should i be worried?

[left4fish]

Okay, I know that everyone says never mix clownfish, but I was doing some research online and found an interesting remark on Animal Planet that if you introduce two species at the same time and similar size then they will be fine. Interested, I talked to some local fish stores about it and got mixed responses. So I decided to be a brave soul and got a maroon clown and a false percula because I was having trouble deciding which one I wanted (hence why I was excited at this idea). I've had them for a couple weeks now and they seem fine. They instantly bonded once they were released in the tank and actually don't even like to be more than half a tank away from the other. In fact, just a few minutes ago my purple pseudo attacked the f.p. and the maroon darted over to protect him. I thought it was super cute. Anyway, I know that as clowns mature that they can become more territorial and aggressive, Everything has been fine so far so I kind of want to relax (I literally keep my eyes on the tank every other few minutes), but I do worry that maybe they'll grow out of this friendship? So I was wondering if anybody had any experience mixing clowns. Thanks!

 

[hunt]

my guess is theyll grow out of it. First, the maroon will get like 3 times bigger than the ocellaris (false perc). and i know people whos maroons have just become agressive and killed fish overnight. Its not something i would want to risk
http://www.fishlore.com/profile-maroonclownfish.htm It says how aggressive they are in the first paragraph

 

[left4fish]

Yeah :/ Been to that site and others. Sad to think they'll grow out of it/ I wonder if a sex difference will change anything. I think the maroon might be a female just because it's been in a tank without any other clownfish for a while in the store. The other one I'm pretty sure is a male since it was in a tank with a lot of f.p.s and it was one of the smallest 3. Idk. As far as feeding no squabbles, the maroon actually will back away if they go for the same piece. I dunno. Cuz I'll just keep my fingers crossed and stay vigilant. Worst case I'll just seperate them into different tanks. thanks!

 

[lmecher]

You should pick up "Clownfishes" by Joyce D. Wilkerson. In her book she explains that not only will mixed species bond, mate and lay eggs but their offspring will be viable. Every fish has it's own personality but I would not say the pairing is doomed. Read up on the subject, get the opinion of an expert then decide.
good luck, hope it works out for you.

 

[left4fish]

Thanks, I'll look into it. I just found the search bar lol and I think there's a guy on this site who has a maroon and occie as a mated pair. I am worried because I really don't know if it's okay or if it's just that they're still young, so hopefully if they can become a mated pair they won't rip each other to shreds later. Although I'd feel kind of terrible if they did since I am in no way capable of caring for babies and it'd be sad to watch them get eaten knowing how rare they would be. Well, eaten period would be sad. Always made me sad when my FW fish ate their eggs.