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Posted: March 06 2008 at 7:52pm |
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I have a new pair of clowns that haven't eaten. I am wondering if anyone has any tricks to entice them to eat. I have fed flake, microcrabs, frozen baby brine, frozen mysis and they simply don't seem interested at all. They are a bit skinny and I am concerned for them, probably should just chill but I would sleep a whole lot better if they would just eat. They are tank raised true perculas from ORA. Pics in my thread in the general forum.
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 7:55pm |
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if you just got them give em a day or two. they are probably just stressed. if they are tank raised they'll prolly eat anything. I think ora feeds pellets??? ora glo
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 8:02pm |
Clownfish are usually not problem eaters but if they have caught parasites it can be hard for them to ingest anything. If you haven't tried marinating the frozen food in a drop of Garlic Oil without water, then I would suggest that as a definite measure.
Do you know that we have tank raised clowns right here in our midst? I would rather buy clownfish from Dave Tea than from ORA. And since you live in Hyde Park, those clowns are less than a half hour from you! 
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 8:08pm |
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If they haven't eaten by the 3rd day after you bought them, go find some live brine shrimp and try that
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 8:30pm |
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Do you know that we have tank raised clowns right here in our midst? I would rather buy clownfish from Dave Tea than from ORA. And since you live in Hyde Park, those clowns are less than a half hour from you! |
I doubt they look like this 
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 9:02pm |
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picassos!!!
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 9:02pm |
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contact ora and see what they were feeding them for good measure
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 10:00pm |
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 10:02pm |
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I'm sure they'll tell me ORA glow food. I actually ordered some but they didn't send it with the fish. I'll give them until tomorrow. Hey, they flew in from Florida, maybe they have jet lag. Can you see why I might lose some sleep over these guys not eating?
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 10:39pm |
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uhh yeah i wont even ask what they cost cuz i have a pretty good idea. Petco down here carries ora glo. check your local petco?
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Posted: March 07 2008 at 9:39pm |
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They started eating this morning. I was just a little worried, kind of special, (expensive) fish. I really like these guys. The Tail spot is still my favorite right now. He is just awesome!
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Posted: March 07 2008 at 9:41pm |
I'm glad they are eating now. That is definitely great news.
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Posted: March 12 2008 at 12:27pm |
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Just an update on the picassos are doing great. THey are eating like pigs. These two are just about the sweetest fish I have ever met. They are always "snuggling" together, even more than just swimming close, they are inseperable. Always touching, and seem to really enjoy being together, I have never seen anything like it. My other clowns stayed together but not like this! Also, last night when I was moving some corals that the critters had bumped, the came right up to my hand and swam in. Very friendly little guys.
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Posted: March 12 2008 at 12:36pm |
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I have seen these clowns personally they are very cool I wish i had some
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Posted: March 12 2008 at 12:46pm |
sweet that would have been stressful glad to hear they are eating 
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Posted: March 12 2008 at 1:33pm |
That's awesome!
In the future you should see if you can get them to breed. Those would be so neat. Good find for sure. Congrats.
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Posted: March 12 2008 at 2:00pm |
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I would like to do that. Who on the boards has experience with breeding clowfish? When do they typically spawn - how old? When will they make the gender change?
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Posted: March 12 2008 at 4:49pm |
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its going to take a few years for them to mature to breeding age. aime breeds, and I just started raising maroon babies.
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Posted: March 12 2008 at 5:52pm |
That's ok, I'll just wait until they are ready. These two aren't going anywhere. They are just great! They have darkened (black) considerably on their stripes, fins and body (not the white). Is that normal under higher light? My old pair did the same thing. Their bodies are taking on an almost smoky look. I'll try and get some updated pics.
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Posted: March 12 2008 at 6:27pm |
Very beautiful fish! I'm surprized how little black they have on them. However, it's very common for clownfish to take at least a year or more to develop their full color patterns - especially the black. I'm surprized that you are seeing the black coming in so soon though. Maybe they were just pale from the travel and not eating well.
About how long from tip to tip are they? If they are no bigger than an inch long, they are probably around 6 months old. That means you have at least a year before they will be mature enough to start breeding. Since they are definitely paired up, then one of them has already decided to be the female. You will start to notice which one it is because she will become a little more agressive towards the other one and she will start to get bigger than him. The fact that they are the exact same size probably means that they just came from their breeding tank with a whole lot of other siblings. They probably paired them up right before sending them to you.
Please take Mark's recommendation and give them garlic. Traveling that far is stressful and you want to make sure that they don't develop ick over the next few weeks. It will help strengthen their immune system.
Dave Tee and I have both raised clownfish along with several others here on the board. There are about 4-5 people that are in the beginning stages of learning how to raise them so now is a good time to follow their posts and progress. In about 6-8 months, you will want to start learning how to raise the live food that the babies will need to survive. If you want a crash course, drive to Dave Tee's house in Brigham City and see his setup.
Amie
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