Thinking of another clown

[fishkid2]

If you have a clownfish in your tank already will it always fight with a new clown that you put in the tank? :thinking:

 

[tropills]

I have 2 true perc's and 1 clarkii and they all seem to get along fine.

 

[fishkid2]

Originally Posted by tropills
I have 2 true perc's and 1 clarkii and they all seem to get along fine.

Did you add them at the same time though?

 

[tropills]

No, aprox 2 months apart.

 

[indydirk]

I have a gold striped maroon that has been in my 75 gallon for almost 1 year, and just a few weeks ago my son (for a b-day present) got me two tomato clowns. At first I thought that I'd have to get rid of them, but they all seem to get along just fine. Although the tomato's don't do near "Omen's" (that is Nemo backwards) BTA ...........

 

[tropills]

What size tank do you have, did you add a new clown?

 

[fishkid2]

I have a 30 or a 24 gal that I want to put one in. There probably not as big as your tanks.

 

[tropills]

Should be able to have a couple clowns in a 30 gallon without any trouble provided you have a good amount of hiding places.

 

[fishkid2]

I have a tiny maroon in there right now. I want to get a black and white perc.

 

[tropills]

Good Luck :cheer: keep us posted

 

[tropills]

Originally Posted by fishkid2
I have a tiny maroon in there right now. I want to get a black and white perc.
don't see why not.

 

[ice4ice]

The Maroon clown will get to 6 inches as adults and eventually will kill your B&W clown. They are the most aggressive of the clownfish species Mean SOBs too.
Not a good idea to mix clownfish species. Get rid of the maroon clown unless you have another tank to put him in.

 

[l.i. geo]

what works for you might not work for someone else, depends on the tank, good luck

 

[ol'salty]

It is not good to mix clown species, if you have to mix the bigger the tank the better. Maroons do get pretty fiesty. With the setup you have it would be less trouble to either get another maroon or get rid of the maroon and get a pair of true or false percs. If you need to read more about this there have been numerous posts on this subject. You can search for mixing clowns.

 

[fishkid2]

i do have a 55, but i have a clarkii with a bta in it.

 

[cocoboy821]

i had a maroon gold stripe and a perc, and everything was great.. well, until the stupid damsels chased the perc to the top of the water & it jumped out.. now we have the same maroon and a clarkii and they act like the other isn't there

 

[catawaba]

Originally Posted by Ice4Ice
The Maroon clown will get to 6 inches as adults and eventually will kill your B&W clown. They are the most aggressive of the clownfish species Mean SOBs too.
Not a good idea to mix clownfish species. Get rid of the maroon clown unless you have another tank to put him in.

Agreed. They may get along early, but then as they age, they will be more likely to fight/stress/kill each other. There are exceptions, but why tempt fate?