morganrules

My clownfish ive had for about a week now keeps staying in the back and is recently jumping outa the water into the second chamber of my biocube on the little grate that protects it. my water paramaters are great salinity is grea no ammonia nitrites or nitrates he looks great except for his suicidal mission lol.

Matt

Maybe something is in there that is unsettling him?


-Matt

morganrules

do you think i should get another clownfish for him or an anemone to host.

Matt

Yer that would make him happy

-Matt

morganrules

kk thanks matt could i mix a false percula with a regular percula

au01st

No, do not mix species of clowns, especially in such a small tank.

What kind of lighting do you have? An anemone may not survive under PC lighting, only T5 or MH. You can get by with some species of LPS coral like frogspawn, hammer, or torch, and there's a chance the clown will host that, but there's no sure thing if it's tank raised (is it?).

nemo addict

There would be no problem with mixing a true perc and a tank bred (false) ,,as they are the same species ,, I wouldnt advise on a anemone as they need a mature tank and high lighting requirements ,,

sgould

True percs and false (otherwise known as ocellaris) are not the same species.

nemo addict

one being tank bred and one being wild caught originating from the wild caught

sgould

If you are simply saying that you can mix 2 clowns of the same species with the only difference being one is wild caught and the other tank bred, I agree. My point above was that being tank bred does not make a perc "true" or "false". They are two seperate species. True percs are true percs (amphiprion percula), reguardless of being tank raised or wild caught. Likewise for false percs (amphiprion ocellaris).

morganrules

i have t5 lighting. also he stays towards the top of the water he doesnt look like he has a disease i think hes lonely

au01st

Correct, a true percula clown will not mix with a false percula (ocellaris). They are different species noted by different coloration (amount of black) and number of dorsal fins spines.

nemo addict

i have a true perc male and a false perc female and and a false male all get along great

morganrules

ok so how does this pertain to my problem with my clownfish.

au01st

Make a screen top using a screen door frame kit and some 3/8" pond netting.

Matt

I think he needs a friend

-Matt

morganrules

i have no idea what you just said au01st butt matt i waill be getting him a friend this weekend no doubt.

au01st

You know like a screen door on a porch? They sell the stuff to make them at Home Depot or Lowes. You buy the frame material and some corners/connectors, and some pond netting from the garden department (used to keep leaves and stuff out of ponds). Construct a screen top for the tank by measuring and making one the same size.