I just bought 2 wild mated percula clownfish along with the BTA they were hosting in my LFS's tank. It's been 8 days and the clowns won't go near the BTA... Please help, here is my setup....
I am relatively new to keeping a marine aquarium as I've only had my 100gal tank a little over a year. SG (refractometer): 1.0255, pH: 8.3, Ammonia: 0, Nitrites: 0, Nitrates: <10ppm, Phosphates: 0.25ppm, Calcium: 440. I have a RO/DI system with brand new flushed cartridges, I do a 15-20% water change weekly and a 35-40% water change every 4th week. I use Reef Crystals for salt. I supplement with PurpleUp, a very small amount of iodide, Fuel by Aquavitro, Kent's Vitamin C, and Brightwell Aquatics buffer. I use Fluvel Carbon and Clearmax along with other mechanical and biological filters in my Fluvel 406. I have a skimmer and 2 powerheads on opposite sides of the tank. Purple Coralline Algae is starting to really encrust since I got my RO/DI. I have pretty powerful LED lighting, I forget the exact specs but I'll find out. 30 minutes of moonlight at 7:30 to 8am then fades up to 12 hours of full daylight, then fades down to moonlight for 5 hours, then fades to black at 1am until 7:30am. Nuisance algae is at a minimum and favorable algae is on the rise.
Livestock:
Fish: Yellow Sailfin Tang, Coral Beauty Angelfish, 3 Fire Gobys, 2 Yellowtail Blue Damsels, 1 Bluegreen Chromis, 1 Shark Catfish, and a mated pair of Percula Clownfish.
Inverts: Turbo snails, 12 various small hermits, 1 larger Blue Legged Hermit, a Featherduster Worm, 1 Emerald Crab, 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Peppermint Shrimp, decent size Green Goniopora frag, Brown Button Polyps (which are growing), a Bubble Tip Anemone, a Maxi Mini Anemon, and a small Condy Anemone.
So.... is this an adjustment period for the clowns? Is it too early to tell? Or have they abandoned the BTA and have to be acclimated to it again? I just love the clown/nem relationship and I really would love to see that in my tank. Please help, thanks!
I am relatively new to keeping a marine aquarium as I've only had my 100gal tank a little over a year. SG (refractometer): 1.0255, pH: 8.3, Ammonia: 0, Nitrites: 0, Nitrates: <10ppm, Phosphates: 0.25ppm, Calcium: 440. I have a RO/DI system with brand new flushed cartridges, I do a 15-20% water change weekly and a 35-40% water change every 4th week. I use Reef Crystals for salt. I supplement with PurpleUp, a very small amount of iodide, Fuel by Aquavitro, Kent's Vitamin C, and Brightwell Aquatics buffer. I use Fluvel Carbon and Clearmax along with other mechanical and biological filters in my Fluvel 406. I have a skimmer and 2 powerheads on opposite sides of the tank. Purple Coralline Algae is starting to really encrust since I got my RO/DI. I have pretty powerful LED lighting, I forget the exact specs but I'll find out. 30 minutes of moonlight at 7:30 to 8am then fades up to 12 hours of full daylight, then fades down to moonlight for 5 hours, then fades to black at 1am until 7:30am. Nuisance algae is at a minimum and favorable algae is on the rise.
Livestock:
Fish: Yellow Sailfin Tang, Coral Beauty Angelfish, 3 Fire Gobys, 2 Yellowtail Blue Damsels, 1 Bluegreen Chromis, 1 Shark Catfish, and a mated pair of Percula Clownfish.
Inverts: Turbo snails, 12 various small hermits, 1 larger Blue Legged Hermit, a Featherduster Worm, 1 Emerald Crab, 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Peppermint Shrimp, decent size Green Goniopora frag, Brown Button Polyps (which are growing), a Bubble Tip Anemone, a Maxi Mini Anemon, and a small Condy Anemone.
So.... is this an adjustment period for the clowns? Is it too early to tell? Or have they abandoned the BTA and have to be acclimated to it again? I just love the clown/nem relationship and I really would love to see that in my tank. Please help, thanks!
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