overanalyzer
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beth - too true - plus other items being discussed other than the one main point ... hate to see this thread get shut down.
cheerflip - your clowns are all territorial - the more so for ocean caught ones ... that's the bad news ....
good news is - if you provide a good "home" for each pair and they are a mated pair then you might be able to keep two species in the same tank. In the wild clowns rarely rove very far from their home .... of course they shelter in an anenome in the wild and would become lunch once they left it .... in an aquarium they do not need this but they are genetically programed to find a home and stay with it ... I've seen two species in tanks and think you could get away with your clarkiis and percs (don't think those are sebea's - clarkii's and sebeas are often confused) .... either way - your lone tomato or cinnamon clown - while most likely very gorgeous - will become highly territorial ....
Check out Joyce Wilkerson's book on clown fish (Clownfishes is the title) ....
Here is a pic of our newest clownfish .... a pair of tank raised percs purchased from SWF.com - they are gorgeous and they have found a nice hiding hole ... unfortunately it is in the back of hte rock work
cheerflip - your clowns are all territorial - the more so for ocean caught ones ... that's the bad news ....
good news is - if you provide a good "home" for each pair and they are a mated pair then you might be able to keep two species in the same tank. In the wild clowns rarely rove very far from their home .... of course they shelter in an anenome in the wild and would become lunch once they left it .... in an aquarium they do not need this but they are genetically programed to find a home and stay with it ... I've seen two species in tanks and think you could get away with your clarkiis and percs (don't think those are sebea's - clarkii's and sebeas are often confused) .... either way - your lone tomato or cinnamon clown - while most likely very gorgeous - will become highly territorial ....
Check out Joyce Wilkerson's book on clown fish (Clownfishes is the title) ....
Here is a pic of our newest clownfish .... a pair of tank raised percs purchased from SWF.com - they are gorgeous and they have found a nice hiding hole ... unfortunately it is in the back of hte rock work