Re: Is this a good deal? [Marine - Help and Advice]

voycey

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Posted on: 7/8/2006 13:22

Is this a good deal? #1

2 x Percula Clownfish

1 x Clown Anemone

£39.99

I know they arent guaranteed to use the anemone but wanted one anyway - i suppose i should really find out how big the anemone is :)

AmiJane

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Posted on: 7/8/2006 14:49

Re: Is this a good deal? #2

no idea i'm afraid - think chris would be the best person to reply

where are you getting them from? can you make sure they are ok before you buy?

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Posted on: 7/8/2006 15:46

Re: Is this a good deal? #3

probably is a good deal, but its only good if you can successfully keep the anemone, do you know what species of anemone it is? and yeah i'd check how big it is, need lots of room for an anemone.

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voycey

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Posted on: 7/8/2006 16:14

Re: Is this a good deal? #4

think its a malo anemone? not sure tho

I will keep one but will need to make sure that its okay for my tank first - need to go and get some hermits and snails later :)

have seen that bubble anemone are the best for clownfish :)

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Posted on: 7/8/2006 16:17

Re: Is this a good deal? #5

i'd love a bubbletip, love the colours! gonna wait til i got a bigger tank etc first tho, mite be alright with a 'baby' one, but i got no room for it to grow! shame they don't stay small isn't it!

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Posted on: 10/8/2006 18:11

Re: Is this a good deal? #6

its a good deall i see perculas sold for £25

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Posted on: 10/8/2006 19:19

Re: Is this a good deal? #7

depends, erdington aquatics sell percs for £12 each

so depending on the size etc of the anemone it would be a good deal

but the percs would be just as likely to use a leather toad stool, or so i've been told

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voycey

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Posted on: 10/8/2006 22:43

Re: Is this a good deal? #8

yeah i know what you mean
its cool - my LFS has said he will get me a pair of clowns and a smallish bubble tip for £30 - he will also pack them into a smallish tank so the clowns learn to use the anenome - he has had good success so far doing it this way :)

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Posted on: 11/8/2006 11:26

Re: Is this a good deal? #9

i found that they rarly will colonise it with other fish in the tank that are aggressive as they prefer to stay in the rock

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Posted on: 11/8/2006 20:53

Re: Is this a good deal? #10

Quote:

voycey wrote:

have seen that bubble anemone are the best for clownfish :)

our clowns love the bubbletip anenome. they can live without them though. Bubbletips seem to be the easiest to keep.