Adding Two False Percs to Clown Heavy System

[ramullinax]

I want to combine my two tanks into one. I've got a 120 and a 36G. The contents of the 36G will be going into the 120.

The 120 contains:
2 Pink Skunk Clowns that host an LTA.
1 False Perc that hosts nothing.
1 Yellow Tang.
1 Fire Shrimp
1 Pep Shrimp
Xenia
Colt
Assorted SPS and LPS frags.
Turbos/Hermits/Cleanup crew
100+ lbs of live rock

The 36G contains:
1 pair of mated False Percs that host a Colt coral.
3 Pep Shrimp
40 - 50 lbs of Live Rock

My question is concerning the clowns. Will any of the false percs fight with each other? I'm thinking everything will be ok because none of the clowns that are hosting come out very far from their hosts.

What does everyone else think?

 

[NickP123]

I think it's a lil risky but anything is possible basically your best bet would be to move the clowns and the colt into the 120 while the 36 is still up and keep a close eye on everything. When I say a close eye I mean take a day that you don't have work and sit in front of the tank and see what happens. If it starts to get ugly yank the clowns out asap. I know I may get some crap for this but it is my thought on the subject.

 

[Slakker]

I'm betting that it will be an issue in a short amount of time. Too many clowns in not enough tank.

 

[ramullinax]

5 clowns in a 120 gallon tank? That doesn't seem like too much to me, however I could be wrong.

 

[Slakker]

More than two clowns in a tank less than 200 gallons is too much, IMO. They are VERY territorial and do not tend to tolerate other clowns in captivity without massive tanks.

Having three false percs in one tank is the biggest problem. Two will form a pair and the other is usually alienated and eventually killed. The pair of pink skunks might be okay with a pair of ocellaris, but I don't think the odds are in your favor.