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how many 1 inch clownfish can i house in a 2.8 gallon tank....
pls don't tell me " no that's to small a clown needs........"
i just want to know if its kinda ok.

Answer 1

whoops! I mean none, i thought you said 15 gal.
you need more sorry

sorry i hade to edit

~good luck~

Answer 2

NONE. And even if you don't want to hear it, NO it's not okay to keep them in a tank of that size.

One inch clownfish are still juveniles. The smallest these fish would be as an adult is 2.5 (for males of ocellaris and perculas, females will be closer to 3 inches), and some species get as large as 6 inches. I wouldn't even keep juveniles in a tank smaller than a 10 gallon, and I've only done that when quarantinig them for a few weeks after I bought them. A TWENTY gallon would be the smallest tank to keep one in as an adult, and the larger species should have a 30-55 gallon tank.

For species you might be thinking of keeping, see the minimum tank sizes needed in these links: http://www.tropicalfishoutlet.com/FishSubCategory.asp?FishCategoryID=8
http://www.marinedepotlive.com/fish--clowns.html
http://www.peteducation.com/category_summary.cfm?cls=16&cat=1867
http://www.peteducation.com/category_summary.cfm?cls=16&cat=1867

In tanks less than 10 gallons, you shouldn't keep any saltwater fish - the temperature and water chemistry change too quickly. If you're determined to keep a 2.5 gallon tank as saltwater, get a few snails, small hermit crabs, and maybe a peppermint shrimp and use it as an invertebrate tank. If the tank has compact fluorescent lighting, you might be able to keep mushrooms or zooanthids (sea mat) as well.

Answer 3

It's not even "kinda okay". Clownfish are saltwater fish and a 2.8 gallon tank is no where NEAR large enough to keep a stable tank, let alone house a fish of that size. I wouldn't recommend anything less than 10 gallons for any saltwater fish and no less than 15 for Clowns.

Soop Nazi

Answer 4

its not ok at all! you simply cannot hose a clownfish in a 2.8 gallon tank! I'm guessing youre doing this because of "finding nemo". you arent the first, and let me tell you, that clwonfish are now most likely one of the most abused fish in the aquarium trade, due to the sheer volume of unexperianced keepers that want a "nemo". I want you to go, buy a 10g tank, get experiance with freshwater fish first (i reccomend guppies), and contact me if you need any help. but, DO NOT BUY A CLOWNFISH OF ANY KIND!!!

Answer 5

0,if you do put one in that tank it will die.Clowns are aggressive toward other clown fish.So if you do the right thing,and get a minimum of 10 gallons,(20 would be better),you could still only have 1.

Answer 6

I'm sorry but no, it's not okay at all. You can put as many clownfish as you want into a 2.8 gallon tank but they will all die. Please don't try it.

Answer 7

of course NONE i have 2 clownfish and i have a 12 gallon tank one is kinda bigger than the other one????????????

Answer 8

you need 1-2 gallons per inch of fish. so you can put it 1 maybe 2 but they are going to get bigger so I would say don't do it at all because you are going to be moving them very soon.
Also, they need a saltwater tank and the smaller the tank, they harder to keep the levels where they need to be. the filtration just isn't enough for them to stay alive.
i would not put clown fish in a tank that small.

Answer 9

none, that tank is to small (even soop nazi says so) i belive you need at min a 30 gallon, if not bigger

Answer 10

Wayyy too small! Not okay!