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02/10/2010, 07:41 PM | #1 |
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Happy 10 Year Birthday to my Clown fish.
10 Years ago today I came home from Inland with a mated pair of ocellaris Clown fish. The Female jumped out of the tank about 3 years ago and last summer I took the male back to inland and paired him up with a juvenile. With in a month or so my male had changed sex into a female and laid eggs.
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02/10/2010, 08:09 PM | #2 |
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WOW that is impressive, longest I have heard a clown fish living so far.
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02/10/2010, 08:56 PM | #3 |
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I lost a maroon in a tank I care for this year- it was 14. Great job Dave- yours will make it to 25 I would bet. I have some tetras that I bought back in 1992- and other than some cataracts they are still doing well.
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02/10/2010, 09:27 PM | #4 |
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congrats Dave.
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02/10/2010, 10:59 PM | #5 |
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Sweet I hope mine live tht long
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02/12/2010, 10:34 AM | #6 |
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That is great. They become like a family member and each have their own personality.
I hope my fish live as long. A testiment to good reef keeping
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02/15/2010, 02:33 PM | #7 |
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Awesome David!
Dan Theisen, a CIMA member from the past now out of the hobby, had a Tomato Clown (named Cookie) that was 20 years old (or within a year or two). He really hated that fish because it was so mean he had to give it a private aquarium and his children would not let him sell it or trade it LOL
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09/10/2011, 07:58 PM | #8 |
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I now have my clown fish back at home after spending the last 14 months at Inland. They are going to hang out in my rock tank until I can get the main tank going.
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09/11/2011, 07:56 AM | #9 |
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awesome! why so long?
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09/11/2011, 01:43 PM | #11 |
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ah. i figured you would setup a small tank in the meantime. didn't know you were completely dried.
let me know when your ready to restock. the finger leather and frogspawn i got from you 5-6 years ago are growing outta control. i would be glad to give some back. lol
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09/17/2011, 08:36 AM | #13 |
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David: are you in Springfield now? I remember bringing my kids to Philo when you were there and we were awestruck by your tank -- which at that time had clownfish eggs you were trying to give to someone who could care for them. I assume those came from this clownfish (in his male incarnation)?
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Happy 12 Year Birthday to my Clown fish
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02/11/2012, 08:42 AM | #16 |
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Wow, still going strong
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15 Years old and still doing great. All last fall they were spawning every other week. Now they have taken a winter break.
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Very cool David.
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That is awesome!!
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My Percula pair is about 7 year old. They don't come too far out from their corner. it's almost like they imprison themselves.
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Great David! And I still have 2 of the tetras left-23 years old now!
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Clown fish are at it again.
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02/05/2016, 11:38 AM | #24 |
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Next week will be 16 Years and they are doing good.
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I am down to one of the tetras! I moved tank and almost put him down, thinking he couldnt see well enough to adapt- but he is eating well and dominating his end of the tank, so who knows how long he will last!
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