Clownfish king Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 I have a pair of clowns and a plan to upgrade to a 29 gallon. Any ideas for what else I could put in there? A hawk fish? Maybe a bicolor dottyback? Smaller gobies? I have some GSP and zoas along with toadstool leathers. So nothing that is not reef safe. Thank you. Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 I want to make sure they don’t get bullied by the clowns as well. Quote Link to comment
LazyFish Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Some types of dottyback are a good choice like the orchid dottyback wont bully the clowns but wont be bullied either. Theres alot of goby spiecies and inverts that would do well or blennies. Maby a pygmy wrasse species but they hide alot. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 I was looking and I think I’m going to do watchman goby and hawk fish or dotty back.Or instead of a watchman a clown goby? They only have bicolour dotty backs at my LFS. They do have some basslets as well. Quote Link to comment
LazyFish Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 What kind of hawk fish do you have in mind some are agressive. Might bully the Clowns. Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Clownfish king said: I was looking and I think I’m going to do watchman goby and hawk fish or dotty back.Or instead of a watchman a clown goby? They only have bicolour dotty backs at my LFS. They do have some basslets as well. I would not add a bicolor. This is one of the meaner dottyback and can easily overtake smaller clowns if it wants to. I had a orchid which killed a damsel and two cleaner shrimp and it found a new home! It was actually fine for a year or so then turned angry. Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Flame/coral hawkfish Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tamberav said: I would not add a bicolor. This is one of the meaner dottyback and can easily overtake smaller clowns if it wants to. I had a orchid which killed a damsel and two cleaner shrimp and it found a new home! It was actually fine for a year or so then turned angry. So is there something similar? Not as killer? Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Clownfish king said: So is there something similar? Not as killer? Royal gramma 1 Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Just now, Tamberav said: Royal gramma Ok Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Tamberav said: Royal gramma Idk if my LFS has them. I have never seen them in stock. Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Clownfish king said: Idk if my LFS has them. I have never seen them in stock. Weird because they are a SUPER COMMON fish. They should definitely be able to get them. Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, Tamberav said: Weird because they are a SUPER COMMON fish. They should definitely be able to get them. I checked the website. They don’t have them and have never sold them |: my LFS sells a few specific fish. If I want to get anything rarer than a watchman I need to go to another city or LFS. Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Good news 🙂. I’m allowed to go to other cities to get fish now. I am happy 1 Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 FragBox is also an option Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Anyway now that I have more options than my crappy LFS I’m going to research royal grammas Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Where are you located? Fish stock is also dependant on time of yr. In Ontario Canada there is only so many who actually import fish and the stores order through them. You may not see a royal gramma now but in 3mnths they may be in stock. Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Yeah I’m in ontario. Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Do you know if live aquaria ships to Ontario? They are based in the US right? Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 I’m leaning a bit more towards the hawk fish and clown/watchman/idk yet goby Quote Link to comment
PeterU Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 32 minutes ago, Clownfish king said: Do you know if live aquaria ships to Ontario? On their website: We cannot ship any aquatic life to Hawaii, APO addresses, Post Office Boxes, Puerto Rico, other U.S. Territories, or other countries. Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Dang it 12 minutes ago, PeterU said: On their website: We cannot ship any aquatic life to Hawaii, APO addresses, Post Office Boxes, Puerto Rico, other U.S. Territories, or other countries. Quote Link to comment
Clownfish king Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Well. Is there any specific goby species that might do well with clowns and hawkfish? Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Clownfish king said: Do you know if live aquaria ships to Ontario? They are based in the US right? No. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 There are lots of stores in Ontario. Fragbox, sustainable marine, big als, coral reef shop Reef boutique, reef raft, candy corals, discount dragon, exotic aquarium 2 Quote Link to comment
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