3 different types of clowns 1 tank

[Gwiizzy]

so i have a 55gal reef setup with a pink skunk clown a from what i can tell gold stripe maroon clown (malformed and maybe a little slow named "Forest") and a pair of black occellaris.

now in the almost month they have spent together only person's being aggressive outside of their area are the pink skunk clown, now as the fish grow any ideas on what i can do to keep this behavioral oddity up?

i ask because its awesome sauce to watch 3 distinct breeds of clowns swim around together in my tank all day

 

[Gwiizzy]

SO anyway what should i do about an anenome? since the pair are tank bred would it affect aggression

 

[wireefman]

the maroon is one of the most agressive clownfish... as these fish grow, im guessing you will be losing a few clowns

 

[darkart82]

If you had like a 150 gal or bigger tank, you might be able to get away with mixing clowns. I think mixing them is bad in a 55 gallon. Watching them fight worse.

 

[Gwiizzy]

If you had like a 150 gal or bigger tank, you might be able to get away with mixing clowns. I think mixing them is bad in a 55 gallon. Watching them fight worse.

i intend to upgrade to a much larger tank when i get out of basic they are young enough the 55 poses no space issues and i honestly think the maroon is slow

 

[Reef1589]

:thumbdown :headwallblue:

 

[bues0022]

:thumbdown :headwallblue:

agreed

 

[Gwiizzy]

agreed

honestly i have yet to see a problem

when i do i'll separate them but as i intend on going much bigger tank wise i see even less of a problem
:beer:

 

[arkaeus]

I had to get rid of my maroon clown. He was tearing up everything in the tank, not just the clowns

 

[Gwiizzy]

I had to get rid of my maroon clown. He was tearing up everything in the tank, not just the clowns

i thought that too when my gf recommended putting him in there as was her preference at the time i expected to take him right out but to my surprise almost a month later he a docile happy little fish if anything i thought he wouldn;t work but its going well i wanna go to a larger tank but no idea what size would best accommodate them i've also theorize adding the maroon after the others had already set up their spots might have made a difference

 

[hypnoj]

Please keep in mind that most things can be pulled off in a reef tank for a short period of time. But as they say in research "nothing ruins great results like long term follow up". Please listen to the avid clown fish owners on this site. Get rid of the multiple species in your tank and just stick to a single pair of one species. Believe me... We've all tried what your asking about and 99.99% of the time it ends badly in the end.

 

[bues0022]

now in the almost month they have spent together....

A month is a blink of an eye for these fish. They can live to be 20+ with good husbandry. People have had multiple species/pairs "live fine together" for a year or more only to come home from work one day to dead fish - without warning often times.

This time period is FAR too short to call it successfull. Multiple species in a tank can be done (single pair unless larger than, say, a 200ga. tank), but very unlikely with a maroon.

 

[Chromey316]

I see Death in your future...

 

[hypnoj]

I see Death in your future...

Sadly, death is in all our futures! /cry :eek1:

 

[gilbert2625]

Can u put different clowns in the same tank.

 

[Dustin1300]

Did you just read any of this thread?

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[Gwiizzy]

valid point an tips on growing out the maroon? then so he could go into a more aggressive tank?

 

[darkart82]

I think you should just keep one species of clowns in the 55 gallon. Trade the other three in at the store you got them from.
I think that maroon will outgrow that fifty five because of their attitude of just being aggressive.I have read they are so mean and I did want one.
Im sorry I don't think there is going to be a way that you will wanna hear. Unless you get them into seperate tanks.You will most likely be down to one species.
Im new into the hobby , I have asked alot of questions, the trick to it is if you listened. Alot of people are telling you at a later time you will have alot of problems. You can't wait on a tank your gonna buy later for a problem you have now. Get rid of them now and later you can buy new one and not lost any money on fish you killed . Please check that link below and look at those guys. You can mix them with the clowns you got.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15+2124
I'm cheating. I will have more than one species of clown in my tank. It just might be a clown goby.