Best Place to Purchase Clownfish

[JakeLikesReefs]

What is the best place to Purchase Clownfish? I really enjoy ORA specimens.

Thanks,
Jake

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

What is the best place to Purchase Clownfish? I really enjoy ORA specimens.

Thanks,
Jake

Live Aquaria usually has a good selection of ORA clowns available at most times. You can also message ORA on Facebook and see which fish stores near you they ship to or can ship to.

 

[JakeLikesReefs]

Live Aquaria usually has a good selection of ORA clowns available at most times. You can also message ORA on Facebook and see which fish stores near you they ship to or can ship to.

Thanks for the information. Any idea on buying 2 non paired fish and placing them together? Or is it better to buy paired?

Thanks,
J

 

[Dsnakes]

It is usually best to buy one large and one small if trying to pair separate. Saves a lot of bullying from deciding roles.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Thanks for the information. Any idea on buying 2 non paired fish and placing them together? Or is it better to buy paired?

Thanks,
J

I successfully paired mine by buying my ORA Black and White Ocellaris Clownfish first and letting her grow up some and establish herself in the aquarium for 6 months. After that, I went and got one of the smallest normal Orange Ocellaris Clownfish I could find at my LFS. After introducing him to the tank, it was a matter of minutes before he was being submissive towards her and doing the "clownfish jitters" indicating he was trying to pair with her. After a couple of days they were inseparable and swam together everywhere in the tank. You probably don't have to wait that long if there is a substantial size different but this process worked very well for me :)

 

[JakeLikesReefs]

Thank you both for the very helpful input!