Species Clown Tank

[beth]

Anybody have/had a species clownfish tank and, if so, what are your experiences?

 

[rockster]

Would love to see pics of one of this. I guess this will not be possible because of aggression. Hey, I may be wrong.

 

[beth]

I'm setting up "host" stations [anthelias] in my reef tank, hoping that the clowns will establish their own little niches. Of course, I will only be doing 1 type species--tomatos.

 

[blutang]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a Species Clown Tank?

 

[blutang]

Very cool idea! Hopefully the clowns won't destroy each other

 

[frankl15207]

Beth
In terms of the experience issue, BluTang said it best. I've had clowns live together in harmony for years and the same numbers and types team up and rip each other apart until there were only two left (This was in a 55 gallon tank).
You are looking at Tomato clowns. My experience with them is that they are plain and simply nasty. I've never had more than one to a tank, and most of the reputable LFS in this area do not recommend more than one to a tank. I currently have a tomato that started off as a peaceful, docile fish and after six months went psycho. It is now in its very own tank and very happy about it.
One thing that has seemed to help at times when adding a group of clowns is to introduce them into a tank with an established blue damsel. They tend to group to fend off the damsel and become less aggressive toward each other. This has worked with percs multiple times. I'm not sure how the damsel would fare with Tomatoes.
You've been doing this for long enough to be able to tell if it will work or not, so keep us up to date on what you do and how you fare.