Clowns doing the hokey pokey

zsteph · 12/09/2012, 08:05 AM

So I noticed yesterday my clowns are doing mating rituals. I don't know if I am happy or scared of having tons of little nemos swimming around our tank.

Funniest part of watching this is when the Coral Beauty tries to join in.

techdiver · 12/09/2012, 12:25 PM

You may end up with free reef food soon. I wish they were not so hard to raise.

zsteph · 12/09/2012, 01:44 PM

Things I have learned owning this aquarium

Clowns are little horndogs and curious like puppies
Coral Beauties poop a LOT!
Diamond Watchman Gobies are anal retentive... very OCD!
Royal Grammas will host corals. Mine hosts under the hammer
Anemones are weird and make no sense at all
Brittle Stars look like some really bad 50s B movie when climbing out from under a rock
Brain coral are pigs
Tiger conchs are really fun to watch but also have tentacles coming from below their eyes (really creepy) and tails that look like a dragon's
If you have fine sand and a goby, forget clear water EVER
Nassarius snails are the sharks of the snail world... sand sharks

EllieSuz · 12/09/2012, 02:26 PM

zsteph, great post! I especially liked the sand shark remark (Nassarius snails). I love it when they emerge from the sand like hidden monsters rising out of the fog in a horror flick.

12/09/2012, 08:05 AM	#1
zsteph Moved On Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Jackson TN Posts: 77	Clowns doing the hokey pokey So I noticed yesterday my clowns are doing mating rituals. I don't know if I am happy or scared of having tons of little nemos swimming around our tank. Funniest part of watching this is when the Coral Beauty tries to join in.

12/09/2012, 12:25 PM	#2
techdiver Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,401	You may end up with free reef food soon. I wish they were not so hard to raise. __________________ Jackson Area Reef Club

12/09/2012, 01:44 PM	#3
zsteph Moved On Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Jackson TN Posts: 77	Things I have learned owning this aquarium Clowns are little horndogs and curious like puppies Coral Beauties poop a LOT! Diamond Watchman Gobies are anal retentive... very OCD! Royal Grammas will host corals. Mine hosts under the hammer Anemones are weird and make no sense at all Brittle Stars look like some really bad 50s B movie when climbing out from under a rock Brain coral are pigs Tiger conchs are really fun to watch but also have tentacles coming from below their eyes (really creepy) and tails that look like a dragon's If you have fine sand and a goby, forget clear water EVER Nassarius snails are the sharks of the snail world... sand sharks

12/09/2012, 02:26 PM	#4
EllieSuz Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,858	zsteph, great post! I especially liked the sand shark remark (Nassarius snails). I love it when they emerge from the sand like hidden monsters rising out of the fog in a horror flick. __________________ "You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor.