I love this hobby!

[Marc Levenson]

Last night, I picked up a tank raised True Percula from Gary. It was chased out
of his display by some mean clowns, and was living in his sump. Very small in
size, I think this is part of Andy's first brood of clownfish.

I added it to my 29g late last night after lights were out, and after a few
hours checked to see what was going on. The 6 year old True Percula was
guarding his anemone and pretty much chasing the baby clown away. However, I
think that is part of the dominance thing, and finally went to sleep.

Today when I got up, the 6 yr old was out in the top corner of the tank away
from the BTA. That is very unusual, as he (maybe she) only does this in the
evening when he anticipates dinner hour. My Percula was part of a pair for
years, but almost 2 years ago, its mate jumped from the tank and it has been
alone ever since. Due to the difference in size, I felt the new clown might end
up mating with the 6 yr old.

Anyway, this is what I saw:

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/new_pal_010404.jpg

This tiny guy was swimming around in the BTA within 12 hours of introduction to
the tank! He's smaller than a single tentacle, so it is absolutely adorable. I
watched the pair of clowns today, and to be honest, I don't expect any problems
between them based on their actions.

The 6 yr old is either putting up with the tiny guy, or is going to accept him.
Here's a better picture, so you can see them together. (I intentionally used
that other image above to make you look harder, like "Where's Waldo?"....hehehe)

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/paired_up.jpg

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/sharing_bta.jpg

Marc

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[Adam]

That is so cool. That's pretty much how my GSMClowns paired up. I love it
when a plan comes together... :-) Congrats on your new addition.

Ed

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
> Last night, I picked up a tank raised True Percula from Gary. It was
chased out
> of his display by some mean clowns, and was living in his sump. Very
small in
> size, I think this is part of Andy's first brood of clownfish.
>
> I added it to my 29g late last night after lights were out, and after a
few
> hours checked to see what was going on. The 6 year old True Percula was
> guarding his anemone and pretty much chasing the baby clown away.
However, I
> think that is part of the dominance thing, and finally went to sleep.
>
> Today when I got up, the 6 yr old was out in the top corner of the tank
away
> from the BTA. That is very unusual, as he (maybe she) only does this in
the
> evening when he anticipates dinner hour. My Percula was part of a pair
for
> years, but almost 2 years ago, its mate jumped from the tank and it has
been
> alone ever since. Due to the difference in size, I felt the new clown
might end
> up mating with the 6 yr old.
>
> Anyway, this is what I saw:
>
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/new_pal_010404.jpg
>
> This tiny guy was swimming around in the BTA within 12 hours of
introduction to
> the tank! He's smaller than a single tentacle, so it is absolutely
adorable. I
> watched the pair of clowns today, and to be honest, I don't expect any
problems
> between them based on their actions.
>
> The 6 yr old is either putting up with the tiny guy, or is going to accept
him.
> Here's a better picture, so you can see them together. (I intentionally
used
> that other image above to make you look harder, like "Where's
Waldo?"....hehehe)
>
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/paired_up.jpg
>
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/sharing_bta.jpg
>
> Marc
>
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[Chris]

Really cool stuff Marc.
Chris Carney
www.exotic-aquatics.com

Marc Levenson wrote:

> Last night, I picked up a tank raised True Percula from Gary. It was chased out
> of his display by some mean clowns, and was living in his sump. Very small in
> size, I think this is part of Andy's first brood of clownfish.
>
> I added it to my 29g late last night after lights were out, and after a few
> hours checked to see what was going on. The 6 year old True Percula was
> guarding his anemone and pretty much chasing the baby clown away. However, I
> think that is part of the dominance thing, and finally went to sleep.
>
> Today when I got up, the 6 yr old was out in the top corner of the tank away
> from the BTA. That is very unusual, as he (maybe she) only does this in the
> evening when he anticipates dinner hour. My Percula was part of a pair for
> years, but almost 2 years ago, its mate jumped from the tank and it has been
> alone ever since. Due to the difference in size, I felt the new clown might end
> up mating with the 6 yr old.
>
> Anyway, this is what I saw:
>
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/new_pal_010404.jpg
>
> This tiny guy was swimming around in the BTA within 12 hours of introduction to
> the tank! He's smaller than a single tentacle, so it is absolutely adorable. I
> watched the pair of clowns today, and to be honest, I don't expect any problems
> between them based on their actions.
>
> The 6 yr old is either putting up with the tiny guy, or is going to accept him.
> Here's a better picture, so you can see them together. (I intentionally used
> that other image above to make you look harder, like "Where's Waldo?"....hehehe)
>
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/paired_up.jpg
>
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/sharing_bta.jpg
>
> Marc
>
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>
>

[Dracunculus]

Great stuff Marc. Glad the clowns are getting along.

