clown swimming at surface

Re: clown problem

Please provide the following information.
pH
Ammonia Level
Nitrite Level
Nitrate Level
Salinity Level (Specific Gravity)
Water Temperature
Tank Size
How Often You Do Water Changes And What Percent You Change
Date Of Last Water Change
How Long The Tank Has Been Running

 

Re: clown problem

How long have you have the clown ?
Does the surface of your water have a lot of movement ?

 

Re: clown problem

What else is in the tank ?

 

Re: clown problem

Huh ?

 

Re: clown problem

that's normal in the begining...he still hasn't found a home in the rocks or an anemone might help out......i got rid of my oc's and bought 2 maroons to host my anemone and they stayed at the surface for the first few nights until they found the anemone.

 

Re: clown problem

The cost will depend on what type you get. They have lighting requirements and you have to feed them every few days.

 

Re: clown problem

65 * 4 = 260 Divide that by your tank size. I forget what size your tank is, I think 100. You're probably going to need more lighting as they require a lot.

 

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yeah if your tank is 100 g. your def. going to need more lighting.......my suggestions would be to go with t5's or metal halides....at least 4 watts per gallon min.

 

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you can get some soft corals....like shrooms, toadstools, some lps like frogspawn and hammer corals......just make sure they're placed where they can benefit from the lights....

 

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You dont need so much light for certain anemones! The pink tips are very low light demanding! You can still put an anemone in your tank! The good thing about anemones is that they will move in search of a good light source! Dont be so concerned about how many watts per gallon you have but how deep is your tank in relation to your light source and the type of light you are using! If you have LR your anemone will crawl its way up until it finds a suitable spot! If you dont have enough light it will swell up for a while (to expose more area to light) and in most cases they adapt to lower light conditions!