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Before saltwater - we had a nice sized silver arrowana that would torpedo itself out of the tank when eating or just for fun apparently. So I can fully appreciate the "yelling/screaming" lefkonj is talking about lol.
just minor point -
clowns do not host anemones - it's the other way around.
Rock anemone do not host any clownfish since the former is from the atlantic and the latter is from the pacific =)
Odds are the rock anemones will attempt to eat clownfish. there are exceptions for sure.
BTAs...
also i've had success wrapping algae with a small piece of LR (or i guess for a QT you could try a pvc). I had a piece on a clip and the tang ignored it.
the only way a system is "too sterile" would be if you just dumped the fish in with no bacteria to support the fish. Good luck with the chevron - beautiful fish.
That was a hilarious read.
Nerites are inter-tidal species - not very well suited for our tanks - but they get sold in those clean up crews....i got em myself (shrugs) - most stay in because of the lip on my tank but i guess if you lack that, you'll get them on your floor. Quite a few ended up...
i'm not familiar with personal experience on the koralias - but i'd think you could do the "aim powerheads to the middle" to generate chaotic flow. Not sure if i'd call it random. Random would be like taking a power head and suspending it and letting it go around in 360 however it wants. That...
i had bryopsis in my tank once and i thought the world was ending....
i beat it thanks to tech M mag and lots of pruning. Dinos sound just as evil. good luck!!
btw i think triggerfish and puffers are excellent fish - they tend to be very smart and will pick up on who the owner is. In many ways they make a very fun pet for a fish.