coral it can touch, so watch out for that, nearly lost a tyree green toadstool from an anemone. in general, everything your asking about is possible, the clowns being together maybe not I'm not sure, but zoas can go together, anemones can go together if they are not touching, and picasso is the way to go. also, carpet anemones, toadstools, and frogspawns are not for clowns, carpet anemones will eat the clowns, and the clown will kill the toadstool and frogspawn. last, as for maxima clams, i love them and think they're awesome pieces. the only thing keeping me away from them is the waste they create. I've hear a lot of people tell me they shit a lot and to me that just sounds like a phosphate show. Link to comment
Nathaniel Z Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 ok so a couple things.... 1. i am not 100% what clowns are compatible with each other, but honestly, picasso is the way to go, i have 2 and the design is awesome compared to any other clownfish. if you want an awesome clownfish, go for a golden nugget.... 2. clowns will host to whatever they feel like, my pair is currently hosted to the return overflow. if they are tank raised, they won't even know what an anemone is. my pair of picassos are tank raised, and have put several anemones in and they've never touched them, so i gave up and just put in a few green bubble tips, but one of the green bubble tips is green, with bright pink tips. 3. zoas can be with any zoas really, just as long as they aren't MASHED UP against each other. anemones will definitely sting any coral it can touch, so watch out for that, nearly lost a tyree green toadstool from an anemone. in general, everything your asking about is possible, the clowns being together maybe not I'm not sure, but zoas can go together, anemones can go together if they are not touching, and picasso is the way to go. also, carpet anemones, toadstools, and frogspawns are not for clowns, carpet anemones will eat the clowns, and the clown will kill the toadstool and frogspawn. last, as for maxima clams, i love them and think they're awesome pieces. the only thing keeping me away from them is the waste they create. I've hear a lot of people tell me they shit a lot and to me that just sounds like a phosphate show. I Will surely Note that.??? Anyway, I guess I will look in more into the whole clown situation. Anyway, Thank you so much! You have been a great help! Link to comment
righttirefire Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I believe picasso, black ice, snowflake, and cinnamon are all color morphs of a false percula, which after my research would make it compatible with a false percula. The morphs are captive bred and won't know an anenome. A bubble tip isn't a nature anenome for these types of clown. Personally my green bubble tip hosts my cinnamon. You can see it in that picture. But it some encouragement. Link to comment
jimmy_c Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 The Maroon or "Spike Cheek" clowns are not compatible with other clowns. They must be housed separately. There is new maroon clown. The Lighting Clown, looks pretty cool... Again doubt they will be compatible with other clowns. http://reefbuilders.com/tag/lightning-maroon-clownfish/ Link to comment
Dreichler Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 I believe picasso, black ice, snowflake, and cinnamon are all color morphs of a false percula, which after my research would make it compatible with a false percula. The morphs are captive bred and won't know an anenome. A bubble tip isn't a nature anenome for these types of clown. Personally my green bubble tip hosts my cinnamon. You can see it in that picture. But it some encouragement. i have the nicest GBTA I've seen, bright bright green with pink tips, really big and bubbled up tips, and i wish my clowns would go into it, i have a picasso pair, any tips? Link to comment
righttirefire Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 My girlfriend is the clown whisper... but she's not for hire. Lol. Let me talk to her, she figured it out. She feeds the tank and I know it had something to do with how she feed. Link to comment
Dreichler Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 My girlfriend is the clown whisper... but she's not for hire. Lol. Let me talk to her, she figured it out. She feeds the tank and I know it had something to do with how she feed. that'd be awesome if she has some tips for my clowns to host. Let me know... Link to comment
righttirefire Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Ok here is the secret. Feeding! We feed a generic "wafer" food. She used a 12" stainless tong for feeding lizards, we use it to spot feed LPS and anenomes. She'd grab a wafer and get the clowns attention and have it chase the wafer to the anenome. She'd hold the food in the anenome without it grabbing it and let the clown swim into the anenome for food. It's a double edged knife. I've never seen the clown feed the anenome. And it does make an effort to steal food from the anenome. So... I does sleep in the anenome but adventures around the anenomes and the whole tank Link to comment
Dreichler Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Ok here is the secret. Feeding! We feed a generic "wafer" food. She used a 12" stainless tong for feeding lizards, we use it to spot feed LPS and anenomes. She'd grab a wafer and get the clowns attention and have it chase the wafer to the anenome. She'd hold the food in the anenome without it grabbing it and let the clown swim into the anenome for food. It's a double edged knife. I've never seen the clown feed the anenome. And it does make an effort to steal food from the anenome. So... I does sleep in the anenome but adventures around the anenomes and the whole tank Would this work with pellets possibly? And what do you mean wafers? What food do you use to hold it right in front of the anemone? Link to comment
righttirefire Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 A set of 12" stainless reptile feeding tongs to hold. The food looks like little pancakes green are alegs red are protein. Don't ask don tell. About the size of an pencil top eraser... do people know what those are? They puff up in water, so you have a our 1 minute. Lower the "pellet" with the tongs in front of the clown. The scent will attach it and keeping the interest of the clown put the food in the anenome The white spot but never tooth the food to.the anenome the clown will ease into.the anenome I think it was a 2 week process. The issue is you have to have a well feed clown when feeding the anenome. Or the clown will steal it. The clown will eventually grav it's food and go to the anenome. And the little broken off pieces will be ate by the anenome. I still feed my anenomes just in case the clown is too neat Link to comment
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