Clown Compatability

militaryman

militaryman

New Member
I have a fire clown and would like to add a smaller marron clown to my 30gl tank. Will these two get along?
 
rod buehle

rod buehle

Member
Enough to say that its not recommended. Especially in smaller tanks, and ESPECIALLY with the 2 species that you are thinking of. Fire clowns are the spawns of satin IME. Probably not as bad when they arent pared, but I gave away a good breeding pair because they were the most evil things I have ever seen. I do have a single fire clown that I raised from her parents, and she isnt as nasty, but I still wouldnt pair her with another species. Maroons can also be evil.
All this beingh said, there is a small chance that things would work out fine for you, and I am sure that there is someone that will chime in saying that they have done it. Odds are they wont tell you that they have only been in the hobby for 3 months, and that there clowns hjave only been together for 5 days, and that they have a lion fish that is keeping both clowns scared enough that they aren't bothering each other..
Bottom line.. Not recommended!
 
gmann1139

gmann1139

Active Member
No. Both of those clowns species are especially aggressive and territorial, and it will end with one killing the other.
A 30g is probably too small for a maroon as well. They get big, and they get mean.
 
unleashed

unleashed

Active Member
oddly enough I have never had experience with the fire clown but I have had maroons for several yrs .. as for aggressins toward other clowns yes they can do some damage but as for being just mean fish I had no issues with mine being mean at all ..if they are kept well fed in a large enough tank IMO.. although I had weird fish as it was.. I kept 3 of them in one anemone for several yrs.. but I wouldn't attempt mixing them
 
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