Quick help needed please

danieljames · 09/17/2006, 03:52 PM

I just purchased a very small ocellaris. I have aips in the display that could possibly eat him (If they do..i don't know). Will he be alright in a 26 bow filled with large aip's, or should i put him in another display? I have another large female ocellaris in the 26 that hosts a gbta.

wrott · 09/17/2006, 04:03 PM

If you want to pair them, and the smaller one is truly immature, I would add it to the tank w/ the female--the smaller one will submit before it is injured too badly--it may take a couple of days to pair-up.

danieljames · 09/17/2006, 04:04 PM

What do you think about the aips wrott? They are easily double his size, all over the tank.

wrott · 09/17/2006, 04:07 PM

are you talking about aptasia?

danieljames · 09/17/2006, 04:08 PM

Yeah man. They are very big. Double his size, all over the tank.

wrott · 09/17/2006, 04:11 PM

No the aptasia should not be able to kill a healthy fish IMO--I would not worry about nuisance anemones killing a clown.

wrott · 09/17/2006, 04:16 PM

May be some else can chime in and give an opinion?

danieljames · 09/17/2006, 04:23 PM

.

wrott · 09/17/2006, 04:46 PM

bump

danieljames · 09/17/2006, 06:27 PM

He seems to be doing fine. Will the female treat such a small male as a potential mate, or young? She chased him away vigorously at first, but now she is letting him close, without too much resistance.

nmprisons · 09/17/2006, 06:36 PM

the aiptasia shouldn't kill him, but why don't you get rid of them? get swome joe's juice and solve the problem and your worries.

wrott · 09/17/2006, 07:13 PM

They will pair-up, the smaller one will become male and he will remain smaller than the female.

09/17/2006, 03:52 PM	#1
danieljames Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 2,453	Quick help needed please I just purchased a very small ocellaris. I have aips in the display that could possibly eat him (If they do..i don't know). Will he be alright in a 26 bow filled with large aip's, or should i put him in another display? I have another large female ocellaris in the 26 that hosts a gbta. __________________ "Humble pie....mmm mmm good"

09/17/2006, 04:03 PM	#2
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	If you want to pair them, and the smaller one is truly immature, I would add it to the tank w/ the female--the smaller one will submit before it is injured too badly--it may take a couple of days to pair-up. __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

09/17/2006, 04:04 PM	#3
danieljames Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 2,453	What do you think about the aips wrott? They are easily double his size, all over the tank. __________________ "Humble pie....mmm mmm good"

09/17/2006, 04:07 PM	#4
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	are you talking about aptasia? __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

09/17/2006, 04:08 PM	#5
danieljames Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 2,453	Yeah man. They are very big. Double his size, all over the tank. __________________ "Humble pie....mmm mmm good"

09/17/2006, 04:11 PM	#6
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	No the aptasia should not be able to kill a healthy fish IMO--I would not worry about nuisance anemones killing a clown. __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

09/17/2006, 04:16 PM	#7
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	May be some else can chime in and give an opinion? __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

09/17/2006, 04:23 PM	#8
danieljames Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 2,453	. __________________ "Humble pie....mmm mmm good"

09/17/2006, 04:46 PM	#9
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	bump __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

09/17/2006, 06:27 PM	#10
danieljames Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 2,453	He seems to be doing fine. Will the female treat such a small male as a potential mate, or young? She chased him away vigorously at first, but now she is letting him close, without too much resistance. __________________ "Humble pie....mmm mmm good"

09/17/2006, 06:36 PM	#11
nmprisons Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,520	the aiptasia shouldn't kill him, but why don't you get rid of them? get swome joe's juice and solve the problem and your worries. __________________ 25gallon tank up and cycling since 7/29/06 Mostly LPS reef (lords, micros, duncans, etc.) with some ricordia florida and zoanthids. Current Tank Info: 25 gallon, 28lbs of Marshall Island and Kaelini Live Rock, 2x65 power compact lighting, IFS Protein Skimmer

09/17/2006, 07:13 PM	#12
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	They will pair-up, the smaller one will become male and he will remain smaller than the female. __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt