Suggestions on Clowns for Carpet Tank
 

Well its time for me to fill another specices tank (S. haddoni) and can not decide what pair of clowns to place in this eventual wall to wall carpet heaven. Since I already have quite a few pairs in my broodstock system I can not decide on what pair or even what kind I want to put in there and would like some suggestions.

Quick stats, 150 AGA will (6) 48" VHOs and (2) 250 watt MHs, 30g sump w/ 20g refug, tank has been set up for quite awhile and I have some greens and saddle variants coming today, already housing my blue.

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Pics are coming just dont have my camera handy right now. So lets see what you guys think I should put in there!!

-Ian

I think carpet anemones will host most clowns but i dont have any experience with carpets BTW just from what ive read, SaddleBacks maybe a good choice.

Yes that was one option that I had not even considered until your response but to get a good pair of them locally for me at near impossible. Espeically a good size pair. Thanks

-Ian

I have had good luck with Clarki Clowns with my carpet. They have kept my other fish from getting eaten so far. They are hardy, cheap and easy to find.

Saddles look nice in a haddoni, so do Percs. My saddles have been responsible for some fish deaths though. They like to grab fish with their mouths and feed them to the carpet.

LPDK91, I like the way you think. My Clarkii pair have told me in the past (yes they talk to me and only me) that they want to move from their 30 gallon apartment to the luxury 150 gallon house.

AquaReeferMan, those are some mean saddles but fail in comparision to my GSM female who happened to draw blood on my finger yesterday while messing in my BTA tank. Man shes mean!!


-Ian

I have Blk saddle back (polynimus)sp and they are awesome no temper at all!

I have kept clarkis in my haddoni also and they do keep fish away from the anemone. I have had some percs get eaten by the same anemone.

Im leading towards my large Clarkii pair. I just got 2 anemones in tonight and will post pics in a few hours after I wake up.

Well out of the 4 ordered only 2, S. haddoni (Saddles) arrived. Closed up they are bigger then my hand opened and fingers spread apart, good size fellas. The bad news is that the smaller of the two has a gapping mouth but I'll keep my eye on it and keep my fingers crossed.

Heres some pics even though my camera takes very poor pics.



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Heres the a good shot of the smaller one with a gapping mouth but the good news it is VERY sticky and has good color. Also as of 0730 this morning the mouth has closed to about half the size it was last night.

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sweet anemones, hope they do well for you.

I wondering when you would chime in. Any suggestions on what type of pair to put in there? I still need to get some more before I put a pair in there but I still don't know if I should use one of the many pairs I have already or get a new kind of large clown pair.

I still think Ashly Larry should stop working at the malls during the Holiday Season.

-Ian

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11565620#post11565620 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tpdpercula [/i]
[B]I wondering when you would chime in. Any suggestions on what type of pair to put in there? I still need to get some more before I put a pair in there but I still don't know if I should use one of the many pairs I have already or get a new kind of large clown pair.

I still think Ashly Larry should stop working at the malls during the Holiday Season.

-Ian [/B][/QUOTE]

Do you have any Rods onyx yet? that or a pair of Bones picasso or one of each :) What do you see in you mind when you look at the tank?



Ashy is about to get Classier in the near future i just found like 5 new ashy avatars i need to resize :bum:

I would go with the clarki. See pic at link.

BTW- I do not suggest keeping them in a 12 gal. nano. But I bought the tank as seen. Imagining I'll have to move it at some point. But everyone has been happy for the 5 months I have had it.

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Well after some consideration and the luck of getting a BEAUTIFUL pair of Orange Skunks, I have decided to place them in the tank. They ended up in the anemones after only 18 minutes in the tank. I think it would of been much sooner if they were not exploring their new tank spotted the nems.

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-Ian