3 clowns?

[wantsalotta]

I curently have a juvenile Rods Reef onyx clown, who has had a tank to himself since he had 1 stripe over his eye (1/4 inch or so). He is about 1 year old, but has not progressed much in size(~.75" total length), I am guessing due to lack of horomonal input from other clowns. I am prospectively buying two clowns this weekend, that have lived together for a few months, they are"paired" but young, the male in the pair is a rods (.75") and the female is 1.5-2". I have a 30 gal cube reef/growout tank that my current rod's clown will be moving into very soon, until he is large enough to handle the current in my display. Is there any possibility of introducing all three clowns to this tank simultaniously and not having a brawl? Can I establish a small colony of A. percula, or is this a very unadvised move?



( I would buy another juvi or 3 from rodsreef.com, but I can not reach him via email or phone...)

 

[ryan_reefer]

I wouldn't do it if i was you, i have had alot of experience with groups of clowns and they never work out and that's with occy's and balck occy's they will be fine for a year or so until they want to form a pair which only requires two and the other one will definently be killed, like the smallest one out of mine were just stick with two

 

[stealthbimmer]

if you introduce 2 more clowns they will most likely kill the other...