Clownfish

[jeff373]

I just got a Tomato Clownfish and i want a ordenary clownfish is it ok to have both in the same tank ?

 

[goober]

well i have a 3 color clowns in my fish tank and they all get along fine. It is best to bye clowns in threes that way a fish does not die of agreesion. clown fish can be territorial

 

[amphiprion]

The Tomato clown is one of the most aggresive clowns. As it matures it won't tolerate any other clown species in it's territory.

 

[dugan]

I have never heard of buying clowns in 3's...
I think you should stick to one or a mated pair in the tank and don't add one of another species.
Katie

 

[ll206]

If you really want it; go for it. Compatibility is really weird when it comes to fishes. That's why every LFS has the "THERE ARE NO GAURANTEES ON COMPATIBILITY" sign. I have a maroon and a ocillerus, and they get along fine. Clowns seem to be pretty stable and non-aggressive.

 

[corky]

you need to be careful if you have three clowns of the same type. If two pair off(become a couple), then the third is in trouble as they will dominate over him possibly even causing him to starve to death. Remember- three's a crowd.

 

[amphiprion]

Clowns seem to be pretty stable and non-aggressive.
If you think this is so, than you should come over to my place and see my 5" Maroon clown. I'd put him up against a trigger, any time.

 

[new2saltwater]

My friend had success adding a perc pair after his Clarkii pair had been in his tank for a year. He introduced them after a water change with lights out and re- arranging his rockwork and adding another but different type of anemone for the new fish. So far so good and as soon as I can find a cool anemone Im gonna try and add a pair of percs to my tank that has a Tomato clown after I get my other tank in and set up. Good luck the key word being luck in this case.......

 

[tlarsen]

I know that i'm new to all this but i have read that with time, clownfish go into pairs. So having an odd number will just exclude one and he will lead a lonely life. My yellow clownfish are a perfect example of this b/c they have excluded one of the clownfish and will not allow it in the annenome. But like i said, I'm new to all this.