Maroons

[small fish22]

I got 1 question, what do i have to do to keep two maroons in the same tank?? After reading some stuff its says to only keep 1 per tank now im confuzed cause i got 1 in my tank and i would like it to have a mate....

 

[steven the fish]

How big is the one you have right now?

 

[small fish22]

Its about 2in

 

[steven the fish]

You could try to get a smaller one, just wach out for any serious fighting. Maroons are one of the most aggresive species of clowns.

 

[small fish22]

K, what would i do if they fight or would they jus work it out and one becomes the male and 1 the female.....

 

[steven the fish]

If the fighting becomes too serious take the small one out, however some species of clowns will chase each other around the tank. Its part of there paring up thing.

 

[darreljr.]

I had a maroon clown and was wondering the same thing...Until my LSF had a pair of Gold Striped maroons for 40.00 bucks!!!!!! WHAT A DEAL.. and they live happily in the LTA like a married couple,,hehe

 

[killafins]

ok, few corrections. Don't get a smaller one, get a bigger one. The clown in the tank will be far more aggressive than the one you will be getting. If you get a bigger one, it won't have it's territory so it won't be bullied.
What i always recommend is take to containers and put them close so they see, eat and sleep near eachother. then put them in one cantainer, watch and go from there.

 

[small fish22]

Thanks guys for all the info what would i be with out the SaltwaterFish.com Boards and the ppl on them !

 

[killafins]

Well I for one would be doing something productive, lol...
oh man i was sucked into this site a loooong time ago

 

[flamehawk]

Get a larger one and cross your fingers.
If they are still fighting after 4-5 days, you need to remove the more aggressive one, and try again in about 2 weeks , if it fails again, return the aggressive one to LFS and try another one. WIth patience you can get it to work.Good luck.