clownfish

This is my first time with saltwater fish and I've had this small Ocellaris Clownfish for a week now, he stays close to the bigger Clown and has a great appetite. I feed them twice a day three pellets and Mysis shrimp. Or try too since the dominant Clown gobble up most food within seconds. I...

Clownfish seems to have white spots on the bottom of his mouth and part of fin. His fins also seems a little damaged? Eating very well and very active. Had it for a couple days now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My most updated shot of the tank: Updated - April 5th, 2026 Origin story! Hello! My name is Andres and this will be a progress journal of my first ever saltwater aquarium! I am brand new to the hobby when an opportunity arose from a colleague to inherit their saltwater tank as they had to...

My new baby captive bred skunk clownfish were introduced to my reef tank last week. They appeared healthy and were eating, although obviously bullied by other clownfish in the store. They quickly began to host my Haddoni carpet anemone and appeared to be quite frantic and excited the first few...

On my vacation with my family on a rainy day we decided to drive 2 minutes and got tickets for the marine laboratory in Sarasota I saw some awesome corals and huge tanks hundreds of reef tanks Fowler tanks and all sorts of fish tanks and diferentes species of coras and fish and lots of ther...

Hey All, new here and slightly new to saltwater tanks, I rescued a huge collection of equipment and some animals from a hoarder, long story short I wound up with a saltwater tank that I didn't necessarily plan for or need. Anyways, my problem is that my pH will not seem to remain over 8.0 and my...

Was out trying to find a product to use more as a bath, post FW dip when I went to my LFS they swore by this product called FRITZ PARA GUARD. They told me it's what they use in their tanks and it "treats everything (velvet, ich, brook, flukes)" and it's totally fine to put into your reef system-...

After leaving the Hobby for 10 years I decided to dive back in! Tank is two months old and I couldn’t be happier with the progress and finally applying the knowledge I’ve learned over the years! (Keep pests and Algae away) To cycle tank dry rock, live sand Half bottle of Ammonia Chloride and...

Bought an old Red Sea Max 250 Used. My guess is around 10-12 years old. I bought it from the second owner. Had a mated pair of black ocellaris clownfish a few anemone and a yellow watchman goby in it. A wall of rock on the back and a ton of algae in the tank. I tossed quite a bit of heavy dense...

Hey everyone! I’m new to the saltwater side of the hobby and wanted to share my journey so far—plus get some advice and reassurance from the pros here on Reef2Reef! I’ve been keeping freshwater tanks for a while, but about 3 weeks ago, I finally took the plunge into saltwater and set up my...

Hello! i recently added two clowns (last wednesday) in my aquarium. originally this one was eating just fine at the beginning but then a day after my female clownfish (or at least the bigger clownfish) started eating, he stopped. he hasnt eaten anything in like 2/3 days. the last day he ate, he...

Just bought a pair of clarkii clowns today, the larger of the two is doing excellent while the smaller is acting odd, no signs of aggression from other tank mates. Came out earlier to him swimming at the top of the tank as shown in video 2, then came out later to check on him, FOUND HIM STUCK TO...

I’ve had him for a bit and noticed he’s consistently got this white stuff hanging out of him. My guess is internal parasites but I’m not sure. I’m no noticing any other symptoms. What is it and how can I treat ?

Hey there guys and gals. I’m needing some help on what you guys might think would be my best course of action in trying to save these two clownfish. So here’s the deal. I’m on week 3 of a cycle and I just so happened to come across a post in my local area of someone trying to give away some free...

Hello everyone! One of my clownfish has a big discoloration on one side of his body, mainly. Besides the obvious sign of disease on his skin, he eats and behaves normally. Can anyone identify this disease? I have 29 more clowns on this tank. Treatment suggestion for this one or for the entire...

Hi all, first post here… hoping to get some help with my 3 year old clown fish. The pair have been together for a long time and have been getting along. There’s no sign of fighting. The two finally began hosting the BTA which resulted in me never seeing them as they hid under the anemone. The...

Woke up this morning to my female clownfish of our pair dead, was laying on the bottom left right next to overflow a bit pale. No signs of foul play, gills were open. This tank has an overflow and the pair used to hang out very close to the outlet and near the overflow grill. Thinking of the...

In the process of getting a new bedroom tank set up.. 20 gallons, wider than it is tall Thoughts: 1) been there done that with the clownfish pairing, have a pair in my downstairs 125 gallon so not too fussed about going down the clownfish route. 2) I don’t mind the sand sifting goby’s, but...

Im thinking of getting a maroon clownfish for my 10 gal tank (they'll be the only fish in there) I was wondering would they do better in a pair or a single for such a small tank also are they aggressive to inverts I do have a single cleaner shrimp and a sand sifting starfish rn thanks guys!

Pretty sure my clowns have brook. Any success with hyposalinity? How did you do it. Thanks.

Do baby bictinctus look different from adults significantly in terms of color? My LFS brought some in from proaquatix at my request but… they appear to have white bands at the base of their tails like a Clarkii. Not very yellow tails either. I feel bad since the owner brought them in for me… but...

Is this breathing rate normal for clownfish? Seems fast. Everything else seems fine. But this is the first time they haven't eaten their food so I'm a little concerned.

Hi all, This is my first saltwater tank and proper jump into the aquarium hobby. The tank is a 20 gallon cube that’s been cycled for 3 weeks. I added the 2 clowns yesterday and they’ve pretty much hung around the top of the tank all day and night. Just wanted to see if this was normal or smthng...

Hi all! First, I’ll precise that my pair hasn’t started spawning but I’m starting to consider potentially trying to raise Clownfish fry in the future. I have a regular male Ocellaris and an Ice storm female that have successfully paired up and ever since I’ve been wondering about outcomes of...

I've been frantically going through this forum to try and save my moribund clownfish but had no luck unfortunately. My clownfish has died and I have no clue why after extensive testing. Tank is about 2 and a half months old or so. I've had my clowns for a little over a month. Currently...