Must find Nemo

[levitric]

My son, like I was afew weeks ago does not understand the difference between marine and freshwater fish, and every time we go to LFS he pines for a Oceleris Clown (not sure of correct spelling) just like Nemo.

I belive that there is a freshwater clown that looks similarish to Nemo. Can someone please help me before he decides to leave home lol

Richard

 

[Puffer_freak]

You could try Clown Loaches I suppose, they don't really look like too much like Clown Fish but are REALLY fun, your son will love watching them playing around the tank, chasing each other, and things, but you'd need a big tank to keep them happy!

 

[levitric]

How big is big? is 96 litres enough. How many should I get

 

[Puffer_freak]

Hmmmm...the least you should get is 3. They can grow up to 12" (I know I'll be corrected if I'm wrong) so you neeed a really big tank. I'm pretty sure some Clown Loach fan will soon come and tell you!

I can't think of anything else off the top of my head!

Wheeeeeeee!

 

[Hooligan]

How much is that in feet? By the way you should get 3 at least but don't get 4.

They are very prone to diseases by the way and you have to treat them as if they're scaless fish!

Give them a varied diet such as cucumber, and live food plus feed them flakes.

Other than that sit back and watch them play.

If you want some more information go to the Cypranids and Charichins.

 

[levitric]

gosh, do they really grow to 12".

Tank is about 2 1/2 foot

 

[Puffer_freak]

No, I wouldn't risk it!

Wheeeeeeeee!

 

[kaley822]

By the way you should get 3 at least but don't get 4.

thats weird, how comes that?

 

[diVer]

You could try tiger barbs, they look kind of like clown fish and are very active.

 

[David]

A couple of clowns would fit in your tank. I wouldn't get tiger barbs as they will molest your other fish. Clown loaches really are great, so active that they're almost hyper at times. Really fun to watch. Feed them a varied diet, give 'em room to grow, watch for diseases during the first couple of weeks, and let the fun begin. Also if you really have your heart set on a clownfish, I have a perfect solution. get a nano-reef. They sell small 12 gallon cube-shaped tanks that can easily fit an anemone and a small clownfish, as well as perhaps a cleaner shrimp for variety. They are not that difficult to maintain. They are called "nano-cubes", maybe your LFS has them.

 

[FrankSlapperinni]

I have a perfect solution. get a nano-reef. They sell small 12 gallon cube-shaped tanks that can easily fit an anemone and a small clownfish, as well as perhaps a cleaner shrimp for variety. They are not that difficult to maintain. They are called "nano-cubes", maybe your LFS has them.

Keeping a nano reef is one of the ultimate achievements in fish keeping. It is recommended for EXPERTS only. Anemones are also extremely hard to keep alive in Huge tanks, let alone nano-reefs.
Not a good Idea .
96 Liters is only 25 gallons, which would be way to small for an adult clown loach (which grow only 12" in the wild, more between 8-10 inch's in a tank). Minimum for these should be about 55 gallons.
The fish in your tank do not look completely tiger Barb compatible, so I would not recommend getting any for that tank.
I think It would be easier just to sit him down and explain the difference, why you cannot keep any type of clown fish in your currant tank.

 

[David]

Ok I don't know how to convert litres to gallons, so I didn't know his was too small. Anyway the nano-reef at my LFS looks well cared for, but I never see any of the workers even glance at it, so I made an assumption that it was relatively low-maintenance as opposed to a large reef tank. sorry if I'm wrong.

 

[Puffer_freak]

Yeah, the smaller the tank, the harder it is to maintain!

 

[Tropjunky]

u could get a marine setup but it'll cost u a lot and to start wi u'll need a big tank about a 4ft minimum. and the fish and the equipement could easily cost £1,00.

there aren't manny fish that look like marine fish so i'd say teach ur son about marine fish and all that. and kids son't runn away from home that often they sorta come back wen thay relise that they have nowhere to go and are hungery.

but u could get a big group of glowlkight tetras they're awsome.

 

[Puffer_freak]

If you could set up another tank, I'd say go for cichlids, they're colourful, and have been described as the closest to marine fish you can get. As a bonus, I've also heard them described as the "easiest tropical fish", so if you could get another tank, then yes, get some!