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12-13-2005, 05:25 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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I was pretty bummed out a couple of weeks ago because my juvenile oscellaris clown who used to host in my Xenia died. I couldn't figure out why because he was in good health and always used to meet me at the glass whenever I showed up. I found him in the overflow box with no apparent injuries... Who knows. The little buggar used to eat out of my hand.
So, this friend of mine wants to tear down his aquarium and asks me if I would take his clown and a couple of hermit crabs off of his hands. He said the fish was always healthy and he has had it for about a year. I thought it over for about a month and told him no, thank you I didn't want any more fish. But after my clown died he asked me a several more times and I finally relented and told him i would take care of it. Boy was I surprised when I went over to his mansion and found this 4 1/2" beautiful maroon clown all by itself in a 40 gallon aquarium. His wife said she fed it every day and by golly it sure looks like it. Imagine my surprise after being in the main tank for 3 days to come home and see this....
I didn't think anything would host in that godawful anemone..  It's about 10 " across. So you can tell the clown is pretty big also.
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | 
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12-13-2005, 05:29 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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My maroon clown will host almost anything. They are my favorite clowns, especialy the gold bar variety. Thats a nice specimen you have there! _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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12-13-2005, 05:38 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Downriver, Michigan
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I got two ocellaris clowns that host a 9-10" sebae.
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46 gallon bow front, 62lbs Fiji/Tonga live rock, 312 watts T-5 lighting, 75lbs sand. Seaclone 100.
Emerald Crab, Blue Leg hermits, Astrea Snails, Sand Sifting Star, Mini Brittles, 2 Ocellaris Clowns, 2 Blue-Green Chromis, 2 Yellowtail Damsels, 1 Blue Damsel, Sebae Anemone(getting huge).
Button Polyps, Starburst polyps, Sunburst polyps, Pink Polyps,Teal Polyps, Green Polyps, Galaxea, Green Goniopora, Red Shroom, Green/Blue Ricordea shrooms, Green Blastomussa Merletti. | |
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12-13-2005, 06:33 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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ya the maroon clowns like the carpets i always see them at the lfs ! thats great news and good luck! _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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12-13-2005, 07:14 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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Originally Posted by RAVEN Thats a nice specimen you have there! | Thank you for your kind words.
And Thank you too Bruce.
I've never had a Maroon Clown before. I always heard they were very aggressive towards other fish. So far not really a problem. He shares the tank with a Mimic Tang that likes to hang out with him, and 3 other small fish. We'll see, fingers are crossed.
Jim | |
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12-13-2005, 08:35 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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Maroon's are just territorial around their anemonie just like most clowns. My black tomato clown is more aggressive than my maroon. | |
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12-13-2005, 08:51 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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Beautiful clown! My favorite also! But, if it is 4 1/2 inches long , it is likely that 'he' is a 'she'  
Nice pairing! Thanks for sharing!!  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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12-13-2005, 10:42 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 49
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Diver,
"She's" a beauty! My LFS has one in their large display tank, about the same size as yours or a little larger. It seems to move between a carpet anemone and a long-tentacled anemone. _________ -- SAW39 45 gal modified hex. Started and cycled August 2005.
2 Serpent Stars, Ocelaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Green Chromis damsel, Condalactis & Macrodactyla dorensis anemones, 1 big bristleworm, 1 small Banded Coral shrimp.
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12-14-2005, 08:26 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
Posts: 1,294
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Yes, I know that he is a she
The previous owner called HIM redrider. I tried to explain it to them but after a while they had me saying it. lol
Thanks for the information.
Jim | |
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01-18-2006, 05:21 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MORENO VALLEY, CA,California
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I love maroons too ive had mine for 2 years he loves hosting in a torch leather _________ 135g 3" SB 3- 400w MH, 2 65w PC actinic, 2 10K PC, 40g refugium, EV-180 PS ,Mag 18 ret,1700 PH,2 maxi 1200's air water and ice 5 stage RO/DI  | |
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