Is this clown hard to find?

Seachelle · Aug 28, 2021

I saw these 2 at a local Petco and fell in love with them. Since I haven't set up my tank yet, I couldn't take them home, but I'd love to get a pair when I'm ready. I've searched online but I don't see them for sale anywhere. Are they hard to find? They were listed as pearl eyed bicinctus clown fish. I really love the darker coloration and blue eye shadow.

Jekyl · Aug 28, 2021

Clarkii clown?

Rmckoy · Aug 28, 2021

Seachelle said:
I saw these 2 at a local Petco and fell in love with them. Since I haven't set up my tank yet, I couldn't take them home, but I'd love to get a pair when I'm ready. I've searched online but I don't see them for sale anywhere. Are they hard to find? They were listed as pearl eyed bicinctus clown fish. I really love the darker coloration and blue eye shadow.

Meaning 2 stripe or sawlike .
they are most likely common. Just need to look for them when you’re ready

Jdadams · Aug 28, 2021

Two Banded Clownfish: Saltwater Aquarium Corals for Marine Reef Aquariums

liveaquaria.com

Seachelle · Aug 28, 2021

Jekyl said:
Clarkii clown?

I think they're different. The scientific name is amphiron bicinctus and Clarki is amphiron ckarki

Jdadams · Aug 28, 2021

Live aquaria usually keeps them in stock

Seachelle · Aug 28, 2021

Jdadams said:
Two Banded Clownfish: Saltwater Aquarium Corals for Marine Reef Aquariums

liveaquaria.com

I saw these, but they don't seem to have the blue color in the eyelids

Seachelle · Aug 28, 2021

Jdadams said:
Live aquaria usually keeps them in stock

I see the regular bicinctus but not the pearl eyed

Jdadams · Aug 28, 2021

Seachelle said:
I saw these, but they don't seem to have the blue color in the eyelids

Comes with age

Seachelle · Aug 28, 2021

Jdadams said:
Comes with age

Thanks! Good to know!

Jdadams · Aug 28, 2021

Seachelle said:
Thanks! Good to know!

Those pics on live aquaria are usually of young fish so their colors are light and you can see the blue on part on its eye which is the “pearl”

TriggersAmuck · Aug 28, 2021

I'm a fan of Red Sea clowns as well, and I can say that back pre-pandemic I saw these regularly in our Tampa LFSs. You could probably ask the fish person at that Petco to order from their wholesaler when the time is right if you don't have other LFSs around.

What are you planning tank wise? First one? We can offer tons of advice (probably more than you asked for) if you give us an idea what you are looking to do and whether you want to keep the cost constrained or you don't mind putting in a little more money to keep the maintenance down.

Edit: Never mind, saw your other thread regards square tanks and your intro.

Take a look at my build thread (the Build Thread Contributor badge to the left links to it) as I can so relate to your experience....my first fish only marine tank was back in 1985. Kept tanks when I moved overseas to South Africa in the 90's (very different scene due to lack of imported equipment at the time), then got back in the hobby in the early 2000's here in Florida and have been at it ever since.

So did you decide on a tank? I will say that if you decide to get one with a sump, make sure the tank is drilled, as adding an overflow box (CPR backpack in my former instance) to a non-drilled tank will give you much anxiety now and then.

Seachelle · Aug 28, 2021

TriggersAmuck said:
I'm a fan of Red Sea clowns as well, and I can say that back pre-pandemic I saw these regularly in our Tampa LFSs. You could probably ask the fish person at that Petco to order from their wholesaler when the time is right if you don't have other LFSs around.

What are you planning tank wise? First one? We can offer tons of advice (probably more than you asked for) if you give us an idea what you are looking to do and whether you want to keep the cost constrained or you don't mind putting in a little more money to keep the maintenance down.

Edit: Never mind, saw your other thread regards square tanks and your intro. Take a look at my build thread (the Build Thread Contributor badge to the left links to it) as I can so relate to your experience....my first fish only marine tank was back in 1985. Kept tanks when I moved overseas to South Africa in the 90's (very different scene due to lack of imported equipment at the time), then got back in the hobby in the early 2000's here in Florida and have been at it ever since.

So did you decide on a tank? I will say that if you decide to get one with a sump, make sure the tank is drilled, as adding an overflow box (CPR backpack in my former instance) to a non-drilled tank will give you much anxiety now and then.

Thanks for your help! I'm still stuck on which tank I want. I'm impressed with the build and quality of the Cade Pro Reef 600, but it's so much more cost wise than the Red Sea 200 xl I'm also looking at. I'm trying to find something 40-50 gallons that will fit in about a 27" square footprint. I really just need to pull the trigger and order one! Both the Red Sea and the Cade are AIO systems so I'm assuming they come pre drilled.

I was thinking of starting a quarantine tank, as i have a 10 gallon tank already. I figured it would give me practice cycling a tank before I get my DT. Also if I found any fish I had to have before I get my DT set up, I'd have a place to keep them. But in asking questions here, it seems some people think you don't need to quarantine, and that it may be more stressful for the fish to be moved twice. So now I'm confused about that too! Lol!

I'm really loving this site - so many helpful people and you learn so much! Thanks for your help and I'll definitely check out your build thread.

TriggersAmuck · Aug 28, 2021

If you have the space and means to maintain a regular QT tank I say go for it! The problem (the stress people are alluding to) often comes when folks stand up instant QTs with immature biological filtration (often thinking bottled bacteria will instantly do the trick) or they attempt to say house a 10" Queen Angel in a 2 foot tank to either treat it or quarantine it. There is no question that quarantining both fish and corals before introducing them to a larger ($$$) population definitely mitigates a lot of risks. And it also means you have less stress should a fish in your DT suddenly break out with something. Many people (myself included) simply don't feel they have the place to put a less than attractive QT for these purposes. And they (we) pay the price from time to time.

TriggersAmuck · Aug 28, 2021

One thing you can do is put a bag of biomedia (like ceramic gems/balls) in your DT's sump or hang on back or wherever so that once it has matured over several months you can move it to a QT if there is ever a question of sufficient biological filtration in the QT. Just be careful about moving it back to the DT without sterilizing it (depending on why you were using the QT).

Danroo · Aug 28, 2021

I would suggest setting up your DT first. Once its up you can always add extra bio media in your DT once its fully cycled. I’m assuming the QT tank might not be used a lot and the bacteria may die due to not being able to feed or nitrates being constantly high. When you need it just pop the HOB filter and use the bio media for an instant cycle.