Friday, April 6, 2012

Salt Water Aquarium Livestock For Newbs - Clown Fish

By Paul Martin


It is one thing as a newb to sea aquariums to follow easy steps to create your tank. Most things in this area are in reality fairly simple. Most hardware is easy to install and aside from regular maintenance will perform without a hitch. The only real concern is water quality and this is often controlled with regular testing and adjusting. A larger concern however , for the newbie is what should they put in their tank?

Sea animals can be very frightening to the newb. There's a wealth of information out there but sadly much of it is science lingo that does more to confuse than help... Particularly for the beginner. Hopefully, this short piece will help steer the newcomer to some marine animals that will be hardy and easy to care for and at the very same time provide attractive examples of jetty aquaria.

Clownfish were one of the first marine fish to be successfully bred in domestication on a large scale. It's one of a handful of marine ornament fish whose complete life cycle has been noted in prison. Members of some Clownfish species, for example the maroon Clownfish, become assertive in confinement; others, like the False Percula Clownfish, can be kept successfully if combined with other animals of the same species.

Fairly well all clown fish have a symbiotic relationship with anemones. They feed from the leftover food left by anemones and and turn protect the anemone from predators. Clown fish are great for cleaning parasites from the anemone also. In kind, the anemone feeds from the waste of the clown fish and also defends it from predators. This relationship makes for a excellent aquarium scene and one can observe the kindred union of these two very different species.

2 combinations that would work well in a newb aquarium. The Stichodactlya Gigantea or the Heteractis Magnifica anemone will be eagerly hosted when combined with the fake Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion Ocellaris). These are their natural hosts. In an aquarium but these clown fish will host other species of anemone that they routinely wouldn't in the wild.

Clown fish also adapt well to an aquarium and can be fed ground brine shrimp and flake fish food. They are also particular to algae and it is a staple in their diet so water conditions should permit enough algae for the clown fish to maintain a proper diet. Algae accounts for approximately 20% of their daily intake.

As a beginner the clown fish will be a pleasurable addition to any marine aquarium. Later as more experience is gained one can add anemones to the tank and you'll be on the road to producing a reef tank that may amaze many a visitor to your abode. Remember of course to always add just one animal at a time as this lets the tank to adjust to the gain in waste from each new inhabitant.




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