Good as GOLD!!

[Raf]

Well, i have been waiting for these guys for a long time! And finally, after almost a year of waiting, one of the stores got them in. So today, I picked up two Gold Stripe Maroon Clownfish! :love:

These guys are rare and fairly sought after in the hobby. They can go for $50 or more each at some stores! I currently have the female in a box in the main tank and the smaller male outside the box cruising the tank....eventually, i will let the female out....hopefully by then, they will be more used to eachother and only have a little fight before acceptance! :D

Enjoy!

The female:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Raf_MM/clowngold1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Raf_MM/clown2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Raf_MM/clown4.jpg

The female and male outside the box:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Raf_MM/two-clowns.jpg

the little male hiding behind some rocks: :P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Raf_MM/smallclown1.jpg

and some of the other fish in the tank:

Yellow Tang:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Raf_MM/tang.jpg

Valentini Puffer:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Raf_MM/valentini.jpg

The uber cute Porcupine Puffer I recently picked up:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Raf_MM/puffer1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Raf_MM/puffer2.jpg

Picasso Trigger:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Raf_MM/picasso1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Raf_MM/picasso2.jpg

That's all folks!

:)

[hockey nut]

Great Pics!!!!!

[Diana]

Great pictures baby!!!! They are beauties!!!!

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-Diana

[doublette]

Nice fish! Those clowns are beautiful! I love the porcupine puffer, they always look like they are smiling! :biggrin:

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yup. Gotta agree. Those are great pics & we love the gold striped maroons (got a pair ourselves hosting in a LTA) & porcupine puffer (lost it during the move :cry: ).

Anthony

[geopod]

Now I have to say I admire your Gold Stripes.Can they be put into a 90gal with a pair of percs?I have read that you cant but yet I hear people saying yes.

george

[Reefhawk1]

Great pics and Fish :cool:

[albert_dao]

Now I have to say I admire your Gold Stripes.Can they be put into a 90gal with a pair of percs?I have read that you cant but yet I hear people saying yes.

george

No, you can't. Don't listen to what SOME people say. Luck is not a means to judge success in this hobby.

[Raf]

Now I have to say I admire your Gold Stripes.Can they be put into a 90gal with a pair of percs?I have read that you cant but yet I hear people saying yes.

george

Most likely no.....maroons are probably the most aggressive clownfish.....chances are they will give the percs a rough ride.....perhaps even try to take one anothers anenomes if you have them in the tank.

Hey, just gave you a reason to set up another tank! :biggrin:

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I'm assuming your 90g is a four footer & that's not enough space to give the percs a chance to get away from the Maroons. I have a breeding pair of Ocellaris with my pair of Gold Stripes but they each take one half of a six foot tank, with their own LR structure & host anemone (although Oc. host Rhodactis shrooms). Like the others have stated already, maroons are the most aggressive clowns & getting them to co-habitate with other clowns requires luck & lots of tank space.

Anthony

[geopod]

I dont know how these guys do it.I have seen Ocellaris,percs,maroons all in the same tank and his tank is smaller than mine.I wont mention names.

george

thanks for the info

[Ruth]

I have 2 false percs, 2 sebae, and 1 gold stripe maroon in my 230. I got the maroon when he was very small but he is getting quite big now and is going to be getting a new home in my 190 once it has cycled. He is quite aggressive - unfortunately mostly with me when I put my hand in his end of the tank but he does take a run at the sebaes - which are huge - if they come too close to his anemone. I would not put the maroon in a smaller tank with other clowns.

[Raf]

Yup. Gotta agree. Those are great pics & we love the gold striped maroons (got a pair ourselves hosting in a LTA) & porcupine puffer (lost it during the move :cry: ).

Anthony

BTW, thanks Anthony for reccomending Coral Ocean Aquarium to my girl....he was the ones who got those gold stripes in!

Cheers

[fresh]

just out of curiosity how much were those gold-stripped maroons?

[Raf]

$28 for the small $32 for the large :)

[RD]

Looking good Raf! :cool:

[golfbomber]

i think i had bought the same clown fish but the yellow has bleached out to a white yellow. does anyone have experience in this? the clown does not eat dry food only mysis and brine.

[lil_clownfish13]

WOW! congrats! they are b-b-b-beautiful!!!