Good as GOLD!!

Raf · #1 10-23-2005, 10:02 AM

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!

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!

Enjoy!

The female:

The female and male outside the box:

the little male hiding behind some rocks: :P

and some of the other fish in the tank:

Yellow Tang:

Valentini Puffer:

The uber cute Porcupine Puffer I recently picked up:

Picasso Trigger:

That's all folks!

hockey nut · #2 10-23-2005, 10:18 AM

Great Pics!!!!!

Diana · #3 10-23-2005, 10:20 AM

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

-Diana

doublette · #4 10-23-2005, 06:28 PM

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

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #5 10-23-2005, 08:13 PM

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

).

Anthony

geopod · #6 10-24-2005, 07:05 AM

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 · #7 10-24-2005, 07:08 AM

Great pics and Fish

albert_dao · #8 10-24-2005, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

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

Raf · #9 10-24-2005, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

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!

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #10 10-24-2005, 10:12 AM

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