clownfish

  1. saltwaterfish.com

    What is the oldest fish you own/have owned?

    What is the oldest fish you have ever kept in your saltwater tank? I have a clown fish that is 30 years old. She's still got spirit and tries to bite my hand any chance she gets lol. (pics attached)
  2. saltwaterfish.com

    Misconceptions about Anemones and Clownfish

    I feel as though there are a lot of misconceptions about clownfish and anemones, especially since Finding Nemo is what drew a lot of people into the hobby when it first came out. My biggest personal pet peeve is when people say the clownfish hosts the anemone, when in actuality it's the opposite...
  3. grantmy

    Not enough nitrifying bacteria or a faulty test kit?

    So I decided to set up a small tank in my office. I attached a picture. It’s a 7g cube there’s one clown in it and two peppermint shrimp. The peppermint shrimp are in here because I have a maroon clown that kept attacking them so I put them in this tank. For some context, I have a waterbox 25...
  4. S

    Clownfish beginner

    Hello, I live in the south of England and I want to set up an aquarium with two orange amphiprion oscillaris clownfish as a beginner and I need good advice as a beginner assuming I know nothing.
  5. rusty shackleford yes

    New fish, is there something wrong with it?

    Hey y’all, I just got a Tailspot blenny from my LFS today after I traded some coral frags in for some store credit. It seems to be eating normally, taking the pellets I offered it & grazing on some tank algae. But I have never seen one in person before and would like some opinions on what I...
  6. K

    Live Goods FREE CLOWNFISH

    In Manhattan. I would love a good house for my clownies. They’re the spawn of two premium frostbites. They’re beautiful One of them looks like frostbite pair The other ones one frostbite and one gladiator from what I could deduce
  7. Schlagerdogin

    Help!!! Less than 12 hours and my fish keep dying!!!

    Ok, this was my second attempt at a pair of clown fish. Both times, in less than 12 hours, they are dead and I don’t know why and don’t understand why. Three days ago I came home from my LFS with two clown fish and saw my emerald crab eating something meaty and I never put anything meaty in...
  8. K

    Live Goods FREE! 2 Clownfish pairs in NYC

    In Manhattan. I would love a good house for my clownies. They’re the spawn of two premium frostbites. They’re beautiful One of them looks like frostbite pair The other ones one frostbite and one gladiator from what I could deduce
  9. R

    EMERGENCY Looking for Advice for Clownfish Fry Care

    Hello all, and Happy Mothers Day to those it applies to. Today while visiting my parents house, I just noticed this clutch of eggs I my father's 500 gal fish tank. Unfortunately he doesn't have the required set up to save and care for the newly hatched fry, and they would most likely die if...
  10. F

    Why does everytime I add clownfish it will die?

    Aquarium Parameters: Reef (Fish, Live rock, Corals, Invertebrates) 40cm3 AIO tank, filled almost to the brim ~ 60 Liters Using backsum filteration (Filter sock, Bio filter, Protein Skimmer, Activated carbon) Lighting: SP20 Established for almost 6 months Water quality Salifert test kit...
  11. S

    Clownfish question

    My clownfish have marked this part of the tank there's. They are there every night and when im not near the tank feeding or cleaning. They have dug a bowl in the sand. Today I noticed the black one siting still under the heater. Is she okay?
  12. fishnchip

    Clownfish Breeding Diary

    Hey Reefers! I wanted to start this thread as a personal diary of sorts to follow my clownfish breeding journey and to share my experience in case it's useful to anyone looking to give it a go themselves. To start, this is my first go at breeding saltwater fish. I've had reefs for about a...
  13. sarinaruu

    My first successful batch of clowns!

    Super proud to announce that I was able to successfully raise my first batch of clownfish! My first batch had 19, and my second was 35! It’s interesting because the parents are a regular gladiator and a snowflake, but about half are wyoming whites and DaVinci’s 😄 I even got some misbars. They...
  14. K

    Livestock Trade Clownfish

    Giving a pair of premium frostbite clownfish spawn. I believe they are DaVincis. In New York Free! Just want a good home for them as I’m moving and cannot take them.
  15. thejellyfishgirl

    Unanswered Tips and tricks to increase the chances of clownfish harem to work

    Hi, I have a 70 gallon, 4' tank that I recently added a trio of clownfish to. My setup is far from ideal, but also not the worst. All 3 are tank-raised designer ocellatus clowns. Theres Miso, Mosi, and Fibonacci. Miso (male) is the smallest, and was previously paired (loosely, probably...
  16. j0shc

    Sick Clownfish- Help!

    I woke up today and noticed my clownfish acting strange. I have had this particular clown for many years now and it was once part of a mated pair up until about a year ago. Tank has not had any additions for months only coral that was dipped and is living in my sump at the moment. Yesterday...
  17. K

    Live Goods Clownfish for sale. FREE

    Selling a pair of premium frostbite clownfish spawn. I believe they are DaVincis. In New York Free! Just want a good home for them as I’m moving and cannot take them.
  18. A

    Clownfish, frayed fins, slight white specs, clouding in eye

    I noticed today that one of my clowns has slight damage to the fins, slight white spots on some spot of his body (Pretty small) and his eye has started to be cloudy compared to the other eye. I'm wonder if this sounds like a bacterial infection. It is also important to note that recently my...
  19. fishnchip

    Male clownfish refusing food and breathing slightly heavier than normal

    Hey all! I have two breeding pairs of clownfish in a 40-gallon cycled tank (with a divider, of course). I got this particular pair about a week ago, and both were eating and acting totally normal. A couple of days ago, I noticed the male was breathing a little heavier than what I would consider...
  20. A

    15 or 20 gallon tank?

    Hello! I currently have a new 3 gallon reef tank and I’ve fallen in love with the hobby. I plan on getting a larger tank and I’m debating between the Innovative Marine 15 gal Fusion AIO or the 20 gal Nuvo Fusion (long). I plan on keeping it mostly a coral and invert tank but I’m thinking of...
  21. sfgabe

    New Jersey Pennsylvania Live Goods Harrisburg, PA - Rehoming Clownfish (Gladiator Ocellaris) & Purple Spined Urchin, Harrisburg PA area

    $40 together or make an offer. Clownfish is about 3 years old and healthy. Urchin is active and a great algae scrubber, has been in the tank about a year also. Getting out of the hobby and rehoming livestock first but let me know if you need any equipment.
  22. thejellyfishgirl

    Clownfish lying on his side, breathing heavily despite airstone

    Hi all, I have a designer clownfish who starting yesterday has been breathing heavily and lying on his side or propping himself up against the rocks. He responds to stimulation (getting near with a baster) and will sometimes change his position (maybe once an hour). I originally suspected it...
  23. A

    BLOATED CLOWNFISH

    My clownfishes belly is swelling up and he keeps floating up toward the surface. He did still eat if that means anything (he normally swims a little funny as he is missing a fin but this is different) I’ve never dealt with anything like this any ideas?
  24. diverjm

    California Live Goods SOLD Flurry Clownfish for local sale $40

    Hey guys, I have a large female flurry clown that I’d like to rehome. She is a good eater with no health problems whatsoever. I’ve had her for approximately 2.5 years. Im asking $40 and I live in the Bay Area. Local sale only as I’ve never shipped anything live.
  25. JRH_12345

    Condy Anemone with Female Percula Clown

    I have a female percula clownfish and a couple of weeks ago, I got her a condy anemone (while I had my former male clownfish James) and about my anemone, King he one time stung my male clownfish James (who recently passed away) and I was wondering can Condy Anemones pair with clownfish or are...
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