what kinda clown is this?

[twistedimage92]

awsome fish... but not sure what kind it is

 

[FishGeek]

That is not a Clownfish. Its a Spotted Sweetlips. Here's a link: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=180

 

[TLH]

2 foot 5 inches.Whoa.Big fish that.

 

[twistedimage92]

well the sticker said clownfish $29.99... was that a good price for this fish? how are they to take care of?

 

[FishGeek]

Here is another link: http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=01-3710-S

 

[twistedimage92]

anyone order from this place? is it a good place to order fish?

 

[FishGeek]

I ordered rock from there and it was beautiful.

 

[brit_s86]

The website says this fish is also known as a clown sweetlips.But I dont think it looks at al like a clown,other than its orange.on that site they are 19.99,22.99 and 34.00.

 

[twistedimage92]

yea, but it does swim like a clown. with its entire body. not just with its tail like other fish...

 

[FishGeek]

I think they got there name from that charateristic. But it is definately is not a Clown. Out of curiousity what are you going to do with this fish when it gets that big??

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Since it's listed as "expert only" on liveaquaria, it's probably very difficult to care for. Note also that it says "it grows at a rapid pace." Sounds like a good fish to return...

 

[twistedimage92]

thats what i was thinking caps lock... i really like the fish but if it is going to be hard to care for, i dont know. if they dont give me credit or anything, i guess ill keep it till it dies or gets too big then make sweetlips for dinner one night... 3 FT of fish sure would make good dinner! j/k i wonder why they had this at the LFS. it was in a little 1x1 tank... she said it had been there for a couple weeks...

 

[Fishchaser]

yeah id return it now before it gets huge
or dies

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Does it eat? A lot of the time, the reason they're listed as "expert only" on there is because they're a royal pain to get to eat, but once you have one that eats they aren't any harder than most other fish.

 

[twistedimage92]

yea it eats frozen brine shrimp... all i do is put the cube in a cup of RO water, let it thaw and dump some in...

 

[1979camaro]

if it is feeding you will probably be ok but you will need to get a bigger tank if you want to keep it. another thing, you should feed mysis instead of brine...brine has very little nutritional value when compared to mysis. also, make sure you are varying its diet

 

[FroggyFox]

brine shrimp are not nutritious enough to keep a fish alive. I had to learn that one the hard way.

Edit: haha jinx camaro

 

[twistedimage92]

i have brine shrimp, granuals and flakes... what do you guys like to feed your fish?

 

[1979camaro]

i mostly feed mysis, formula one, and flake

 

[KahluaZzZ]

same here...and formula 2 for the tang
IMO brine shimp is just made for LFS to keep the fishies alive for a short period of time.