how many damsels and clowns can live......

[clownfish_and_bettas]

how many damesls and clowns could i keep in a ten gal. with one BTA (bubble tip anemone)?

 

[steamboat1569]

I usually tell people that put in damsels to do so at their own risk. The only one I would recomend would be the green chromis. Not as aggressive as most. I would only put one in in a tank your size. i have some yellow tail blue damsels that I have had in the tank since starting it up 5 yrs ago. They give me no problems, but they are small compared to the Tang and squirrel fish that I have.
Damsels try to dominate the tank, but I have heard good things about the green ones.

 

[marty]

I have one clown and one yellow tailed blue damsel in a 10 gallon tank with 11lb of live rock and 20lbs of live sand. Also have 4 blue leg crabs and a whisper 10 powerfilter along with a Lee's protein skimmer. I think my 2 fish are enough for that tank.
I do however have an 80 gallon tank also should the fish grow too big for the 10 gallon tank (hopefully several years from now ??).
Hope this helped!

 

[pstanley]

If you are going to keep anemones I wouldn't recommend keeping more clownfish than anemones. The clownfish who don't have a host will be harassed by the clownfish who do...at least in my experiences.

 

[reeferdude]

I have 6 damsels, 1 Clarkii clown and a condi anemone in a ten gallon and its fine.