Hi Guy's.
Thanks for the great info Guys and the warm welcome. It's a question that you probly can't find in any book. It looks like I came to the right place. I will continue to let Orca(female) and Satan(male) do thier clownly things. It was also interesting to learn about the Bengaii's. Thanks dave. I have one that's been in my 90 gallon mixed reef and fish tank since the major post-power outage years ago. I believe it's a wild fish, so maybe he's(yes, it's a he) about 7 or 8 years old?. My Clowns were the only fish to survive that ordeal. I was crushed that most of my fish perished. But if one was to make it, Orca was the one, and she did. Along with Satan. I was out of town when it happened and the tank was down for only 24 hours. I have since bought a very expensive generator. My belief is if you can't take care of a life form to it's natural end, then you shouldn't have it. The only coral I lost was a Elegance, Sadly. Which was also the Clown's chosen host and my favorite coral at the time. I couldn't find another one, but I actually didn't have too. The clowns now host a group of Frog Spawn that they like and guard very much. Satan's name sake will attest to that. It's how that little bugger got his name. Man he is vicious. I have to remove him when I'm aquascaping or such just so he won't attack me. Back to the Cardinal and something I want to share about him. Wether this is right or wrong I don't know, but I have been doing it for years. Every week or so, I rinse off and throw a small earthworm in the tank. The earthworm is never in the tank for more then a second before the Bengaii takes it. He absolutly loves them. I know they are not salt water life forms but it doesn't negatively affect him in any way. He looks forward to them. I believe his nutritional and predatory insticts are satisfied by this. Through trial and error I found that a whole worm that's small enough for him to eat is the key. Useing a "piece" of a worm is not good
IMO and may introduce something unwanted in aquarium. I keep small worms in a worm bedding container in the fridge. I collect worms from a area that's has no risk of lawn, road, or garden chemicals after a good rain. Anyhow, something to think about. He also gets his regular feeding ofcourse. Inclose, The file size of my clown fish pics are to large to send via this interface. I will get some smaller ones. Thanks again, John
