more then a pair

[sh4n]

ive been offered 2 percular clown fish, i already have 2 black clown fish, i was wondering if my tank would be big enough to have both ( i know there not suppoesd to be together but a friend has 3 different types in his 10 ft)
anyway my tank is a 6ftx2.5x2.5 tall about 240 gallons, my current clowns do not host

 

[gemmy]

It might be doable, but have a backup plan JIC.

 

[btldreef]

You may be able to because your tank is so large. It's dependent on whether your existing clowns hang out in one area of the tank, or swim everywhere.
They are probably different types, black clowns are usually Ocellaris, and this can work for or against you with the existing Perculas. As Gemmy mentioned, just make sure you have a back up plan.

 

[sh4n]

yes they are Ocellaris, as i said they dont host and they normally sleep in left corner and sit in day in right corner.. dont think ill risk it as i cant have a back up plan ready in time. thanks guys

 

[mr. limpid]

good idea clowns can be very mean (part of the damsel family) mine will attack me while I'm cleaning the glass. Can't imagine what an established pair would do to new arrivals.

 

[sh4n]

guys i have a problem. the guy i buying from thought i was going to buy them so he bagged them all up and had already emptied his tank when i arrived. now they are both in my tank. they swam happily all together for a while and then they started fighting a bit

 

[btldreef]

Lights out and feed. Might want to leave lights out for a day or two.
Just keep an eye on them. When they fight, feed a little on opposite sides of the tank and hopefully they'll get distracted. This has worked for me with aggression issues.
Good luck!

 

[sh4n]

thanks so much! ill try that now, cant keep the lights off for that long as i have corals but ill think of something

 

[btldreef]

Your corals will be fine with no lighting for 2-4 days, so don't stress that. It actually can cause them to grow more once the lighting is turned back on. It causes a sort of survival mode to kick in and the will sometimes go through a growth spurt. Lights out can also help with algae issues.

 

[sh4n]

oh ok i didnt know that. just found my stupid bicolor blenny in my overflow. can my day get any worse!!!!!!! the overflow had gutterguard all around it, he jumped i guess.
clowns are worrying me, cant seperate them (both pairs want to sleep in the same corner) there not fighting now though (lights are off) hopefully they will be ok

 

[btldreef]

I have had a darn anthias in my overflow for about a month that I still can't figure out how it got there. I've given up trying to get it out :-/
You might get lucky and they may get along, just watch them. I'm telling you, the feeding when they fight really does help.

 

[sh4n]

when my clowns got stuck in my overflow the only way to get them out was to block off the pipe with a plastic bag and a hairtie/luckerband and turn on the return pump to make it overflow, then to make the clowns come out i put in a 1000lph pump going from dt into the overflow to push them out. it worked
clowns slept at seperate ends last night and ive turned the lights on today no sign of aggression so far!

 

[btldreef]

I tried draining the overflow, stupid fish still wouldn't come through. I've given up, he can live in there now.