Clowns in 10g

[kirstyflash]

what is the chance of getting 2 pairs of clowns in a 10g tank?
We have a young pair in there now and I crashed our 40lt so have the other pair in a breeder box in the 10g dt. It will be at least a week before I can put them back in the 40lt and I don’t want them couped up in such a tiny area for so long. The young pair go ‘visiting’ the pair in solitary and dancing beside them.

 

[trio91]

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[Flexin]

Depends on how old the clowns are. You may have a fight on your hands and injured fish.

 

[trio91]

I misread the OP. 4 clowns in a 10gal = bad idea.

 

[Flexin]

whew

 

[kirstyflash]

Ok, they will just have to deal with being in solitary for a while. I’m not sure the age of the pair from the 40lt but they would be older as the female is double the size of the male, where the young pair, the female isn’t much bigger at all

 

[trio91]

whew

It is, I took it back as I misread the post.

 

[Juano908]

Not sure how long they will last with no aggression but sooner or later it will happen.

 

[Flexin]

@trio91 I had to go back and delete my post gently disagreeing

 

[davocean]

Even just 2 clowns in a 10g is tight unless temporary

 

[trio91]

@trio91 I had to go back and delete my post gently disagreeing

I set my self up for that one. I was trying to walk n comment at the same time

 

[kirstyflash]

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[Flexin]

I set my self up for that one. I was trying to walk n comment at the same time

I knew you would represent Jersey better than that

 

[trio91]

So @kajam , all 4 are in there now correct? You may need to bump up your water change schedule with that extra bioload in that small tank. Just until you set up another 40b

 

[trio91]

^^^
5 fish actually with the cardinal

 

[kirstyflash]

^^^
5 fish actually with the cardinal

There are 4 pyjama, 2 banggai, lawnmower and bicolour Blenny, scooter, royal gamma, goby. 2 porcelain crabs, pistol shrimp, snails, Xmas worms, coco worm, coral hermits, micro brittle stars...I’m missing someone (or several someone’s, but can’t remember. We have sump with skimmer, carbon and other stuff hubby takes care of and test daily.

 

[trio91]

How old is the tank?

 

[kirstyflash]

6 months+

 

[RtomKinMad]

We had an emergency with fish fighting in our 300 gal and a tomini tang was injured really bad. We put it in a 10 cheap tank with bubbler for oxygen, a piece of pvc pipe and a heater. Put a grate over so he couldn’t jump and medicated with antibiotics for the wounds. Fish did well for three weeks and then went into a new 93gal. Doing fine. 10 gallon worked, did daily water changes as no filtration. Worked well, simple and safe for the fish.

 

[ramona]

We had an emergency with fish fighting in our 300 gal and a tomini tang was injured really bad. We put it in a 10 cheap tank with bubbler for oxygen, a piece of pvc pipe and a heater. Put a grate over so he couldn’t jump and medicated with antibiotics for the wounds. Fish did well for three weeks and then went into a new 93gal. Doing fine. 10 gallon worked, did daily water changes as no filtration. Worked well, simple and safe for the fish.

That's great it worked well;

How much daily water change of the 10 gal with no filtration did you do for those 3 weeks?