Digicop
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I have a Bio cube 29 with one set of clown fish. I would like to add one more pair to the tank if possible? I would like to do another color such as black and white. Is this possible and if so any suggestions?
Multiple sets of clownfish
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I would say no some will get killed in that little of a tank I would think. Clowns are very meanI have a Bio cube 29 with one set of clown fish. I would like to add one more pair to the tank if possible? I would like to do another color such as black and white. Is this possible and if so any suggestions?
Absolutely not. I have tried multiple times over the years to add a pair of clowns to an existing pair of clowns in my 210g and always had to rescue one or both before they were both killed. Now in one case it was the added pair, not the originals that were the aggressors.
I also have tried to keep multiple pairs in my 210g with putting them in at the same time. No go. Eventually one pair gets moved or half of the pair dies.
Now, I do have a group of 4 (originally 5, not sure what happened) of saddlebacks in my haddoni tank. They are great. I had them in my 210g until I changed the tanks because haddonis like to eat everyone except the clowns.
I have never tried a full harem. I would love to get more than one pair in my 210g, but they do not seem to agree with me. They are very territorial.
I also have tried to keep multiple pairs in my 210g with putting them in at the same time. No go. Eventually one pair gets moved or half of the pair dies.
Now, I do have a group of 4 (originally 5, not sure what happened) of saddlebacks in my haddoni tank. They are great. I had them in my 210g until I changed the tanks because haddonis like to eat everyone except the clowns.
I have never tried a full harem. I would love to get more than one pair in my 210g, but they do not seem to agree with me. They are very territorial.
WvAquatics
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Not to hijack but wondering would maybe 2 pairs of clowns introduced together have a better chance in a tank?
Nope, I have tried that too. Not a good idea. JME
You can have groups of the more docile clowns like Ocellaris, Pink Skunk, possible Percula. There won't be two pairs just 1 pair and extra wheels. The Juveniles will get abused with torn fins and missing scales and will get chase out of what ever host they use. Sometime they can dive in at night. Even then they just hovers around the edge and dart out when the male or female come near. Not a pleasant existent.
Early in my reefing hobby I had harem of clowns in Magnifica anemones like I wee in the wild, only to eventually remove the juveniles because I don't like to see them get the abuse that they get from the pair. Eventually 1 had two pairs, Pink Skunk and Ocellaris. This was in a 96X32X34 tank with 4 Magnifica, on opposite ends of the tank.
Early in my reefing hobby I had harem of clowns in Magnifica anemones like I wee in the wild, only to eventually remove the juveniles because I don't like to see them get the abuse that they get from the pair. Eventually 1 had two pairs, Pink Skunk and Ocellaris. This was in a 96X32X34 tank with 4 Magnifica, on opposite ends of the tank.
Nice @OrionN that you got those two pairs. I have a 84" tank and unfortunately I tried mixes that did not work. I had the ocellaris, but tried clarkii and blackfoots with them. Gotta guess????
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Blackfoot and Clarkii are two of the very aggressive clowns.
I would not try with any species other than Ocellaris and Pink Skunk, possibly Percula even in huge tanks like our tanks with their natural host anemones
I would not try with any species other than Ocellaris and Pink Skunk, possibly Percula even in huge tanks like our tanks with their natural host anemones
Yep. Found that out. The blackfoots won. Clarkiis were absolutely beat up and one of the ocellaris was killed. I was out of town when that happened. I would have gotten them out faster.
I wonder if let say in my case for example (hypothetical):
2 normal ocellaris clownfish
60 gallon tank (already has 11 fish)
If I had more coral and some anemone options could I use an acclimation box to sneak in a pair of say orange storms for example.
2 normal ocellaris clownfish
60 gallon tank (already has 11 fish)
If I had more coral and some anemone options could I use an acclimation box to sneak in a pair of say orange storms for example.
Doubt it. Maybe for a while. once they stated laying eggs, one pair will win out in that small of an environment. If you have somewhere else to move them if issues, you could try. I always had other tanks I could house pairs that did not get along during my trials. At one time, 5 pairs in 5 tanks.
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FWIW, there will be somebody who may or may not know anything that will say yes go for it.
don’t know how many definitive answer you are going to fish for. You can do what ever you want but why keep on asking the same thing over and over hoping for a different answer.
FWIW, there will be somebody who may or may not know anything that will say yes go for it.
I got other tanks and an uncle who always experiments with mixing clowns right now he has a maroon clown with 3 ocellaris in his 125 mixed reef. (Look like the maroon and 2 of the clowns will make it) he is always up for trying to include more clowns his max was 8 of 3 different species in that tank for 2 years before he pulled some out.
The problem is two female clowns won’t tolerate each other within sight. However you can arrange so they stay in one part of the aquarium out of sight of the other female then it will work.
Yep, those darn females just hate each other. I have had it work for almost a year before one got killed or beat up badly. It is just a matter of time. My success may be different. I say success only if they live together for their lifespan. Not a year or two. Especially considering clowns can live over 20 years.
I have a numbers of tanks, small and large with a fairy large, by usual standard, main DT. I do have a lot of flexibility in moving them around. I don't recommend it. Having more than two clowns in a tank is nothing but grief. If you have a dense number of juveniles you can have a group but no true multiple pairs.
