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Clowns can be quite aggressive -- in a 20 gal this is not unheard of -- not much room. What kind of clowns?I have two clownfish and a bangai cardinal in a 20g and it seems the clownfish have been nipping at the cardinals fins and chasing it around
Thats odd - again everyone has a different opinion, I was told by LFS cardinals needed to be in groups otherwise their won't survive alone? Interesting how everyone seems to have different opinion regarding reefing topics_Some_ cardinals do well in groups of three or more ... Banggais aren't one of those cardinals. Single or male/female bonded pair, as adults - or there's going to be trouble.
~Bruce
Thats odd - again everyone has a different opinion, I was told by LFS cardinals needed to be in groups otherwise their won't survive alone? Interesting how everyone seems to have different opinion regarding reefing topics
Thank you!!! Good to know!!Not really you have hobbyist that have first hand long term experience and a LFS that would love to sell more fish. Clowns are aggressive and Cardinals are more cryptic, granted they can be aggressive, but it's not true that you can not keep a single Cardinal fish.
LFS already did you wrong from a previous post and fish you don't want. Take a reefers word with experience over the store. We kept a banghai cardinal singly for years just fine and he got pretty big too, lol. Clownfish definitely wore the pants in the tank relationship.Thats odd - again everyone has a different opinion, I was told by LFS cardinals needed to be in groups otherwise their won't survive alone? Interesting how everyone seems to have different opinion regarding reefing topics
Yeah got quite big in my 20 gallon and he was alone but i was told clowns would just stick to one spot and shouldnt bother so it was good for a while no fights no anything until andew days ago i heard splashing and saw a clown chasing my cardinal and some fin missing from its tailLFS already did you wrong from a previous post and fish you don't want. Take a reefers word with experience over the store. We kept a banghai cardinal singly for years just fine and he got pretty big too, lol. Clownfish definitely wore the pants in the tank relationship.
They could have mated, but then the one in the rock wouldn't be eating since they are mouth breeders. But just so you know in case it happens. I even had a baby survive until it got in my sump and couldn't get it out.I agree with everybody's opinions. I have 2 Banggais and one of them definitely controls the other one. It does not hurt it but the other one stays in the rocks most of the time. When it is feeding time both feed well and do not fight at all, but then the timid one goes back into the rocks. I have a 40 gallon breeder tank that has 6 total fish and all seem to get along well together. I would definitely not buy more than one again unless they are mated.
If they did spawn, while the male is holding he won't eat, but he wouldn't be hiding in the rocks. Rather, he would be out with the female.They could have mated, but then the one in the rock wouldn't be eating since they are mouth breeders. But just so you know in case it happens. I even had a baby survive until it got in my sump and couldn't get it out.
I've also had 3 once and after 2 of them bonded, then the third one was beat up.