Clownfish question

[JeepTj]

i know its beat to death and always mixed reviews from noway to i have many to aslong as tank is this size, clowns only take about 4 feet around.. and so fourth .... i have 135 gallon 6 foot tank..

mated pair of occelaris clowns.. much full grown about 5 years old (i have only had them few months) and they have the spot in the right side of the tank with a hosting anemone(finally)

now my daughters tank blew a seal and had 2 tiny percs and anemone host i swapped to my tank on opposite side for now and have the percs in a acclimation box close to thier anemone almost a day now and seems the original clowns have no interest.. just my lyretail 's curious lol .. is this a good sign? maybe leave them longer? i have the next few days off so keeping an eye on them wont be so bad..

 

[EmdeReef]

Although there are no guarantees, the tank size and the nem will help. They may just ignore each other.

 

[JeepTj]

4 hours released the 2 tiny percs into their anemone .. the larger female is around but isn't bothering them.. not chasing, nothing just probably showing who is boss..

will continue to monitor but I think the size of them *she* dosent consider them a threat.. also both are probably still male and not paired I hope.. ..

 

[Maritimer]

It's normal enough, I think, for a group of juvenile clowns to share an anemone near a breeding pair. (Not right next door, but within easy swim-range.) Should one of the pair be lost, the juvenile group would be the source of the new male.

~Bruce