Adding black ocellaris to existing clown population

[tank41]

Hey guys. I currently have 3 ocellaris clowns in my tank (135) that have lived in harmony for about 3 years with no problems untill a year and a half ago when I ignorantly added a tomatoe clown to the family. The tomato which was the largest of the 4 tore the other ones up. No deaths but lots of fin damage. I immediately removed him and all the others heald up shortly after that with no permenant damage. It took a couple months but they heald 100%. Me and a friend bought out a guy that was getting out of the hobby a month ago and aquired LR, corals and his fish. One of the fish is a beautiful black ocellaris that I currently have in my sump and am currently fighting off the itch to put him in with the others. The black is probably equal to the 2nd largest of the false percs in my tank. Would i have better luck with this clown then I had with the tomato or would it wreck havic with my others or the others to him. To do or not to do is the question.
Thanks

 

[SwampyBill]

Don't do it! As it is, I don't see this scenario with your 3 clowns ending good if/when 2 of your existing clowns pair up & start to spawn. Then they'll probably kill the 3rd that they see as a threat...

 

[duncantse]

+1 at above. Just don't do it, they will kill each other.

 

[tank41]

guess im gona have to setup another tank

 

[SwampyBill]

guess im gona have to setup another tank

That's the wisest, most humane thing to do...:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Samcro]

This black occ you added to your sump has ich?? Is the sump part of the main system? If so you just introduced ich to your whole tank.
I wouldn't break the harmony you have going on now with another fish. Only way you could possibly add another if it was a juvi. If it were to be accepted into the harem it would remain a nonsexed juvi.
A harem of clowns have been done before with success even in breeding. The one person who was able to breed Latz had them in a 150 rubbermade feed tank with many nems and I think 5 to 6 other fish.


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[SwampyBill]

I think OP stated he's fighting off the ITCH to put 3rd clown in his tank, not fight ich... & there are countless threads on here about reasons to NOT keep more than one pair of clownfish in a tank. Even those with larger tanks (125gal or more) that have tried, for every one that's done it successfully for more than a year, there's hundreds more that have failed when original pair of clownfish start to spawn & pick off the later arrivals...

 

[davocean]

^^ Completely agree w/ that statement, and in fact I'd say 100's to one is a conservative estimate.
The only way people seem to have real long term success w/ a group of clowns is when they are all from the same clutch, and even there is a chance of some aggression.