Has Anyone Been Successful with 2 Types of Clowns
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txbrittany
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Are you talking about having 4 clownfish? In a 125 it MIGHT work, but I would not do it. Try to stay with just one pair. 
And 5 clownfish in a 55 gallon tank is asking for trouble. I'm guessing you didn't do a lot of research before you put them in.
And 5 clownfish in a 55 gallon tank is asking for trouble. I'm guessing you didn't do a lot of research before you put them in.
krishj39
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Well, this isn't exactly what you are asking but perhaps good enough.
I had a 90g with a mated pair of false percs and a single gold stripe maroon. The female false perc immediately established dominance as I added the maroon much later (since it was the most aggressive species I added). Within a few days they had established territories on opposite sides of the tank and neither went into the others territory. If they did, the other would charge but stop in the no-man's-land in the middle. I had both species for a long time and never had any problems. Don't take my experiences to mean it's a guarantee though. However, my opinion is that you won't have any problems with two pairs of the species you mention.
I had a 90g with a mated pair of false percs and a single gold stripe maroon. The female false perc immediately established dominance as I added the maroon much later (since it was the most aggressive species I added). Within a few days they had established territories on opposite sides of the tank and neither went into the others territory. If they did, the other would charge but stop in the no-man's-land in the middle. I had both species for a long time and never had any problems. Don't take my experiences to mean it's a guarantee though. However, my opinion is that you won't have any problems with two pairs of the species you mention.
oficedepot
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i have 4 clowns, 2 perculas and 2 maroons in an 80g. it's not by choice by they are getting along fine.
kaseykagan
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We have 2 Percs and want to get two Saddlebacks. We have a 155gallon . Is this OK? :jumping:
oficedepot
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Originally Posted by bergamer
did a couple of clowns hitch hike into your tank? maybe on a piece of coral?
i had two tanks. one of them exploded in the middle of a night about two weeks ago. the tank had the two perculas. i put them in the other tank as a temporary solution. i was going to give a pair to my lfs. after a week's observation i found them sharing food together, so uh i decided to leave them in there.
did a couple of clowns hitch hike into your tank? maybe on a piece of coral?
i had two tanks. one of them exploded in the middle of a night about two weeks ago. the tank had the two perculas. i put them in the other tank as a temporary solution. i was going to give a pair to my lfs. after a week's observation i found them sharing food together, so uh i decided to leave them in there.