mine are either gently bullying each other or playing sometimes. there not making any marks on each other, and theyre both eating fine. does anyones play around like this? or should i watch for physical damage if they are bullying. my african cichlids bully each other way worse if theyre not playing.
also, my tank is only 3 weeks old, ten gallon, please dont tell me its too small, my fish store has even a 1gallon salt tank with one damsel, as well as even a 12 gallon with a dwarf lionfish and they even keep seahorses.
mine has 20lbs live sand, and only 5lbs live rock so far, all nutrisea live water with Reverse osmosis water for top offs. salinity i keep around 1.022 and temp around 77-78. i also have 5 hermit crabs for cleanup crew (so far)
i tested my water and the ammonia wasnt dangerous, but the guy said i should change 20percent of my water so i did. is the ammonia increase just because my tank is new? or is two clown s too much a bioload for a ten gallon?
2007-06-17 15:11:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
It's the nature of clowns to bully each other a bit to establish which is dominant. This is important if they're young fish, because the more dominant of a juvenile pair will become the female (no smart remarks, there are female users in the forum!), and the less dominant will become the male.
If you're trying to keep more than two clowns, or ones from different species, the "clowning around" (which can also be mating behavior in an older pair) will become real aggression, especially if the first to pair up decide to lay eggs. Then they'll defend the nest site, and any other fish will be limited to the farthest corners from the nest.
The ammonia is because the tank is new and cycling. Eventually your tank will have a population of beneficial bacteria that will convert the ammonia (which is toxic to the fish) to nitrite (also toxic), then to nitrate (nontoxic in moderate amounts). It's best to have a test kit and test your water every few days - do a 20-25% water change wheneber the ammonia or nitrite gets to 0.5, or the nitrate is above 30 (although lower would be better). Once the bacteria is established (3-6 weeks in most cases), you won't be able to detect the ammonia and nitrite at all: http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm Some additional live rock will speed the process up (the "live" refers to the bacteria, not the other organisms you see on it), but if you have fish already, add this slowly - there will be some organisms that will die when the rock is moved, and these contribute to the bacteria also.
A pair of clowns should be in a 20-30 gallon tank as adults, depending on which species you have. In some, the pair will be 2.5-3" (the female will be larger), and in others, up to 6". Smaller tanks can be kept, but the temperature and salinity tend to change in them quickly without daily top-offs, plus the smaller volume will make the ammonia and nitrite build up more quickly. Chances are the fish your store is keeping in these tanks are juveniles, and not adults - size does make a difference. BTW, there's no such thing as "live water". The bacteria (the "live" part) attaches to the substrate (rock, coral, sand) and the filter media - very few are floating in the water, so this is a waste of money!
Good luck with the tank!
2007-06-17 15:31:17 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 19:40:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 clowns isnt too bad of a bioload... they are territorial though, and may be bullying... watch them closely
2007-06-19 22:23:34 · answer #3 · answered by joshuaflora87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They like to clown around. It's in their nature.
2007-06-17 15:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by hobiesailing2003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tanks too small. jk. my guppy babies always form a group and poay around so i dont think it bullied
2007-06-17 15:20:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds resonable
2007-06-17 15:14:35 · answer #6 · answered by psycho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