Keeping 3 clowns

[fishfatty]

I know this is normally not allowed, but I currently (as of today) have 3 clownfish in my tank. 2 are a mated pair of false perculas, and the other is a true percula. The false perculas host in a rose bubble tip anemone. My question is, how long will this last, and will it last? They seem to get along great. My tank is a 75 gal. reef. Thanks!

 

[hot883]

Originally Posted by FishFatty
I know this is normally not allowed, but I currently (as of today) have 3 clownfish in my tank. 2 are a mated pair of false perculas, and the other is a true percula. The false perculas host in a rose bubble tip anemone. My question is, how long will this last, and will it last? They seem to get along great. My tank is a 75 gal. reef. Thanks!
IMHO, I would think that very shortly the pr. will beat up and eventually kill the 3rd one. Hard to say how long they will tollerate the 3rd one.

 

[cwgibson]

yep thats what happened to mine, i had to get rid of the 3rd wheel.

 

[reefkprz]

I have two mated pairs of clowns, one is tomatoes and the other occelaris they are constantly antagonizing one another and they are different species.
you have two options
1 remove the outcast because he WILL be killed eventually
2 and I do not reccomend this route buy 2 or three more smaller clowns so there are a school of males and your mated pair that way no one of the less dominant males catches all the abuse. again, I do not reccomend this route.

 

[pbienkiewi]

in my 55gal tank I have 2 tomatos and 1 clarkii clown. They have been together for 2 1/2 yrs now. They are of good size. there is no damage to any fish. in my 30gal I have 3 B&W clowns. No problem with them at all. 2 years now with them. They are a good 2 in also. I love this hobby !