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12/10/2003, 02:14 PM
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want to pair Clarkii's
I'm going to attempt to pair my small Clarkii (1"-1.5") which I had in my nano for about 6 months or so. My eventual goal is to have a Clarkii pair host in an anemone down the road, probably one of the BRS BTA's if I can get my hands on one. My current Clarkii has been mateless, hasn't grown much in size, but has darkened to near black. Reading things in the clownfish forum, I am guessing it has aged into a she (worst case scenario). I have introduced it into the 65g, and my plan is to give it a couple weeks to settle, then introduce the smallest Clarkii I can find from a group tank (as long as it displays no aggressive tendancies to indicate that it may be a dominate female or male). Sound like a good plan?
If any BRS members has any experience with pairing clowns. I'd appreciate any advice possible. Also, any info on my future plans to find a hosting anemone would be helpful. I believe the Clarkii I have now is tank raised, I'm not sure how that will affect things though. Thanks, Mike
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12/10/2003, 02:21 PM
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I got a pair of tank-raised Clarkiis a few months back.... I put a BRS BTA (from Scott Merrill) in the tank, and the Clarkiis were in it in, literally, less than 5 seconds. Absolutely amazing.... It's hard to believe that two little animals that have never lived outside of an aquarium knew exactly what to do when I put that anemone in the tank. Nature is just so crazy...
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12/10/2003, 02:28 PM
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I had the same results w/tank raised Tomato's (immediate hosting). In addition I added a clown after I had one in the tank, they fought for a little while, but now get along great
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12/10/2003, 02:32 PM
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Thanks!
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12/10/2003, 03:15 PM
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 ) so he had them in a Rubbermaid tub. After a while, I think he felt like they needed a real home, so I picked them up at his place for $40. They've been great fish ever since!
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12/10/2003, 03:48 PM
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12/10/2003, 04:04 PM
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I added a Tomato also as 2nd, only a 60g tank
46g is probably 2 small for 2 different clowns |
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12/10/2003, 04:10 PM
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yea, thats what i was thinking too... but i am getting away with have a strawberry psud and a royal gramma in the 46... so who knows...
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12/10/2003, 04:18 PM
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I did this exact thing a month or so back (Clarki pairing). I added a small juvenile with my fairly large female. She beat the tar out of it/him until he was just about lifeless. They then got along great and have been a "pair" ever since.
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12/11/2003, 10:51 PM
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Update!
Let the beating begin. Came across a batch of juvenile Clarkii's and decided to take one home. Introduced them earlier this evening and my original chases the other one around, semi-ignores, or buddys up with the new addition intermittently. The new clarki is about 3/4" and is still bright yellow. It was one of 3 or 4 smaller ones at the LFS that kept getting booted from the pack. Wish them luck!
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12/11/2003, 11:17 PM
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I wish you luck. Have patience. I added a second smaller Clarkii to my tank in the late spring/early summer. They lived at separate ends of the tank until just last week.
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