Want another clown

[lmblocker]

Hey, I've had two percula clowns for almost six months then one recently died. I'm not sure why, he didn't show signs of illness or stress just died. But that leaves me with one clown in the 29 gal. Can I add another Percula or will they not get along? What if I got one similar in size or does that just make it a better fight?
Thanks

 

[sula]

Typically, you just need to get a clown of the same species and significantly smaller than the one you have. How big is your remaining clown? And is it a True Perc or an Ocellaris/False Perc?

 

[lmblocker]

Hey, yea its a true percula and about 2 1/2 maybe 3 inches long. You think it'll be alright to put another in? My local fish store just got some new ones in (sorry Saltwaterfish.com but I don't need more than one fish for now) that are much smaller than mine

 

[sula]

I would go for it

 

[rod buehle]

As Sula said, make sure its a much smaller perc than your existing. You will see some aggression. Maybe not right away, but soon your female will show aggression to establish dominance. It may get very brutal, but IME, percs arent quite as brutal and the lil guy will be OK.

 

[lmblocker]

thanks for the info. i added one in yesterday, so far so good with VERY little aggression between the two. I will let yall know how it turns out. thanks again