Mixing clowns

[dan&lorrie]

Quick questions guys. I have a false perc and I just put in a clarkii yesterday. Good or bad? The perc was nipping at him for a second and then they started rubbing each other and following each other around. I am afraid to see what happened when I get home today. Let me know-thanks.

 

[snailheave]

normally it's not a good idea.
but sometimes clowns from the Amphiprion do crossbreed. if that happens, you'll probably produce some interesting looking babies.

 

[dan&lorrie]

So should I just wait and see? I guess so huh?

 

[snailheave]

i am interested to see if they cross-breed. i mean, as long as the bickering is not too bad.

 

[dan&lorrie]

Well the clarkii finally made a home in the BTA and he is just fine with the perc. No more pestering. Cool beans! But that is interesting what you said about cross breeding. I think I will read up on that. :thinking:

 

[smoney]

wow thats so neat how u can crossbreed them if i had known that i would have bought like a clarki and a true perc together. ooh man i wish i knew that sooner

 

[snailheave]

some of the existing species now are the results of crossbreeding.
white-bonnet clownfish (expensive and rare) is the likely offspring of pink-skunk and some kind of clark's clown.
i think the general rule is that you can cross Amphiprion but not between Amphiprion and Prernnas (or Maroon)

 

[jacob_poly]

dont mix as as possible...I have two clarkii's and one ocellaris that cohabitate.....but I wouldn't try that experiment again....had trouble before with some other clowns that were out to kill each other.....