Add 2 more clowns?

[boshk]

I have a Red Sea 170, display is 130L (34G)

Just want to know your opinion

First clown=Black, looks like a saddleback
2nd clown=Orange, Ocellaris

The orange clownfish is bigger but its been 4 months and they just dont get along.
There isn't any chasing or nipping but when he (I assume Black is a he since its smaller) gets too close, she darts at him.

Was thinking about buying another smaller orange ocellaris and a smaller black saddleback, so that they can basically pair up (if they get along)

bad idea for a 34G tank?

 

[kozmic]

No offense, but yes... bad idea... esp for such a small tank.

You would be more successful by deciding which one you want to keep, re-locating the other...then get a new occ or saddleback (whichever you kept) clown that is definitely smaller than the original one you kept, and preferably small enough to still be an un-sexed juvenile.. Would be best if you temporarily place the original that you kept into a QT, re-arrange your aquascape a bit, place the new clown in your DT for a week or two until fully acclimated, lowered stress level, and learns the good hiding spots, then re-introduce your original, larger clown back to the DT. (All this obviously after the new clown goes through QT itself.)

 

[ThRoewer]

"Bad idea" doesn't even start to describe the massacre you may get when doing this.

I tried if I could add my little Bali Aquarich onyx percula to my established onyx pair (#4), but they didn't even let him say "hi" before they started lashing out at him. I was standing by with a net to fish him out and had to spring in action right away. The little guy was so shocked that he was very easy to be caught.

I tried it again with pair #1, which are the smallest and usually never leave their anemone. Same picture: a vicious attack without a warning.

So for now I have to keep the little guy in an isolation tank.

 

[hbrochs]

+1

Two clownfish is the right number for your tank.

 

[boshk]

thanks guys