claire481
09/24/2009, 05:10 PM
I bought an established 14-gall Biocube display tank from a dealer about 10 months ago and only managed to get the green hair algae under control 2 months ago. I replaced the bio balls with LR and chem-pure carbon, I have a protein skimmer and everything is thriving. Water conditions are excellent and I have a clean-up crew consisting of 6 hermit crabs and 2 nassarius snails.
I bought a beautiful Maroon Clown a couple weeks ago, and after giving him a fresh-water dip to treat him for ich, he is doing wonderfully! He even gets along (sort of) with the little Talbot's Damsel I have in there. He eats like a vacuum cleaner, swims in the current and comes right up to the glass to greet me. The dealer told me he should be fine in my tank, but recently, I have been reading that they can grow to 6 inches and need at least 30 gallons! Please be honest, have I made a mistake? Is he doomed to die a slow death or will he be fine?
Does anyone else have a maroon clown in such a small tank? I will watch him closely for any signs of stress, and will return him if need be.
I bought a beautiful Maroon Clown a couple weeks ago, and after giving him a fresh-water dip to treat him for ich, he is doing wonderfully! He even gets along (sort of) with the little Talbot's Damsel I have in there. He eats like a vacuum cleaner, swims in the current and comes right up to the glass to greet me. The dealer told me he should be fine in my tank, but recently, I have been reading that they can grow to 6 inches and need at least 30 gallons! Please be honest, have I made a mistake? Is he doomed to die a slow death or will he be fine?
Does anyone else have a maroon clown in such a small tank? I will watch him closely for any signs of stress, and will return him if need be.