Are clownfish and Cardinalfish compatible?

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  1. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    thats what im saying, i believe someone is more willing to take care fo a tank if they are interested in whats inside. if he really wants brine shrimp but starts off with some fish that do not interest him that will probably kill all his motivation.
     
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  3. ZC42

    ZC42 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    would it be better to do the vitamin enriched brine shrimp thats frozen? and I have guppys and mollies, mollies just gave birth yesterday, and I can get a females for the male guppies I have. And as far as my motivation, I'm perfectly happy just keeping a clown fish for now, theyre pretty cool (I used to watch nemo a lot when I was like 5)
     
  4. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    mollies would be too big i would think. your best bet is brine shrimp or rotifers.
     
  5. ZC42

    ZC42 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    ive heard brine shrimp as adults provide no nutritional value especially to seahorses. WOuld copepeds work better?
     
  6. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    well if you enrich them they are fine but otherwise no. i would suggest a varied diet, like switch off between rotifers and brine shrimp.
     
  7. SwimsWithFish

    SwimsWithFish Giant Squid

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    +1 and the guppis have to be fry. A pipe fishs mouth is like 1/2mm.
     
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  9. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    +1, you have enrich the brine shrimp by feeding them something of nutritional value. It is what is in the belly of the brine shrimp that will benefit anything. ;D
     
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    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Pods are definitely better. You could set up a fuge to grow them. ;D
     
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    ZC42 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    SwimsWithFish Giant Squid

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    I believe they make brine shrimp dust.:D