2 Pairs of Clowns in a 65g?

EllisJuan

EllisJuan

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Right now I have a pair of extreme misbar Percs in my tank and I love them. Always visable and great personality. I would like to add a pair of Ocellaris or maybe onyx but I am not sure how they will get along if at all.
 
I personally wouldn't do it -- IMO/E it will end one way -- with a dead pair. It might work in the short term, but once one of the pairs starts to spawn, all bets are off.

I had to sell my pink skunk pair (( from my 58 )) because of how aggressive they became after they starting spawning.
 
The chances of an established, mated pair of clowns accepting another clown in the same tank, especially a smaller tank, is less than 50-50. IME & IMO.
 
MrTuskfish said:
The chances of an established, mated pair of clowns accepting another clown in the same tank, especially a smaller tank, is less than 50-50. IME & IMO.
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Well, that is for sure. As Todd said before me, the chances are effectively zero in a smallish tank.
 
Haha...ok. So, any other good recommendations for a pair of nice, reff safe, and colorful swimmers to add?
 
CMcNeil said:
Firefish
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Good call. I picked up a pair a few hours ago. :)

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I have a buddy that has 3 pairs in a 75.... Talk about lucky. 1 spawns now. I told him he is crazy. I would never ever try it.
 
The chromis ate each other due to the lack of finding a current... if you can set up a power head so they can swim in it they will be fine
 
Sao870 said:
The chromis ate each other due to the lack of finding a current... if you can set up a power head so they can swim in it they will be fine
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Hmmm....interesting. I have too Koralia 4s and a Mag 700 in my tank...I would not have though finding a current to swim in would be a problem.

I wonder if it is a placement issue. Here is a FTS, I am welcome to advice on powerhead placement.
 
Sao870 said:
The chromis ate each other due to the lack of finding a current... if you can set up a power head so they can swim in it they will be fine
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Well, too many claim they kill each other off to simply blame current.
I don't know why many have this outcome.
I have had 3 seperate groups of chromis long term w/out any problems, longest being 6 I had for 6 years before heater failure ended that one.
There must be some factor in keeping them successfully that we aren't seeing.
I claim just dumb luck on this one, but weird, I'm not normally that lucky, and 3 times now...
 
Sao870 said:
The chromis ate each other due to the lack of finding a current... if you can set up a power head so they can swim in it they will be fine
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I don't buy that explanation. I've seen them kill each other off in tanks that have a ton of flow for them to swim in. It's a fairly typical experience to have chromis kill each other off.
 
snorvich said:
A pair of flasher wrasses.
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These are wonderful fish. Flasher & Fairy Wrasse are (IMO) possibly the most under appreciated fish around. I think a lot of folks think they are more delicate than they really are; they come in all ranges, but most are quite hardy.
 
Ime I had 4 chromis they killed each other down two just 2....then I added 2 more and the picking started once more so I rearranged rock work and moved power heads around I put one in front of tank at the top just a few inches below the water line and once they started swimming in the current all was well they lasted 5 months until a noob mistake killed them..... But that is just me.. Your problem could be something completely ..different ..... HTH
 
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