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Tiny Maroon clown fish

MichaelB

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1 baby maroon clown fish, very tiny guy probably isn't even 1/2 a inch. Could easily be eaten by larger fish. 30 gallon is smallest tank you want for a maroon though bigger is advisable.
 
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@MichaelB - what is the advisable tank size for a pair of percula clowns? i had a pair in a 20g for a while along with a blue tang. i got the tank like that and folks were surprised that I was able to keep a blue tang in there for the life of the tank.
 
clownvan said:
@MichaelB - what is the advisable tank size for a pair of percula clowns? i had a pair in a 20g for a while along with a blue tang. i got the tank like that and folks were surprised that I was able to keep a blue tang in there for the life of the tank.
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20gal is fine for a pair of perc. A blue tang anything less than 150 gallons tank is cruel to the fish better a 6ft tank as they get huge and like to swim.
Just because it can fit in a smaller tank doesn't mean you should do it.
 
clownvan said:
what a baby blue tang? Keep them while they are little and then pay it forward to someone as they get bigger?
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I don't personally agree with that practice. If you have a larger tank it can go in and your growing it out, or you are getting a larger tank I would understand. Yet to get a fish purposely that you know you don't have a sufficient tank to hold it in isn't cool to me. Especially for tangs and the like that love to swim all over the tank.

Just my opinion here that it shouldn't be done ethically. So take it for what it is my feelings not a law.
 
@MichaelB - I can take it off of your hands. Once it settles in and is destressed, I can put it on DBTC. I am looking to get a pair of perculas eventually, else I would get a second maroon clown and call it done...but one never knows

I will be in the south bay on Wednesday.
 
clownvan said:
@MichaelB - I can take it off of your hands. Once it settles in and is destressed, I can put it on DBTC. I am looking to get a pair of perculas eventually, else I would get a second maroon clown and call it done...but one never knows

I will be in the south bay on Wednesday.
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What size tank do you currently have 32 gallons?
How long has it been running?
Do you have any larger fish?

This is a very tiny guy fyi maybe just over half a inch now. He would be well suitable for 30gallon+

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My largest pair of maroons in 32galllon nem tank. Female 5+ inches male 3inches

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Them taking turns guarding and fanning the egg clutch. They are the white looking spots on back wall. Likely to hatch tonight or tomorrow.
 
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Hi @MichaelB

What size tank do you currently have 32 gallons? - Yes 32g

How long has it been running? It has been cycling non-stop since 2022 albeit w/o light and heat. I resurrected it in Jun 2025 with light. Salinity has been at 1.025 since then. Heat came on on Nov 7 2025. Tank cleared of diatoms three weeks ago.

Do you have any larger fish? this would be the sole fish in the tank and there is a nem to keep it company or vice versa.
 
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