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  Clownfish @ my wedding?

  Posted: January 16th, 2012, 8:07am CST by erratiC

  Hey all,
  
  I'm getting married in August this year and my fiancee and I were seriously considering getting about 4 - 5 Clownfish per table as a centrepiece instead of the traditional flower arrangement.
  
  It's going to be a relatively small wedding - 65 ppl odd so that would make around 32 clowns in total (8 people to a table with 8 tables with 4 clowns per table). We were thinking it might be even better if we had different types of clowns per table.
  
  Now, we want to start collecting clowns now to make sure we can hand pick every single one so that we aren't forced to take any shoddy looking ones with a big batch all at once.
  
  I have a 5foot tank that I'm busy putting together but I'm also looking at eventually getting a QT as well... should I section the 5foot into say 4 or 5 sections for the different types of clowns and bare not having a main tank for the next 8 months or should I get that QT now and section that off? What size would be appropriate for holding 32 clowns?
  
  As for keeping them... I'm thinking of the tank as the same type of tanks that the LFS keeps - no LR with loads of skimming, heaters, powerheads and water changes.. this should be ok? When we've had the wedding we'll probably either trade them back to the LFS for peanuts or even consider giving the fish to them... either way, we can't keep 32 clowns.
  
  As for the day of the wedding we're going to have tall, wide vases in the centre of the table with a single battery-powered airpump covered by stones to make it look cool. Lighting I was thinking about either a single 3W led or a couple, whichever looks better, on top of the vase shining down lighting the fish up. Our reception is going to be an air conditioned room so I don't think heaters will be needed. We'll have the fish caught afterwards and taken back to our QT which is only about a 20 min drive.
  
  I know reading this was long but can anybody think of anything else that I might be missing? I think it'll be fun and I know some people will probably think of getting their own so getting more people into the hobby is always a bonus.
  
  And lastly, is it crazy because I'm thinking our close friends and family are going to think we're a couple fries short of a happy meal (if you know what I mean)? :thumbup: