Nano Percula Clowns

[SquallLine]

Has anyone ever had any experience/ ever tried to breed Percula Clowns in a nano? I have a true pair of Percula Clowns in my larger tank and i was thinking about moving them (and only them with a few small corals) into a nano by themselves and seeing if i could give them their own personal "lovenest". What do yall think?:rollface:

[gwrulzmylife]

they sell dwarf clowns which would be better fitted to a nano. BUT, most breed clowns in a 20g long! Figure that one out! Those 20's are empty save a flowerpot, so that explains a bit.

My clowns (in the 200g display!) are 3 inches long (male) and 9 inches long!(female). So they can get BIG, but to be happy you could get to tiny ones and go from there, but I'd recommend the dwarfs.

[mobius9oo]

You have a 9 inch long clown, hot damn, could you post a pic of that.

[majestic sea life]

*** man they dont get that big not even in the sea

[mobius9oo]

Maybe he is lying that is why he hasn't posted a pic???

[majestic sea life]

he has to be if it was that big i well sell it if i had it sell for lots of money lol

[mellen]

Want to meet the new Governor of Reefafornia, Da Clowninator!!!
Maybe a little kryptonite ore in the LR? Live near nuke power plant? Or is it really just a lionfish in a clownsuit?;D

[mobius9oo]

Haha, clever, how about this.....I have had a yellow tang in a 2.5 gallon tank for 3 years now....I live next door to the gentlemen with the 9 inch clown. Who knows that kind of oddities our other neighbors have.

[majestic sea life]

its a Spotted Sweetlips i think they look like one tank a look http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=180

[NanoClown421]

Yes you would be able to breed clownfish in a 10g tank, and it would actually be very easy, as long as they are the only fish in there.

[MonkeeFish]

how do u sex them to know that u have a male and a female?

[LVfishguy]

Felmales are bigger.

[majestic sea life]

not 8'' bigger

[Steve973]

Clows are born with neutral sex. As they grow, they can first become male. Then, later in life, they can change over to female. Note that this is a one-way process, and a female cannot return to being a male, and a male cannot return to being neutral.

If you're talking about true perculas, these even stay a little smaller than false perculas. And they certainly don't reach nine inches in length. What size tank are you speaking of? Right now I have 2 false perculas in my 18 gallon.

Steve

[reverai]

I don't think a nine inch clown would be that odd. I had a friend back in Berkeley who had a 300 gallon tank and he had a female clown that was eight inches. It was 11 years at that time and may have even grown more in the 3 years since.. The male was much smaller but they loooked like each other but for the size. So it can be done in a tank, if things are right.

Steve

[mellen]

Yeah some species get real big in wild or in big tanks - just a matter of lifespan to get there...:cool: I'm still patiently waiting to meet The Clowninator! Somebody loan that guy a camera! And put a ruler up next to it just for thrills...

[MonkeeFish]

all about genetics, out of a group of 100 clowns maybe one has the odd genetic to grow bigger than all the rest but a 9 inches clown would look kind of odd wouldnt it? actually now i wanna see a pix,whoeva has the 9 incher post a pix please

[reverai]

I'll send an email out to my friend in Berkeley and ask for him to take a picture. I doubt he would use a ruler but just a look at the fish though the glass would make it clear, that it's a lot bigger than the male.

Steve

[Reefer0916]

HOLY CRAP!! I knew visitn this forum would be able to give me a good laugh!! you guys are just killing me over here!!!! :) :) :) :) :)

[mellen]

Aw c'mon! He can use liar's suspenders taped to the tank (ya ever see those? Elastic pants suspenders with exaggerated ruler printed on 'em? De rigeur apparel for bass fishermen...)

:bounce2: :clown: :fish2: :clown: :bounce2: :clown: :hmm1:

Clowninator! Clowninator! Wanna see Der Clowninator! Pwetty Pweeze? :rollface:

[majestic sea life]

then ill buy it and sell it on ebay for 1000.00$ hehe

[mellen]

All Hail Der Clowninator!!!!
Even Nancypants Mantises bow down before her!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

(hope ya don't mind, wookie! thanx, m'el...)

[Algae Blenny]

The only clown that could get to 9" is maybe a maroon clown.

[mellen]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/46919Day17-med.JPG (see previous post)

[majestic sea life]

wow get a cleanup in that man

[mellen]

was trying to link to funny pic of huge plastic toy Nemo fish in this guy's new tank; his wife put it in there as a b-day joke. got annoyed re-trying the link, won't let me delete/edit, and gave up...:(

[ghostbear29]

GOT ALGAE? nah man, its just the bermuda grass from outside! ha!

[bobioden]

Originally posted by mellen
was trying to link to funny pic of huge plastic toy Nemo fish in this guy's new tank; his wife put it in there as a b-day joke. got annoyed re-trying the link, won't let me delete/edit, and gave up...:(


Here is ishttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/46919150Bday-med.JPG

[mellen]

All Hail Der Clowninator! Yay!

All Hail bobioden! He da Man! Or da WOMan! Hail Yay! Either Way!
Thanky-thanky...:bounce2:

[alexchern75]

You found nemo!!!!!!!where's the rest of the gang?

[pomby27]

he ate them

[alexchern75]

well, since he is 9"s he may have.

[mellen]

Fer sure she did..you can tell by the big, fish-eating grin on her face! Ooooooo! Doze Nancypants Mantises are groveling in terror!