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Humm, I have two tank raised false percs... one is larger and never
leaves it's BTA, The other is smaller and hardly ever goes into the
BTA.. I thought the larger was a female and this was normal. Am I
mistaken?

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Opps forgot to mention! Mark photos as usual rock!

[Taff]

I miss this hobby and cant wait to get my new tank up and running :)

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
> Last night, I picked up a tank raised True Percula from Gary. It was
chased out
> of his display by some mean clowns, and was living in his sump. Very
small in
> size, I think this is part of Andy's first brood of clownfish.
>
> I added it to my 29g late last night after lights were out, and after a
few
> hours checked to see what was going on. The 6 year old True Percula was
> guarding his anemone and pretty much chasing the baby clown away.
However, I
> think that is part of the dominance thing, and finally went to sleep.
>
> Today when I got up, the 6 yr old was out in the top corner of the tank
away
> from the BTA. That is very unusual, as he (maybe she) only does this in
the
> evening when he anticipates dinner hour. My Percula was part of a pair
for
> years, but almost 2 years ago, its mate jumped from the tank and it has
been
> alone ever since. Due to the difference in size, I felt the new clown
might end
> up mating with the 6 yr old.
>
> Anyway, this is what I saw:
>
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/new_pal_010404.jpg
>
> This tiny guy was swimming around in the BTA within 12 hours of
introduction to
> the tank! He's smaller than a single tentacle, so it is absolutely
adorable. I
> watched the pair of clowns today, and to be honest, I don't expect any
problems
> between them based on their actions.
>
> The 6 yr old is either putting up with the tiny guy, or is going to accept
him.
> Here's a better picture, so you can see them together. (I intentionally
used
> that other image above to make you look harder, like "Where's
Waldo?"....hehehe)
>
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/paired_up.jpg
>
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0104/sharing_bta.jpg
>
> Marc
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

Yes, the larger Clownfish is almost always the female. In my case, I simply
don't know what the sex of mine is, as the other mate jumped two years ago and I
didn't think to compare sizes when I had to flush the carpet surfer. :(

So the 6 yr old could be male perhaps, or might be female. The new baby is an
it at this point. Hopefully it will all work out in the end.

Marc


wrote:

> Humm, I have two tank raised false percs... one is larger and never
> leaves it's BTA, The other is smaller and hardly ever goes into the
> BTA.. I thought the larger was a female and this was normal. Am I
> mistaken?

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[Richard Reynolds]

> Yes, the larger Clownfish is almost always the female. In my case, I simply
> don't know what the sex of mine is, as the other mate jumped two years ago and I
> didn't think to compare sizes when I had to flush the carpet surfer. :(
>
> So the 6 yr old could be male perhaps, or might be female. The new baby is an
> it at this point. Hopefully it will all work out in the end.
>
> Marc

I am missing something thats for sure, but the larger is a female now.

regardless of what she was 2 years ago.

if the new babby is an it (from the pictures only, its a sure thing) then it will change
to a he. otherwise its a she, and wont last long :( but like i said from the pics its a
sure thing its still an it. she's cant change any further it always goes it/male/female
and can only move left to right, and only when there is a vacancy.

when they are young they wont change at all, if they are not young and are left alone for
even as little as a week(i think the 1 week is limited to 1 type of clown, expect a little
longer for a perc) they can start to change up a level or two.

--
Richard Reynolds

[Richard Reynolds]

> the larger female will also release a chemical to stop smaller male growing,
> am i right????? its been a while

i think some of that is still under some debate

if its a chemical its not released into the open water. I thought the chemical thing was
ruled out, but i cant find the source of that thought.

--
Richard Reynolds

[Taff]

the larger female will also release a chemical to stop smaller male growing,
am i right????? its been a while
> wrote in message
...
> Opps forgot to mention! Mark photos as usual rock!

[Timothy Tom]

When I entered this hobby approximately 3 years ago, it was a dream to
actually own a clown fish paired with an anenome. I bought a pair of
tomato clowns which never really seemed to hit it off. They seldom
were aggressive toward one another, but they never really appeared to
stay together either. They both adopted their own condylactis
anenomes. One clown died about a year ago, and I have been hesitant
to get another clown for fear that it could
end up killing my existing clown. Perhaps I will try your approach
and find a really small tomato. Thanks for sharing your success Marc.

[Marc Levenson]

You have to find a similar fish that is half the size of your current clown to
have the possibility of success.

Marc


Timothy Tom wrote:

> When I entered this hobby approximately 3 years ago, it was a dream to
> actually own a clown fish paired with an anenome. I bought a pair of
> tomato clowns which never really seemed to hit it off. They seldom
> were aggressive toward one another, but they never really appeared to
> stay together either. They both adopted their own condylactis
> anenomes. One clown died about a year ago, and I have been hesitant
> to get another clown for fear that it could
> end up killing my existing clown. Perhaps I will try your approach
> and find a really small tomato. Thanks for sharing your success Marc.

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