Stocking For 36 Gallon

[demasonisrule]

So final plan is:
2 ocellaris clowns
1 green clown goby
1 flame cardinal
All good? I may just get orange clowns, just because if the price.

 

[seffieuk]

Sounds good, but you know the flame cardinal is nocturnal don't you? Thats why it has such large eyes

Seffie x

 

[demasonisrule]

Sweet, and no, it's not a problem that it is nocturnal. I heard on another forum that metal halides(what I plan to get when I get corals) might bother it. Is this true?

 

[seffieuk]

Yes, far too bright for a nocturnal fish

Seffie x

 

[demasonisrule]

Would PCs be ok? If not, how a out the firefish?

 

[seffieuk]

Firefish is a better choice, he will swim in the open and bring much more interest to the tank

Seffie x

 

[demasonisrule]

Finally, a stocking plan that works! So it is
2 ocellaris clowns
1 green clown goby
1 firefish
All under metal halides, with lots of sps. Would it be possible to keep even a small anemone in this tank? I know the clowns don't need them, but the symbiosis would be fascinating to watch

 

[seffieuk]

Once the tank is mature imo you could keep a bubble tip anemone, but it is likely that once it gets big, about a foot in total you will be limited on corals

Seffie x

 

[demasonisrule]

I haven't done much research on them, and I don't know really anything about them, but is it possible to frag an anemone?

 

[seffieuk]

It is, but most people wouldn't - they clone themselves by splitting

Seffie x

 

[demasonisrule]

So when they split, would I be able to keep the smaller part, and sell or get rid of the bigger part, or should I just skip the anemone? Also, can clowns host in corals? I think I saw one host in Xenia once. Is this a possibility?

 

[parker313]

Clowns will host things other than anemones - toadstool leather mushroom is a popular choice b/c it somewhat resembles an anemone. Especially people with smaller nanos like to go with those in lieu of the anemone.

 

[-Nemo-]

Would definitely get a coral rather than an anemone for hosting purposes, I think you'll be happier in the long run. Tank raised clowns will host just about anything. I've had clowns host heaters... thermometers... decorations... various corals etc. Any coral which resembles an anemone will be a suitable candidate. Xenia is a very popular one, my adult pair host anthelia, which very much resembles xenia. Also corals in the Euphyllia family are popular (torch coral, hammer coral etc.). I've also had some clowns host a hairy mushroom


EDIT: Would also just like to add that hosting does not always immediately happen. A coral may be with a clownfish for months before they decide to host it, or they may decide to never host anything.

 

[demasonisrule]

Ok, I was planning to have lots of corals, soft and stony, so they'll have plenty of places to try .