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12-05-2001, 04:57 AM
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Yes,Maroons can be alittle bit agressive. The one in the reef tank at work will constantly attack and bite my hand anytime I put it in the tank.
The tank is 6' long and his anemone is at one end and even if I put my hand in at the other end he will swim over the 6' and bite my hand until I remove it. On top of that, yesterday I learn something new while working in the canopy over the tank. He is now willing to jump up out of the water to bite my arm while it is positioned 3-4" above the water surface. [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img] So, yes they can be agressive. [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] As far as my experience with putting different clowns in the same tank. I have had a pair of percs in my reef for about 6-7 years and about 7-8 months ago I added a pair of Melonopus clowns to the same tank (135g). They all got along fine until the Melonopus started to get bigger than the percs. One of the melonopus started trying to kick the percs out of the Frogspawn coral they had lived in for 6 years. He was not successful (precs can be little buggers when they want to). After about a month of this I moved the coral and they all get along fine now. But, I would probably not try to mix them again. The only one who lost out in the ordeal was the Frogspawn, which has slowly declined since the fighting began. Dale More people buy false percs because they are much more common (less expensive) than the true percs. You hardly ever see true percs. Atleast that has been my experience. [ 05 December 2001: Message edited by: Dale D ] 
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12-05-2001, 05:16 PM
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On top of that, yesterday I learn something new while working in the canopy over the tank. He is now willing to jump up out of the water to bite my arm while it is positioned 3-4" above the water surface. [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img] So, yes they can be agressive. [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
I'm sorry but thats funny. Scare the bloody bejives out of me, if it did happen to me but, when I pciture the fish jumping out of the tank and you jumping back over a 2 - 3" fish, well you just have smile. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] I have 2 clowns who watch me everytime I go by the tank, they also watch my 2 1/2 yr old son. Maybe they are plotting to take him out 1st and coming after me later. Better keep the wife away. seriously though, are all clown that mean?
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12-05-2001, 06:00 PM
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Ha so my maroon wasn't the only jumper.. Mine lept out of my 90 three times coming after me. The first time scared me.. the second and third was demonstrating it to friends.. [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] lol. silly fish..
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12-06-2001, 03:52 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DJ88:
Out of curiosity Andrew, what do you not agree with in the last posts? This will be a good opportunity to discuss anemones' and have it on our board for others to find in a search later on.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> OK, here I am... The points I disagreed on were related to the feeding requirements. I have browsed the recent discussions of Dr. Shimek, but I base my opinions on my own experience keeping my Anemone. Based on the sucess I've had thus far in the 6 months I've had my bubble-tip, I would state that lighting is important more so than feeding, but intense (read: MH) lighting is not an absolute as my BTA is doing well under only VHO lighting. I fully agree that anemones deserve (and require) more attention than most inhabitants in our tanks. They should have an established tank with stable water parameters. Adequate lighting (VHO, PC or MH) and regular, but not excessive feedings. Like I said, I only feed mine once every week or two. With that said, I am troubled that Sam added three to his relatively small tank, for it shows gross short-sightedness for the long term care of those anemones. And I would hazzard a guess that there won't be much left in the way of sensitive corals after several months of the anemones roaming the tank. I suspect that the sucess I've had with my anemone is due in part to luck, as it has settled into a spot for the past 5 months, is actively hosting my clownfish pair, is growing well, and looking fantastic. I doubt all those variables are due to my expertise (or distinct lack thereof)
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#37
12-06-2001, 04:04 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BCReefer:
I have 2 clowns who watch me everytime I go by the tank, they also watch my 2 1/2 yr old son. Maybe they are plotting to take him out 1st and coming after me later. Better keep the wife away. seriously though, are all clown that mean?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The clownfish personality discussion part of this thread is very interesting to me. Many of you have seen my pair of Amphiprion ocellaris clownfish. I think they are the sweetest fish in my tank. They will come to the glass and watch me as BCReefer mentioned. And when the lid comes up, they will both come to the water surface to greet me, anticipating dinner being served. When I clean the glass near them, they don't even mind me there, even inches away from their anemone. And if I put my hand near them they will often swim over to check me out and see if I've got anything for them. Very sweet little guys. So it makes me laugh to see others with little terrors. I was amazed to see Darren's Maroon attack his hand as he was "fishing" for coral frags for me when I was there. It amplifies the fact that all fish have unique personalities. Another personality example, my Yellow-tailed Blue Damsel, a saint! Doesn't bother anyone at all, except for a subtle reminder if a smaller fish comes too close to his little hideout. Even at feeding time he's completely civilized. And he was one of the first inhabitants of the tank. A stark contrast to the majority of Damsel personalities.
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12-06-2001, 04:41 AM
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Hey Troy.
I see you are sharing your story about King Ed. hehehehe that's the spirit, and I really liked that story. I gave me a good laugh [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] How are you doing? How's tank coming allong?
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#39
12-06-2001, 05:16 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DJ88:
Hey Sam, As for the lighting.. I'll say you do need a bit more. But take that as a suggestion.. IMO you don't have enough light for those guys and a three hour photoperiod is not enough to keep them alive.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I've decided to replace my single strip NO canopy and replace it with 2 more Power Compacts.
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#40
12-06-2001, 05:20 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dale D:
More people buy false percs because they are much more common (less expensive) than the true percs. You hardly ever see true percs. Atleast that has been my experience. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Curious, why is that? Are true Perculas less abundant in the wild or harder to catch?
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