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HAILEY - 2010-07-21
I have had my clown fish for about a week and he just started laying behind the anemone, but now he is laying on the ground of the tank like the tester damsel fish that died, idk whats wrong, but all of our other fish are perfectly fine, and we feed them several times a day. But when we tried to put him in the anemone he went crazy swimming backwards and upside down....HELP!

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Jonny - 2010-10-14
Hello there, i've been keeping marines for some years now & understand your anxieties to help, but it seems to me that he/she isn't bonding with the anemone therefore, take it out and if possible remove the clown to a hospital tank and just monitor the health eg, feeding activities any signs of parasites or stress & then if improved after a week or so then introduce again but under no circumstances try to force the symbiotic bond as this will stress both creatures. If this all fails contact your lfs also explaining your situation. Hope this helps let us know how things are:)
Anonymous - 2011-01-05
Hard to match clowns with anemone and it needs to be the right type...

Ruth - 2010-12-30
Blimey, they don't attack? Mine do! They are particularly picky about where rocks and artifacts are placed within their tank. But they are worth it! They are stunning fish and fascinating to watch as they bob up and down.

Moses - 2007-04-05
Iv had this fish for 1 year and is a great fish to have! It is very active and is very nice to its tank mates. My clown fish sometimes swims with my coral beauty angel fish. It is a little greedy when it comes to feeding.

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Anonymous - 2010-10-17
Have a good time with your fish.

johnny - 2010-04-25
Will snowflake clowns jump out of my 100 gallon tank?

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zach - 2010-10-11
The only reason that I have heard of snowflake clowns jumping out of a tank was when the water heater malfunctioned and shot the temp. up to about 120f. Other than that they love the top/upper mid of the tank but shouldn't jump out.

Ashley - 2010-10-01
Very beautiful and full of personality, but they can (and will) start acting like spoiled brats sooner or later! My clown Moe took to frogspawn instead of an anemone and won't let anything near it. if I move a rock by it no matter what the size, he'll move it away from the frogspawn and to his liking. He's lucky he's cute!

Pablo - 2009-02-01
my gold fish died because i forgot t feed it!!!!!!!

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jj - 2010-07-30
Goldfish can go weeks without food.

Louis Aube - 2010-07-16
Mine likes to hang around in a bubble tip Anemone. If you place a new rock or move a rock any where near the Anemone he/she will knock that rock out of the way no matter the size. I have never seen anything with such power in an aquarium.

eric - 2010-02-14
Yes they are compatible, the larger one was the female the males are generally smaller. Clown fish have the ability to change sex. The largest male will change sex to make a mating pair. The female will be the dominate fish and may chase the male a little, it's normal. You should not have a problem if you replace it. If you have a jumping fish problem a friend taught me a trick, take some plastic bird netting and put that over the top of the tank. Be careful the light doesn't melt it though.

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black devil angler - 2010-06-28
"Yes they are compatible, the larger one was the female the males are generally smaller. Clown fish have the ability to change sex. The largest male will change sex to make a mating pair. The female will be the dominant fish and may chase the male a little, it's normal. You should not have a problem if you replace it. If you have a jumping fish problem a friend taught me a trick, take some plastic bird netting and put that over the top of the tank. Be careful the light doesn't melt it though. "
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Steve Pivec - 2010-01-24
I just added a velvet damsel with the clarkii clown and the clarkii won't leave the damsel alone.

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Erika Taylor - 2010-06-20
Clowns and Damsels are in the same family. They all tend to be incredibly territorial. Your clown's prolly just letting the newcomer know that (s)he's the one running the show, lol. Honestly, if the clown were removed for whatever reason and you were to introduce another clown or damsel, the Velvet would be the exact same way to them. Or later, say you were to add a Three Striped Damsel, Goby, or whatever, the likelihood of Clarkii and Velvet tag teaming them would almost be guaranteed. I have had my Clarkii (Omen) for over two years, is @ 5" long. Omen goes after the Watchmen Goby, went after the SUPER docile firefish (poor little guy), and even goes after the little scooter Blenny occasionally. Usually they tend to work it out. It's totally hard to watch sometimes, esp when there's more than one picking on just one. Alas, that's their nature. They're a-holes, really. What's helped me in the past is getting a $5 in-tank breeding net and either use it as a "time out" for the a-hole or to give the other one a break without having to set up yet ANOTHER tank. Good luck!

Mike - 2010-05-28
I have a Clarkii in a 72 gallon bow front with some pretty tough tankmates, a niger trigger, picasso trigger, a kole tang and a dragon wrasse and he has no problems holding his own. He hosts a condy anemone of all things, which are not normally host to any clown fish, and anyone in the tank that gets too close to his anemone is reminded that it belongs to him in no uncertain terms. I've read that they are a peaceful fish but I have yet to see that side of mine and wouldn't recomend putting one in with smaller or timid tank mates. That being said, if you have at least a semi aggresive tank I would highly recommend one, they are one of the most entertaining fish I have ever had the pleasure of owning.

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