1geo
Reefing newb
Three months ago I started out with a twenty gallon cycled tank and 4, 1 inch Percula Clown Fish. Within the first 48 hours two of the Percula died. Two weeks later the third Percula died. I then ordered two more Percula from another vendor and when these came they were large, 2 1/4 inches. The small got along fine with the large but the two large Perculas have a war going. After a couple of weeks the remaining small Percula died. The two large remaining Percula take up stations at the opposite ends of the tank away from each other and every once in a while will attack each other; they really don't like each other. Its my opinion that the original 4 were wild raised stock. The were afraid of everything and stressed out all the time. They were put in a cycled tank with great water chemistry; and the chemistry is still great. The large Perculas were tank raised and even though they are very aggressive, they have no fear of anything. When I walk by the tank they don't run or hide and they have even attacked my hand when I put it in the water; these guys are tough. Still, with the constant battles going on sooner or later one will succumb and then I will only have one clown fish. Next time I buy clowns it will be tank raised Ocellaris, Geo. :frustrat:
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