2 Anemones, 2 Clownfish, Same Tank?

[LucidGoblin]

I asked a similar question on a thread started by someone else, but I figured I better start my own thread to get some good input.
I'm going to attempt to have two clownfish of different species, a maroon clown and a black ocellaris, living in the same tank, each with its own anemone. The black clown is already established with a LTA. The black clown won't let the maroon near the LTA, but they don't fight. I'm going to get a BTA for the maroon, isolate them until a bond is established, then reintroduce them to the tank together. The two anemones will be separated in a 30 gallon long tank by live rock, but the fish will be able to get past and into the other's territory. My question is, has anyone had any success with this type of setup? Or am I asking for a war?

 

[OrionN]

Once the Maroon mature it make short work of the Ocellaris.

 

[OurCoralReef]

Major war and anemones dont stay where you put them and clownfish if there is more than one anemone they will host all of them and take care or them

 

[oahureefer]

OrionN is 1000% right it will be all out war and the maroon will be the victor. Maroons are very hostile have been keeping them for years in large tanks, recently set up a 40G for my daughter and was hoping to keep a few fish for her but the maroons would torment anything I put in there so she only has the pair of maroons.

 

[ginpang]

The Ocellaris might have a chance if they were about ten feet apart.


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[NYCBOB]

I keep two species of clownfish in mine but would ever do maroon. Maroon clownfish are vicious. Two less aggressive kinds in a big enough tank is doable if introduced young.

 

[aznflyfisherman]

I have a pair of mocha clown n a maroon clown with 5 btas. They sometimes stay in the same bta.

 

[timnem70]

Major war and anemones dont stay where you put them and clownfish if there is more than one anemone they will host all of them and take care or them

Great point. I have multiple BTAs and one large Clown that hosts them all. It would kill any Intruders

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[aznflyfisherman]

Mine moves around to all of them but they have one bta that they favor more then the others. Maroon gets to go into a bta as long as it is not being use by the mochas. But sometimes i see all three in the same bta but only at night time.

 

[davocean]

Eventually they will mature and the maroon will change it's tune being the aggressor.

 

[oahureefer]

Mine moves around to all of them but they have one bta that they favor more then the others. Maroon gets to go into a bta as long as it is not being use by the mochas. But sometimes i see all three in the same bta but only at night time.

I would assume your maroon is not mature, as it matures I would keep a close eye on them, not saying it's not possible but I have never seen it work. I had a large female go after a new trigger fish twice her size in a 180G. Maroons are mean SOBs she has drawn blood from me many many times.

 

[aznflyfisherman]

Probably not, hes small compare to the mochas, i have all three for a little over 2yrs now. I always check to make sure they are not trying to kill each other.

 

[davocean]

Probably not, hes small compare to the mochas, i have all three for a little over 2yrs now. I always check to make sure they are not trying to kill each other.

Often it changes overnight, you could come home from work one day to a dead clown, it's happened many many times

 

[aznflyfisherman]

Thanks, i will monitor it more.. hopefully they will stay peaceful.

 

[timnem70]

They will not. Just take it out. Why risk it?

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[LucidGoblin]

The Black Clown Stays

The Black Clown Stays

I decided to take the smaller maroon clown back to my LFS, and kept the larger black ocellaris, since she's the one who first claimed the LTA. She's a beautiful fish, and seems pretty laid back. I have noticed something kind of funny about her. I'd like her to spend more time with the anemone instead of wandering around the tank (I'm being picky, I know, but that was the whole point of pairing them up). So, I discovered that she doesn't like "the finger". All I have to do is point at her, and she hustles back to the safety of the LTA! I can get my face close to the glass, and that doesn't bother her. But follow her with "the finger", and she gets nervous. I practically have her trained.

 

[oahureefer]

I would assume it's the hand movement, any quick movement and clowns will run and hide

 

[LucidGoblin]

Yes, of course, but I slowly approach the glass with my finger, and follow the fish, not making any sudden movements. It seems just the proximity of my hand makes her wary, not spooked. (I only explain this because I don't want anyone to think I'm intentionally terrorizing my fish.) She may associate human limbs with the harrowing experience of getting caught in a net. Anyway, I think now she has come to realize that there is a feeding schedule (when the lights go up and come down), and she stays with the anemone almost all of the time now instead of looking for food.