JeffDubya
08-07-2006, 02:58 PM
Sorry for the generic thread title.
So... I have two true percs.
One came as a pair from an online retailer. One of those two never looked right, and actually did not survive 24 hours. I was really bummed, because I specifically wanted to introduce them as a pair and I was under the misunderstanding that I would not be able to add another fish and have them pair up.
I learned that understanding was incorrect, and began looking for a new playmate for the surviving clown - who incidentally, was not looking good at all. Clown depression seems like an oxymoron :) but these fish really do emote, don't they?
So, as luck would have it, I found another percula. Now, this one was live bred and the color was not quite as deep orange/red, but I bought him, and those two fish bonded pretty quickly. Clown #1 perked up and is looking great.
Later, I added a frogspawn coral, hoping they would both host in it - as my tank is a bit small for anemones, and any experienced aquarist I have spoken to has pretty much told me to steer clear of them until I have more experience and a larger tank.
Both clowns are *almost* hosting. I saw one of them really rubbing around on the frogspawn one night when just the actinics were on and the froggie was going to bed. There wasn't much left outside of it's shell, but the behavior of the clown was unmistakeable.
Now, when I first added the clowns, #1 would do the "twitch" move - which made me believe that *it* would become the dominant fish. However, over time, #2 has clearly become the dominant fish, and seems to be hogging the FS. While it is not burying itself in the FS tentacles, it definitely hangs close by or barely touching, and when #1 comes by, it is generally chased off.
Any way I can get them to share better?
If they clash like this and don't host together, does that mean they will not mate?
In order to get them deeper into the FS, should I feed it mysis with a turkey baster, give them a reason to really burrow through those tentacles?
Thanks...
So... I have two true percs.
One came as a pair from an online retailer. One of those two never looked right, and actually did not survive 24 hours. I was really bummed, because I specifically wanted to introduce them as a pair and I was under the misunderstanding that I would not be able to add another fish and have them pair up.
I learned that understanding was incorrect, and began looking for a new playmate for the surviving clown - who incidentally, was not looking good at all. Clown depression seems like an oxymoron :) but these fish really do emote, don't they?
So, as luck would have it, I found another percula. Now, this one was live bred and the color was not quite as deep orange/red, but I bought him, and those two fish bonded pretty quickly. Clown #1 perked up and is looking great.
Later, I added a frogspawn coral, hoping they would both host in it - as my tank is a bit small for anemones, and any experienced aquarist I have spoken to has pretty much told me to steer clear of them until I have more experience and a larger tank.
Both clowns are *almost* hosting. I saw one of them really rubbing around on the frogspawn one night when just the actinics were on and the froggie was going to bed. There wasn't much left outside of it's shell, but the behavior of the clown was unmistakeable.
Now, when I first added the clowns, #1 would do the "twitch" move - which made me believe that *it* would become the dominant fish. However, over time, #2 has clearly become the dominant fish, and seems to be hogging the FS. While it is not burying itself in the FS tentacles, it definitely hangs close by or barely touching, and when #1 comes by, it is generally chased off.
Any way I can get them to share better?
If they clash like this and don't host together, does that mean they will not mate?
In order to get them deeper into the FS, should I feed it mysis with a turkey baster, give them a reason to really burrow through those tentacles?
Thanks...