Black Clown Question
- Thread starter bigpete
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120reefer
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I wouldn't think so, if the tank is big enough, i know of some guys who house 2 dif clowns in same tank. Also, im not sure what else you've got in there but watch it with those nano's, they max out the bioload quick! Girlfriend has a 10 gal with a small half black, true perc, cleaner shrimp, 2 hermits and snails and she's just about maxed.
bigpete
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ehhh i dunno seems very risky. my LFS is selling the black clowns for $50. my perc goes after my hand when I have to do tank maintanence, id hate to see what would happen if there was another clown in there...a $50 dollar fish at that. can true percs really pair up with black clowns?????? :notsure:
g13
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True percs can pair up with ocellarius. Whether you add an ocellarius or another true perc you run the chance of them fighting. $50 is a lot of money to take a chance on but it's up to you.
If you were to take that chance be prepared to seperate them......If I was to add it to my tank I would do this, FIRST.
-Feed the tank
-Change the whole landscaping (even move the powerheads around).
***** If you can do this with the original clown out of the tank the better******
-Add the new clown.
********If you were able to remove the original clown, I would leave the new clown in there for about 2 hrs to kind of settle in. Then I would turn off the lights (Darken the tank as close to night time as possible) and add the original clown back in the tank.****** Remember if you move the original clown out and don't have a QT tank and decide to put him in a bucket or container, use an airstone w/pump.
People might not agree but true percs and ocellarius are known to pair up. Now any other clown fish added and there is a very SLIM chance of there being peace in the tank. I've never paired up diff types of clowns (I have a pair of black and white ocellarius and had NO problems adding the smaller male, they paired up instantly) but I've kept them peacefully in a 45 gallon a while back.
If you were to take that chance be prepared to seperate them......If I was to add it to my tank I would do this, FIRST.
-Feed the tank
-Change the whole landscaping (even move the powerheads around).
***** If you can do this with the original clown out of the tank the better******
-Add the new clown.
********If you were able to remove the original clown, I would leave the new clown in there for about 2 hrs to kind of settle in. Then I would turn off the lights (Darken the tank as close to night time as possible) and add the original clown back in the tank.****** Remember if you move the original clown out and don't have a QT tank and decide to put him in a bucket or container, use an airstone w/pump.
People might not agree but true percs and ocellarius are known to pair up. Now any other clown fish added and there is a very SLIM chance of there being peace in the tank. I've never paired up diff types of clowns (I have a pair of black and white ocellarius and had NO problems adding the smaller male, they paired up instantly) but I've kept them peacefully in a 45 gallon a while back.