GIRLGONEAQUA Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Okay I only have a 14g biocube with protein skimmer and cheato Heres what I would like to have IF POSSIBLE 1 cleaner shrimp 1 peppermint shrimp 1 harelquin shrimp Mated pair of clowns (already have) 1 Tailspot Blenny <3 Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Okay I only have a 14g biocube with protein skimmer and cheato Heres what I would like to have IF POSSIBLE 1 cleaner shrimp 1 peppermint shrimp 1 harelquin shrimp Mated pair of clowns (already have) 1 Tailspot Blenny <3 how big are the clowns? if you are adding the blenny, do it before the clowns get too comfortable in the tank. i had a pair of percula clowns in my 12g aquapod for about a year by themselves. i recently upgraded to a 30g cube so i could add more fish. well, i added 5 chromis and 1 mccosker's flasher wrasse and the clowns are harassing all of them. i expected it with the chromis b/c they are all damsels, but i didn't think the clowns would give the wrasse such a hard time. the clowns have become a lot more territorial than any of my previous clowns ever were - and i think it may have to do with them being used to being alone in a small tank for a while. Link to comment
GIRLGONEAQUA Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 i have very young 1 picasso and 1 ocellaris black you would think since a blenny can hide in smaller/slimmer places in the rock that the clowns wouldnt bother them much. right now at the fish store(havent picked them up yet) they are living with a million scooter blennies lol Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 i have very young 1 picasso and 1 ocellaris black you would think since a blenny can hide in smaller/slimmer places in the rock that the clowns wouldnt bother them much. right now at the fish store(havent picked them up yet) they are living with a million scooter blennies lol aren't the picasso clowns perculas? are the picasso and the ocellaris really a pair? or are you hoping they will become one? Link to comment
GIRLGONEAQUA Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 They are really a pair I dont see why not since they are both really young small and acutally even in size and the picasso look kind of like percula but not... heres a pic... Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 They are really a pair I dont see why not since they are both really young small and acutally even in sizeand the picasso look kind of like percula but not... the ora picassos are perculas according to ora: http://www.orafarm.com/clownfish_species.html do you already have these fish? or are they still at the fish store? edit: sorry again...picassos are true percs Link to comment
GIRLGONEAQUA Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 I had to leave them at the fish store till sat. but when i was there for over an hour, i closely watched them and they were swimming and dancing the whole time. so i bought them. and yes...i know percula and picasso are the same but their patterns are not Link to comment
reefdan Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 scooter blennies aren't really blennies. they are awfully cute but you're going to have a hard time feeding them (picky eaters -pods only) Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I had to leave them at the fish store till sat. but when i was there for over an hour, i closely watched them and they were swimming and dancing the whole time. so i bought them. and yes...i know percula and picasso are the same but their patterns are not right. i just didn't think that ocellaris clowns and true percs could form a mated pair. i knew that it is possible that they would get along, but i didn't think they could form a true mated pair. oh well. if they are at the lfs together and appear to have formed a pair, then i guess it is a non-issue. Link to comment
GIRLGONEAQUA Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 scooter blennies aren't really blennies. they are awfully cute but you're going to have a hard time feeding them (picky eaters -pods only) ya i dont want one, i need a hardy fish ha Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 scooter blennies aren't really blennies. they are awfully cute but you're going to have a hard time feeding them (picky eaters -pods only) i don't think she meant she was going to get one - just that they had them at the lfs with the clowns. Link to comment
DCG1286 Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Okay I only have a 14g biocube with protein skimmer and cheato Heres what I would like to have IF POSSIBLE 1 cleaner shrimp 1 peppermint shrimp 1 harelquin shrimp Mated pair of clowns (already have) 1 Tailspot Blenny <3 Sounds awesome, just gotta feed the harlequin shrimp starfish now and again . -David Link to comment
GIRLGONEAQUA Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Sounds awesome, just gotta feed the harlequin shrimp starfish now and again . -David Starfish!? oh no! with my rock there are a million little bity star fish on it and they look so cool! I dont want them eatten! hah Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Starfish!? oh no! with my rock there are a million little bity star fish on it and they look so cool! I dont want them eatten! hah armageddon awaits... Link to comment
DCG1286 Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Starfish!? oh no! with my rock there are a million little bity star fish on it and they look so cool! I dont want them eatten! hah Yeah that's the diet of the Harlequin Shrimp, as beautiful as they are...My friend has a pair...in a 75G wiped out every asterina star in the tank... Link to comment
supraeli Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 i love harlequins, but the thought of a rotting carcass of a starfish sitting at the bottom of my reef tank turns my stomach haha. Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 i love harlequins, but the thought of a rotting carcass of a starfish sitting at the bottom of my reef tank turns my stomach haha. most people keep 2-3 starfish in another tank and just cut off a leg at a time and feed it to the harlequins. the leg isn't dead b/c it would regenerate into a new starfish if left alone. from what i understand, the starfish are literally eaten alive until the very last bite. yummy! Link to comment
GIRLGONEAQUA Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Can harelquin eat anything else but starfish? that seems like alot of effort Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 No thats all they eat. what i do is i get the star fish cut them in to 1/2" X 1/2" pieces take some dry ice to freeze them fast amd i give them a small piece a week they don need much and if you freeze in your freezer they turn to mush Link to comment
GIRLGONEAQUA Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 acutally that sounds like a great idea! what kind do they eat? chocolatechip? lol Link to comment
scottyreef Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 they dont care that much i find the cheapest i can find but you live in washington like i did most of my life. All i did was got a saltwater collecting permit found a few large starfish put them in a bucket of saltwater outside for about 3 days then started to dice them up. 3 large pacific star fish would last my shrimp almost a year. But yes chocolate chip star fish will do just fine too Link to comment
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