Survive in a 5gal bucket.

Today I moved my tank to a new stand the only in-habitants are 2 clownfish, I have a 5watt heater and an airstone in there. How long can they survive in the bucket, I'm trying to wait as long as possible for the main tank to settle.

 

They can hang a while, but they are tough, I'd just put them back in the tank while it settles. The clowns are actually in the Damsel family so they are tougher than you think. They should be fine. Good luck

 

Got the tank cleared faster than I thought, I had a magnum 350 filter, but I lost the Micron filter insert, I still have the carbon canister so I filled it with cotton balls and perfect, removes all debris

 

As long as the water params are okay and there is a heater in there to maintain water temp I would agree. They are hardy fish, they can be there for a while. If they're going to be there for an extended period of time I would do water changes every 2-3 days (small amounts just to keep the NH3 or Ammonia levels down from feeding and toxins from their waist because there is no other filtration.

 

+1 with allsmilze they will be ok for some time.