Clown fish

Jfishwild · Mar 30, 2018

Ok have a question I have 2 pairs of clowns in my tank they all get along just fine. My favorite clown that never leaves her nem is now hiding under the rocks. All the fish have been in the same tank for about 6 months now with no new additions. Can someone help me out with this?
Thank u

Crabs McJones · Mar 30, 2018

Jfishwild said:
Ok have a question I have 2 pairs of clowns in my tank they all get along just fine. My favorite clown that never leaves her nem is now hiding under the rocks. All the fish have been in the same tank for about 6 months now with no new additions. Can someone help me out with this?
Thank u

So you have 4 clownfish together in one tank? How big is the tank and were they all small when you first got them?

Jfishwild · Mar 30, 2018

They were bought with them all being in a group setting.

Crabs McJones · Mar 30, 2018

Jfishwild said:
They were bought with them all being in a group setting.

And how big is the tank you have them in?

Jfishwild · Mar 30, 2018

Crabs McJones · Mar 30, 2018

Are any of the other ones acting weird or just the one?

Jfishwild · Mar 30, 2018

It’s just the one all the others are doing fine

Crabs McJones · Mar 30, 2018

Jfishwild said:
It’s just the one all the others are doing fine

does it have any physical signs of stress or fighting? #reefsquad

Jfishwild · Mar 30, 2018

Nope looks perfect.

GoVols · Mar 30, 2018

@Jfishwild
Welcome to Reef 2 Reef

As long as it looks good / eating and not stressed from bullying (with one of your other 3) then I would not worry about it.

If your pairs have separated, then it could be an long haul issue with two females in the same reef.

pcon · Mar 30, 2018

4 clowns in one tank always has the liability of losing 2 or more of those clowns. A 135, may make it work temporarily but you are always at risk of losing 2 or more clowns at any point.

Jfishwild · Mar 30, 2018

If it was laying eggs where would she lay eggs at in the nem or in cave?

pcon · Mar 30, 2018

The eggs would be on a hard surface. not the nem

Amoo · Mar 30, 2018

What kind of clowns?

Jfishwild · Mar 31, 2018

snow flakes and normal

eatbreakfast · Mar 31, 2018

I wouldn't worry. If clowns fight it's very obvious. I have kept multiple pr of ocellaris/perculas together in similarly sized tanks on many occasions without issue.

Jfishwild · Apr 3, 2018

update:
my snowflake came out of the cave last night and went straight to her nem. but as soon as she came out the much larger ocellaris came at her and keep bugging her. should i sell the other pairs to a friend or to a local fish store? that snowflake is by far my favorite fish in my tank. so i really dont want her to die becasue of being beaten up or stressed. if i do need to sell them i have no clue what a normal pair of clown fish go for? could someone help me out.
thanks for reading.