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![]() Once they start defending their anemone, they will always do it now, so watch those fingers!
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I had moments where I didn't think she would make it.. I mean she was right under the stand, which has no arm room at all. I felt like a boob trying to get her out... but at least I did. She's safe and sound now.
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![]() Open top tanks always make me nervous. I have eggcrate over my clown tank as it's very shallow (12") .. the clowns basically hang out in their anemone all the time but I've noticed in particular my female, as she gets more comfortable with her surroundings, tends to wander further and further out to patrol or expand her territory I suppose. In the 90g before I took it down she would go to the farthest corner of the tank (whereas in the beginning never more than 3" away from the anemone home base). Same thing with this new tank, at first she wouldn't leave the anemone whatsoever, now at about 3 or 4 weeks into the new tank she's bold enough to come out about 12". I hate the look of the eggcrate over the top though, it looks so ugly, so I'm thinking maybe some cover glass. I'll have to figure something out. For now it's the eggcrate with a little cutout "flap" attached with zap straps for easy access for feeding.
![]() A few years ago I had another pair, had a tank disaster in one so I moved my fish over (a yellow tang and the clown pair) into a 20g I had going. After a few weeks I decided the fixed up tank was cycled enough to move the fish back, so in the morning I went downstairs to start the catching process, and on the stairway I froze: I saw an orange lump on the floor. It was the female, completely dessicated. Of course she was dead. ![]()
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![]() hey lets keep a running tread on whose fish lives or dies after it carpet surfs.
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![]() Haha , clownfish are funny.. I've noticed when they have a host they won't leave too far from the area.. but as soon as the host is gone they are all over the tank again with no fear.. as compared to with the host they dont leave a few inches from it, and when they do they bolt back into it like they are always in danger... haha weirdos
It's not the first clown that I've had jump on me.. both females too, I suppose I truly am lucky to save them both. It's time for a lid indeed.. and I do agree, eggcrate is kinda ugly. But it works..
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![]() lol chin... I've got 3 survivors under my belt. 2 female clowns , and a flasher wrasse.
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I don't really have any stories though that involve a partially dried out fish or totally dried out fish coming back to life though-- the only happy ending ones are the ones where I was there to see the fish jump and then plop them back in. Other than the clownfish I also lost a pair of fairy wrasses to jumping. I was on vacation, my fish sitter came to feed the fish, and forgot to close the canopy afterwards. Came back the next morning, found both of them on the floor. Both of them! ![]()
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