27 clowns in the same tank 27 months

mobert · #1 11/27/2007, 04:24 PM

Well, my babies are growing up. They are hard to count but I don't think I've lost any. I have seen one that looked a little less vibrant than the others but upping the feeding seemed resolve the issue.

current shot:

baby picture:

for more pictures and information on my tank, click on my little red house.

kar93 · #2 11/27/2007, 04:31 PM

GREAT, Love that 2nd pic

mobert · #3 11/27/2007, 04:44 PM

Most of the Percs are small for their age. A few are 2 and a half inches but some are still only an inch big. You can see the guy who had issues in the following picture. He wasn't one of the smallest fishes so it must have been a dominance thing.

GSMguy · #4 11/27/2007, 04:59 PM

how is the gigantea?
the fish are huge

SPARTAN VI · #5 11/27/2007, 05:01 PM

Hey that's really neat. I like the 2nd stripe on that one in the top left in the above picture.

SNAKEMANVET · #6 11/27/2007, 05:01 PM

That is cool to see that many clowns in one tank, how much longer will you keep them in that tank.

mobert · #7 11/27/2007, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GSMguy
how is the gigantea?
the fish are huge

Gigantea, RIP

mobert · #8 11/27/2007, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SNAKEMANVET
That is cool to see that many clowns in one tank, how much longer will you keep them in that tank.

no plans on ever changing the tank. I have it on VERY wet skim direct to house sewage and top off with salt water. Nitrates are at around 5.

earlier shots for those who missed them:

darkcirca · #9 11/27/2007, 05:41 PM

I wouldn't want to mess around in that tank, my 2 clowns are enough for me, trying to bite when you get too close to their overflow box.

REEFING_FIEND · #10 11/27/2007, 07:08 PM

WOW, thats all i can say

timrandlerv10 · #11 11/27/2007, 07:53 PM

THAT'S WHAT I WANT!!!

Awesome man, congrats.

i'm aiming on doing exactly that when my gsm spawns...hopefully by then i'll have 4 or 8 nems instead of two

InLimbo87 · #12 11/27/2007, 07:57 PM

Beautiful! They all look very happy

Slakker · #13 11/27/2007, 08:18 PM

God, I love the sponge bob...tell me they hosted it...please tell me they hosted the sponge bob....lol

apayne · #14 11/27/2007, 10:27 PM

DP

apayne · #15 11/27/2007, 10:27 PM

Great tank,

Are those all BTA's? That is just awesome!!!!

Aaron

Lance M. · #16 11/27/2007, 10:56 PM

Wow The color on those nems is amazing. What lighting/spectrum are they under?

Great job!

mobert · #17 11/27/2007, 11:17 PM

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Originally posted by apayne
Great tank,

Are those all BTA's? That is just awesome!!!!

Aaron

all Rose and Green tipped bta's under under three 400 watt 20K XM single ended metal halide with two 160 watt VHO super actinics.

Probably 20 to 25 anemones.

thanks again for looking and the kind remarks.

Eklikewhoa · #18 11/28/2007, 10:46 AM

I am lost for words!

Danny07204 · #19 11/28/2007, 12:17 PM

AWESOME!!

davocean · #20 11/28/2007, 12:52 PM

That's one of the most beautiful tanks I've ever seen!
Killer pics.
It's so nice/refreshing to see a tank chock full of nems as opposed to the typical sps tanks(not that those aren't cool too)

raleej337 · #21 11/28/2007, 04:31 PM

All I can say is a big "WOW!"

I'll do the same when I upgraded my tank.

MarinaP · #22 11/28/2007, 04:48 PM

Congrats, Mona.

Your tank and clowns look great.

Are RBTAs and GBTAs clones from two single parents or did you add more after initial setup?

Attention: Folks who are new to this hobby. Do not try this at home. Mona is very experienced and raised those babies herself.

EMBRYOGUY · #23 11/28/2007, 04:58 PM

by far, one of my fav. threads

great work.

Mikigo · #24 11/28/2007, 05:01 PM

Are they with the parents? Do you have several females in the mix? Incredible.

reefman13 · #25 11/28/2007, 05:06 PM

This is amazing! I absolutely love it! Keep it up!