Could i keep a clown fish in a tropical aquarium?(no or slight salt)?
Posted on Sep 11, 2008 under aquarium tropical fish |i have a tropical aquarium, and i have started with a few fish, guppys, mollys, platies, pepper corys ect: but i have herd that you can keep clown fish in a tropical aquarium from a experienced freind who has kept many fish for many years. And we got into a convosation about how marine fish aremuch more elaborate and attractive and he came to say that i could keep a 1 or 2 clown fish in my aquarium, any ideas people?
No. This is a salt-water fish. If you want the color and flair of salt-water fish in a fresh-water tank, go for African cichlids. Be warned though, these are aggressive fish, and so can only be kept with other African cichlids. Also, they usually require a large tank, (29 gal. and up,) and can't have live plants as they uproot and destroy them.
November 4th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
no.
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November 4th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
well in theory you could. but i'm sure it would only live a couple hours. clown fish are native to the great barrier reef in australia which is in fact saltwater.
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November 4th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
No. This is a salt-water fish. If you want the color and flair of salt-water fish in a fresh-water tank, go for African cichlids. Be warned though, these are aggressive fish, and so can only be kept with other African cichlids. Also, they usually require a large tank, (29 gal. and up,) and can't have live plants as they uproot and destroy them.
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Years of fishkeeping.
November 4th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
nononononononono!
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November 4th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
i pretty sure no but with some salt ur other fish will die in the tank just get a seperate tank but it may need alot of cleanning
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