add more clowns

[filly469075]

i am looking to add more clown fish. i already have a mating pair of ocellaris in my 170 g 5 ft reef tank. right now they lay their eggs in an upper counter of my tank of the overflow box. i have to RBTAs one small and one meduim one on the opposite side of the tank. i was thinking about add maybe 2 skunks or 2 naked or 2 onyx or 2 black and white. wondering what people think of one of these additions, or a better idea.
thanks,
mike

 

[jkrentz2515]

I think the mated pair would be very protective of its territory. Odds are probably against you just because the pair is currently mating, but the only way to know for sure is to try it out. If you decide to see if it will work, make sure you have an extra tank ready or a lfs who will take the fish back.

 

[ocellaris123]

If you want to risk trying it I would add the skunks since they don't look similar and their will be little chance of them breaking your existing pair up.