Originally Posted by Hypnox

I have yet to have any survive Brook so I wouldn't know. I had one for nearly 5 months before it just came down with it out of nowhere and died even in hyposaline QT. The last time I bought clowns they showed Brook the day after I bought them and died 3 days after from Brook. Also in hyposaline QT w/ salinity at 1.018. There is someone that has managed to keep a pair for over 20 years though, so if you get lucky and they don't have brook then you could have a very hardy fish for a very long time.

Originally Posted by cerianthus

Try captive bred if and when possible. It is very unlikely to have same mishap (although did not have possible Brook problem w/ other than Angels from Florida Keys) with captive bred specimen.

Originally Posted by Hypnox

All 4 were captive bred, but came out of large breeding operations. I've simply given up on clowns coming to MN that aren't locally bred, and no local breeders have any right now.

Originally Posted by cerianthus

What i meant was locally bred. I dont even mean to obtain thru lfs either since even locally bred will be in same water as wild ones unless kept them separately as some of my lfs would isolate them from wild fish. I did not even know captive breds were avail commercially (In quantity). Try Local Clubs if avail.