New 3g tank

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Excited about my new 3g tank...[emoji847]....
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IKR!!!! Can’t wait to add my little Nemo and some corals

Uh, a 3 gallon tank is way too small for any clownfish. It's okay for corals or inverts but a clownfish would not do well in a 3 gallon tank, especially a captive bred one (which most are these days). Captive bred clownfish are very active swimmers and don't stake out a set small territory like wild caught clowns do. I had a captive bred snowflake occ in my 36 gallon tank who was about 1.5 inches in length and he covered the entire area of the tank in seconds. If you need a visual on how active these guys can be, here it is:

 
Uh, a 3 gallon tank is way too small for any clownfish. It's okay for corals or inverts but a clownfish would not do well in a 3 gallon tank, especially a captive bred one (which most are these days). Captive bred clownfish are very active swimmers and don't stake out a set small territory like wild caught clowns do. I had a captive bred snowflake occ in my 36 gallon tank who was about 1.5 inches in length and he covered the entire area of the tank in seconds. If you need a visual on how active these guys can be, here it is:


Thanks for the info may get a bigger tank then [emoji29]
 

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