3 clowns in the same tank?

[teamreefers]

just finished setting up our 200 gal aquarium. I inherited 2 clown fish with this tank. the problem is i already had 1 clown. they all seemed to get along until tonight? the two that i that came with the tank seem to be bickering more than before? and I am afraid for my little nemo he is small compared to the others! My question is will they work this out or do I need to catch the littlest one and take him to the LFS.

 

[GSMguy]

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[bwest]

You may be able to get away with it in a 200 gallon tank. It will depend on the clownfish. Are they different species? Are they all the same size? Generally it is said to not put more than 2 of the same species in one tank due to aggression issues.

I have seen it done before in larger tanks, but it's your call if you want to give it a try or not. If there's an issue you could always remove the one.

 

[LoudProudNPunk]

i think removing a clown would be close to impossible with a 200gal tank if its later down the road and you have your rockwork and corals in there.

 

[MelNGuy]

I don't know if I'm just lucky but I have 3 pairs of clowns in my 240. They have been together for a year now and seem to be fine with each other as long as they have their anemones to host.
One pair black saddlebacks with 1 carpet and 1 sabe to host
One pair GSM with 2 rose's for host
One pair perc's that have a rose but chose to host a frogspawn.