kmaintl's Oceanic 120g Tech - New Clownfish World
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I won't know until I sort out all aggressiveness. I'm going to have the WW in the display unless they become too aggressive, then I'll fall back on the Platinums. So, right now, no plans on the Platinums to be in the display tank.
Tank will be primary Picassos, with maybe a pair of Onyx Picasso/Onyx, a pair of WW and a pair of Phantoms.
I hope the Phantoms and WW won't be too aggressive. If I was to add anymore in my tank, it'll be those! A mix of Onyx Percs and Picasso Percs will be nice to see. how are you doing your QT? did you put them in say a 55g (bigger) tank to get them acquainted with each other already? or separate (smaller) tanks?
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they're all in a 40g breeder, separated into 3 partitions, so basically 3x 13g tanks. If the oscellaris are aggressive, they won't make the cut. Right now, the oscellaris are in their own tank and seem to be getting along just fine. The new Onyx are a little aggressive towards each other, so I know not all of them will make it into the display tank.
After I sort out any initial aggression, I'm going to put all of them together in my 70g holding tank that I usually use for larger fishes and see how they do. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll get along fine by putting them all together for the first time in the 70g (no established territorial disputes). If every goes well with that, then they go into the 120g display tank.
Your situation is a little different. You have a peaceful community tank of clowns already and putting something new like Phantom or WW might completely disrupt the order of things and fishes that were not aggressive before, become aggressive and maybe killers. So, I never recommend that reefers add-in clowns once the tank is established. You took a chance adding in another Platinum and couple of Picassos, but it worked out well for you. Maybe because they're juveniles and very small. I wouldn't chance it with the Phantoms. You might be able to get away with WW as they look similar to Platinums and the ones being released are really small... don't know how clownfishes view each other.
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another week have passed! tick tock tick tock... :wink: :wink:
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They're all being quarantined with PraziPro, standard practice nowadays. And unfortunately, I lost 2x perfect Onyx Picassos and 2x Picassos and not sure why. No signs of severe aggression and if there was, would have assumed that the Onyx would be picking on the Picassos. Watching them at least another week. The WW are doing great though... I put them into the mix and no fighting... probably because they're so small.
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so sorry to hear.
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Thanks for Andy in Cupertino, CA... I've collected my first 2x clone RBTAs locally. They're in quarantine right now. Here's a photo that Andy posted when he had them available because of tank reorganization.
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Can't wait for pics!
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Testing one nem and the one Onyx that hosted it immediately. Seeing how they do today in the new tank... Nem acclimated without any issue.
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It's funny how when I acclimated the nem into the QT holding tank, the Onyx went in immediately... only clown that did that. So, I thought I try out the pair in the main display to see how it does for this week. Nem is about 6" across.very nice Ed. looks like a happy duo. the BTA looks like a good size as well.
the nem should housed a few clowns.
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Finally, decided to stay with the 2x Kessils and T5 retrofit combo lighting... anyone want my EcoTech Radions?
I also found a local reefers with an overgrown BTA tank... going Friday to checkout how it looks live. He has one 6" maroon clown hosting a tankful of BTAs. :bigsmile: Photos look like rainbow BTAs. This is a photo that Emery from Petaluma sent me before I go up there to pickup.
I also found a local reefers with an overgrown BTA tank... going Friday to checkout how it looks live. He has one 6" maroon clown hosting a tankful of BTAs. :bigsmile: Photos look like rainbow BTAs. This is a photo that Emery from Petaluma sent me before I go up there to pickup.
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Congrats on finding a BTA supplier. 
it's a sight to see a tankful of BTA's. my guy has over 50 RBTA's, some reaching over 12"+.. It's crazy cool!
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it's a sight to see a tankful of BTA's. my guy has over 50 RBTA's, some reaching over 12"+.. It's crazy cool! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Are nems going into the holding tank or straight into the bigger display? Anyways, I'm hoping for a FTS once those clowns are out of quarantine!
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I need to see how my tester nem does in the 120g. If it does well and eats, I'll be ready to move all nems into the tank. If it doesn't look the happiest, I'll need to hold off and keep them in the holding tanks for awhile. I've always found this website extremely helpful when it comes to BTAs. And I refer reefers a lot to get information there.
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they look like the ones I have. the local I got them from has had them for a few years. I recently had one big one split into 3. should add some variety in color. 1smile1
