just started a 5gallon saltwater tank.

[LVT]

i just recently got a salt water tank going. i have a percula and maroon clown. they get along nicely and i read that they would fight. Some reason they don't interact with the anenome. so any tips from those that has clown fishes?

 

[reefboy2002]

yea get rid of anemone
get a 3x12x18 tank and start again m8
you are gonna kill these things dont let the tetra advert tell u listen to reefkeepers
that advert was completly bolock5

cheers ritchie

ps

tetra sucks

 

[ostrow]

Is the clown loach dead yet? Those are freshwater fish!

 

[FrankSlapperinni]

5 gallon is way to small for a clown fish, let alone two. and Clown Loachs are freshwater (no salt) fish. you do know that clown fish are saltwater fish don't you?

 

[ste2k3]

I would get rid and start again. 5 gallon is way to small. start with a 30 gallon minimum and get good equipment.

 

[FrankSlapperinni]

Aren't maroon clownfish the ones who grow six inchs and spit rocks at you?

 

[wuvmybetta]

surely, SURELY the clown loach isn't in the salt tank guys

I agree though, you might want to use a bigger tank, 5 is really small for a marine tank

 

[LVT]

5 gallon is way to small for a clown fish, let alone two. and Clown Loachs are freshwater (no salt) fish. you do know that clown fish are saltwater fish don't you?

clownloach is in my 20gallon with my other fishies. i think the 5 is good. i've talked to the guy at a local petstore. he raises 5gallon salt water tanks too. i say it's good. they are only 2-3 inches. it's good if u're keeping small fishes. i don't see why a clownfish needs 30 gallons when it's only 3 inches. i remember reading give it 2gallons per inch. mines are 2 inches or so. so 5 should be good. imo. i would love to get a bigger tank but this is what i can get now with my budget. and it won't be a big dissappointed if my fish die and i'm left with lots of money worth or things.

btw i am not a newbie at fishes. i been raising and breeding them for years. i'm just new to salt water.

 

[ste2k3]

its is 1" to 4 gallon so you only have just over 1" of fish. your lfs may have a centralized system which would be of much bigger gallonage. marines is not something you can just dive into, it takes time and patience.

 

[LVT]

oh ok...1inch for 4gallon. i know it takes time and patient. but this is jsut a test. i don't watn to try anything too extreme now. i'm jsut seeing how these fishes are...if i really like them then yeah i'll start with a bigger tank.

 

[reefboy2002]

ur feckin crazy

ur doing a test on clown fish
ur as bad as the tetra ppl
ok so for instance what lighting do you have over this
5 gallon non imo because you cant fit non over 1
theres 2 many clown fish and anemones killed because of prats like u
people like this i could easly give a kick in :smb:

reef

 

[OscarCichlid]

if you wat to test, test with damsel fish. damsels are the cichlids of the salt water world. they are extremely tough and some extremely aggressive. if i was going to test i would do it with Blue Damselfish, or Domino's. Both of these fish are so tough that you could in time and with the right stuff keep them in a freshwater tank. it has been done before ( i myslef am in the middle of training a Blue to live in fresh water, keep in mind they do lose alot of color due to this, but they do survive) NEVER start salt with such delucate fish as clowns or anemone's.

 

[Great Lakes]

LVT, you are new to our site, and new to marine fish. So first let me apologize for the adamant remarks made.

Delving into saltwater puts you in league with people that are exxxxxtrreeeemmly dedicated to the hobby.

Loss of fish and flying in the face of popular opinion is not the best approach to this hobby as a newcomer.

You cannot keep two clowns in a 5gal. Period.

Seriously, step up to at least a 29gal that allows you to get some good lighting above it, and then you can get a clown, and some other fish that catches your eye.

GL

 

[Landlocked]

Aren't maroon clownfish the ones who grow six inchs and spit rocks at you?

Maroon clownfish do get to be up to six inches long, but I haven't heard of them spitting rocks.

LVT, for your tank, you really need to read up on saltwater fishkeeping before trying something like this. You ought to post some info on your filter type, and you need to get a protein skimmer. As for your fish and invertebrates, anemones are hard to keep. You would need a good lighting system (which you're not going to get for a 5 gallon), good water circulation, and a lot more experience than you currently have with saltwater fish. A small system, like a five or ten gallon aquarium, is an advanced or an expert project. Also, you will definitely have to cycle your tank before even attempting to add a single clownfish, let alone an anemone.

 

[Jo]

Hey Reefboy, back off..!

theres 2 many clown fish and anemones killed because of prats like u
people like this i could easly give a kick in

Thats a surefire way to scare people off the site, when what they really need is some advice (which is why they came here in the first place! )

LVT, I'd listen to the advice that you have been given above, I understand that marine tanks appeal (they appeal to me too! ) but as people have mentioned below, they are hard to keep when they are that small..!

Just think of how pretty a large marine tank would look and how much better you'd feel about it if you had worked hard and saved up for a bigger tank...!

This is just IMO of course....!

Please let me know how it goes with your small tank...I'd be interested to know!