Mauritius Clowns

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

I sold and got rid of most of them. I have the one left which is fully colored up. They prefer Magnificas or Mertens Carpets. They are melanistic in them.

The juvenile fish is so small it can barely eat a whole small size mysis, PE would be about half his size.

Its wierd the juvis of this fish are compoletely yellow

 

[Awibrandy]

Nice little pair you have there!

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Thank you, I love breeding clown but there is nothing more rewarding to me then raising them from juvis to breeding pair.

I enjoy the husbandry and when they breed that is another clownfish that doesnt need to be collected.

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Here is a gaster in a mertens carpet, they become melanistic when they are in mags or even darker in Mertens. BTW this is a awsome pic.

 

[Euroreefer]

Wow, talk about a nice adult clown. Looks awesome!

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

More crazy is look at all those kliens butterfly in the back getting ready to munch on some anemone. Thats why clarki complex are so robust.

 

[Euroreefer]

Yup, he is guarding his ship. Wonder what happens when the carpet takes a dangerous walk around the reef! :eat:

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Heres what a Butterfly can do to an anemone with clowns in it. All those white spots are from my kleins butterfly nipping at a healthy mag. Magnificas skin one of the toughest and durable compared to BTAS and Carpets.

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

If anyone can find me a mertens carpet anemone, I will give them a free frag of purple hornets.

 

[Euroreefer]

Mertens is the Pizza anemone correct?

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Nope, but they actually look close from the underside but the top side is whole different story. Here is some good pics for refrence lol.
Pizza Carpet Anemone (tentacles look like tassles they are biforcated or triforcated)lol

Mertens look like the pic above.

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Underside of a mertens (this is one i recieved like four years ago with tears in the foot and disc, you can see them in the pic but not as bad as it was when i got it)

 

[Euroreefer]

Ok, ill keep an eye out

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

still looking for a mertens.

The larger female is starting to pick on the male, good news they both sleep in the same anemone but she shows dominance over him.

I need to get rid of my large anthias, he eats too much.

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Intresting article about the mertens and gigantea carpets and their antibacterial and anti fungal abilities. I have always said that an anemone is the best QT because it has healing properties.

http://apjtb.com/zz/2011S1/10.pdf

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

More pictures and new friends!

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

new anemone

 

[Awibrandy]

Beautiful nems......

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

thank you brandy.