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07/21/2019, 06:49 PM | #1 |
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Clown fish tank size
Hello all, I am a new to the hobbie and I was wondering if a 10 gallon tank would work for 1-2 clownfish. I've been doing a lot of research and I have heard 20 gallon minimum but also 10 gallons would work fine. I just wanted to make sure before I go out and buy everything for the tank because I want to start the cycling process asap! Thanks everyone!
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07/21/2019, 07:22 PM | #3 |
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I'll just do the fish a favor and do a 20 gallon, thanks for the reply!
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07/22/2019, 02:14 AM | #4 |
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20 gallon will be perfectly fine for clownfish (percula & ocellaris) but the other, larger anemonefish may need larger tanks.
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I agree with ThRoewer. As a Newbie, you probably mean Ocellaris or Percula when you said clownfish. They would be fine in a 10 or 20 gal. Some of the other species will out grow it quickly. Post a picture and we tell you for sure. Just get the Ocellaris (LFS often call them Percula) or a Percular pair (LFS often call them True Perc or True Percula). Some of the other clownfish can get large and can be aggressive with other fish.
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If you are looking for percula, a local store here (which also ships) has 2 smaller Irian Jaya percula right now. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
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When I built out my herem tank they really worked with me through my LFS to get exactly what i wanted. https://www.seaandreef.com/marine-or...ish/clownfish/ |
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I just picked these 2 occy's up locally.
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