Salt Water Aquarium Fish For Beginners – Clown Fish
It is one thing as a newbie to marine aquariums to follow straightforward steps to form your tank. Most things in this component are in truth quite simple. Most gear is simply installed and other than regular upkeep will perform without a hitch. The only actual concern is water quality and this may be controlled with repeated testing and adjusting. A bigger concern nonetheless for the noob is what should they put in their tank?
Sea animals can be terribly intimidating to the newbie. There’s a wealth of information out there but regrettably much of it actually is science jargon that does more to confuse than help… Especially for the beginner. Hopefully, this short article will help steer the newcomer to some sea animals that’ll be hardy and straightforward to maintain and at the same time provide beautiful examples of jetty aquaria.
Clownfish were one of the first sea fish to be successfully bred in domestication on a large scale. It happens to be one of a few salt water ornament fish whose complete life cycle has been observed in prison. Members of some Clownfish species,eg the maroon Clownfish, become aggressive in captivity; others, like the False Percula Clownfish, can be kept successfully if cohabiting with other critters of the same species.
Almost 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 infestation from the anemone also. In kind, the anemone feeds from the waste of the clown fish and also can protect it from predators. This relationship implies a wonderful aquarium scene and one can look at the kindred union of these 2 absolutely different species.
Two mixtures that would work best in an amateur aquarium. The Stichodactlya Gigantea or the Heteractis Magnifica anemone will be happily hosted when coexisting with the false Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion Ocellaris). These are their natural hosts. In an aquarium however , these clown fish will host other species of anemone that they normally would not in natural habitats.
Clown fish also conform well to an aquarium and can be fed ground brine shrimp or flake fish food. They are also particular to algae and it is a staple in their diet so water conditions should allow enough algae for the clown fish to maintain a proper diet. Algae accounts for around 20% of their daily consumption.
As a newbie the clown fish will be a rewarding addition to any sea aquarium. Later as more experience is gained one can add anemones to the tank and you will be on the path to creating a reef tank that may dazzle many a visitor to your house. Bear in mind naturally to always add only one animal at a time as this permits the tank to adjust to the increase in waste from each new inhabitant.
This writer has been into sea aquariums off and on for over 30 years. Now sharing experience and helping new comers to the hobby start and maintain sea tanks on his site that is devoted to newbs.
