Adding B/W clown to existing clown

[Feepz]

If i rescape my tank and add a small juvie b/w can they get along? The fish i have has been alone for about a year so odds are its already female.

 

[Toddrtrex]

What species is the existing clown?

 

[Reefing Newbie]

Knowing what kind of clown the existing one is will definantly be the determining factor here. Unless it is a percula, ocellaris, saddleback(mellow species) it won't work. Maroons, tomato, and fire clowns are pretty aggressive as far as clowns go so they probably wouldn't take to well to the new B&W clown being added.

 

[Toddrtrex]

I, personally, would move saddlebacks (( A. polymnus )), to the aggressive group, they are mean little SOBs.

 

[Reefing Newbie]

I was just going off of hearing that saddlebacks were wimps, but I would believe you being that you have experience with them I am sure. My three stripe damsel is a SOB attacks me and a peppermint, but nothing else... Some fish these days...

 

[Feepz]

Im not exactly sure here is a picture

 

[Toddrtrex]

Those are A. ocellaris, so if you can find a smaller (( male )) B&W ocellaris, you should be fine (( as fine as any pairing is -- might want to invest in an acclimation box, hold the new one in there, within the tank, so you can see how the existing one reacts )).

 

[nanoreefer1000]

I was just going off of hearing that saddlebacks were wimps, but I would believe you being that you have experience with them I am sure. My three stripe damsel is a SOB attacks me and a peppermint, but nothing else... Some fish these days...

Saddle Backs
could be aggressive but it depends. They do get big(5+ inches)

 

[Reefing Newbie]

Just get the smallest B&W clown you can find, juvi clowns work extremely well here. An acclimation box would be good for this. If you QT I would put the small one in first, then add the existing to the QT tank to keep the smaller one from thinking about turning or start to turn female. JMO.