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03/26/2014, 07:43 AM | #1 |
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Does this Clown look okay?
Maybe I'm just a bit paranoid since these are my first two saltwater fish (2) Percula Clownfish. This little guy swam around for the first couple of hours in the tank with it's buddy, then he went to the top near a pump return line and has swam around there since.
His buddy on the other hand was swimming around the tank and decided he would hide amongst my rocks. Is this normal behavior? Pictures: Clown in question (couldn't get a pic of the other because he's behind the rocks) [IMG]http://i59.*******.com/33palvq.jpg[/IMG] Here's what they both looked like when they were first introduced to the tank, swimming around, enjoying it. [IMG]http://i62.*******.com/10msom1.jpg[/IMG] And rather than starting a new thread, how does this Frogspawn look to you guys? LFS gave it to me for free said to give it a shot considering my water parameters were in check (see below). He was opened up fully within 2 hours of being in the tank, seemed to like where he was. Closed up slightly before I took the pic because I think I bumped the tank accidentally. I mounted him to a small rock to be able to move him around if necessary. [IMG]http://i58.*******.com/invqd2.jpg[/IMG] Thoughts? Comments much appreciated Tank Parameters for those who will ask: Size: 28gal bowfront pH: 8.4 Salinity: 1.0245 Ammonia: 0.0 Nitrites: 0.0 Nitrates: 0.0 Alk: 8dKH Calc: 680 Mag: 1280 Temp: 80F Lighting - T5 (4) bulb fixture with 6500k and 10,000k bulbs and moonlight LEDs Tank Age: 8 weeks Flow is good, but not overbearing, changes over around 5 times/hour through the 20gal high sump and biofiltration. |
03/26/2014, 08:50 AM | #2 |
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All look healthy and that behavior is very normal for a clown (especially one just introduced to a tank).
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03/26/2014, 08:57 AM | #3 |
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Your cal is off the charts going to need to get that around 400. How old is the tank. The clown look ok Imo
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03/26/2014, 09:14 AM | #4 |
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What was your tank cycle process
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Cycled with live rock from an established tank at my LFS, dry deep sand bed in sump (4"), added jars of live sand from 3 different people in my second week, raw shrimp (3-4 days to decay), cleaning crew (snails, and blue legged hermit crabs) were introduced at week 5 of the cycle, ammonia/nitrites/nitrates have been 0 for almost 2 weeks now. The DT has a 1" bed of live sand, dry red sea rock, and 2 pieces of live rock transferred from my fuge in my sump. Diatom blooms were present 3rd week, asterina starfish showed up to help cleanup sometime during the 4th week. Last edited by ThisGuy12; 03/26/2014 at 09:22 AM. |
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