Percula Clown Fish...

SaltWaterN00b · 06-21-2006, 05:02 PM

Whats the best food to feed them? I have a Wrasse also but he eats the pellets just fine. Clownfish doesnt seem to like em though.

Reefer420 · 06-21-2006, 05:15 PM

Try frozen cyclopeeze... mine also liked Brine shrimp, but I would soak them in a vitamin solution b/c they do not have a lot of nutrients by themselves..

scarf_ace1981 · 06-21-2006, 05:20 PM

my clowns eat mysis, flakes,plankton,squid... if you just got them it may take them a day or two to eat

Tonyscoots84 · 06-21-2006, 05:47 PM

my clown before he past away from a powerhead sucking up incident used to eat mysis, brine shrimp, and flakes thats all i ever tried to give him when he was alive..

nycitaliano9 · 06-21-2006, 07:34 PM

brine shrimp, and flakes they real love that

noodleman · 06-21-2006, 10:10 PM

i feed mine everything, mysis, formula 1, clams, flakes and pellets

SaltWaterN00b · 06-22-2006, 09:37 AM

One of the clowns died last night, im suspecting a bristleworm because it was wedge half way into a rock, I have a 6 line wrasse but doesnt seem to be getting the worms as i have just found 3 more.

What would be the best invert to catch em and still be safe for the fish?

I now have 1 Clown about 2" and a Wrasse about the same size.

**Deanos** · 06-22-2006, 10:37 AM

What was the clownfish eating before it died? Perhaps it died of other causes and the bristleworm was doing its job in cleaning up

Also, there's been numerous threads in this forum discussing removing bristleworms from a reef tank; it's not usually necessary.

scarf_ace1981 · 06-22-2006, 11:01 AM

i agree w/ deanos.
where did you get the percs from? were they a mated pair? where they both the same size?

Reefer420 · 06-22-2006, 12:05 PM

i don't know if a bristleworm could kill a fish... but a mantis could, have you heard any clicking coming from the tank?

My mantis has killed a clown goby, and loves my snails and hermits.

I do know that clowns tend to try and wedge themselves into a 'safe' place when they are sick- must be a defense mechanism. At least mine did before they died...

06-21-2006, 05:02 PM	#1
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Reefer420 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,654 Reefer Ratings: (12) Friends: (0)	Try frozen cyclopeeze... mine also liked Brine shrimp, but I would soak them in a vitamin solution b/c they do not have a lot of nutrients by themselves.. __________________ My New Blog! http://20somethingcookingguide.blogspot.com/

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scarf_ace1981 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NYC Manhattan Posts: 4,856 Reefer Ratings: (67) Friends: (0)	my clowns eat mysis, flakes,plankton,squid... if you just got them it may take them a day or two to eat __________________ Finch breeder

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06-21-2006, 07:34 PM	#5
nycitaliano9 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Queens,NY Posts: 1,171 Reefer Ratings: (26) Friends: (2)	brine shrimp, and flakes they real love that __________________ i'm about as funny as a puffa fish on extasy

06-21-2006, 10:10 PM	#6
noodleman The Lurker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn Posts: 3,088 Reefer Ratings: (27) Friends: (6)	i feed mine everything, mysis, formula 1, clams, flakes and pellets

06-22-2006, 09:37 AM	#7
SaltWaterN00b \/\/h47 @ n00b !!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ridgewood, Queens Posts: 599 Reefer Ratings: (11) Friends: (0)	One of the clowns died last night, im suspecting a bristleworm because it was wedge half way into a rock, I have a 6 line wrasse but doesnt seem to be getting the worms as i have just found 3 more. What would be the best invert to catch em and still be safe for the fish? I now have 1 Clown about 2" and a Wrasse about the same size. __________________ Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes - the ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing that you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things.

06-22-2006, 10:37 AM	#8
Deanos Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bronx, NY 10475 Posts: 12,061 Reefer Ratings: (97) Friends: (17)	What was the clownfish eating before it died? Perhaps it died of other causes and the bristleworm was doing its job in cleaning up Also, there's been numerous threads in this forum discussing removing bristleworms from a reef tank; it's not usually necessary. __________________ Need help or have a question? Click the avatar below:

06-22-2006, 11:01 AM	#9
scarf_ace1981 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NYC Manhattan Posts: 4,856 Reefer Ratings: (67) Friends: (0)	i agree w/ deanos. where did you get the percs from? were they a mated pair? where they both the same size? __________________ Finch breeder

06-22-2006, 12:05 PM	#10
Reefer420 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,654 Reefer Ratings: (12) Friends: (0)	i don't know if a bristleworm could kill a fish... but a mantis could, have you heard any clicking coming from the tank? My mantis has killed a clown goby, and loves my snails and hermits. I do know that clowns tend to try and wedge themselves into a 'safe' place when they are sick- must be a defense mechanism. At least mine did before they died... __________________ My New Blog! http://20somethingcookingguide.blogspot.com/

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