Baby clowns with existing clowns

[this is me]

I have a pair of GSM. The female is 3".
They're hosted in three large RBTA and the female is very aggressive. I have to put a couple of baby GSM in the same tank. Will the pair of accept the babies or will they kill it?

 

[GSMguy]

not a good idea.


maroon females are notorious killers

 

[Grunt]

I wouldn't do it. I had a hard enough time introducing potential mates. I wouldn't say it can't be done, but I wouldn't advise it.

 

[inachu]

My adult clown always seemed so bored but once I bought the seven babies clowns she is no longer bored and seems very very happy to have company and so far has never been agressive towards any of them.

 

[kimsie]

inachu - you really should specify that you're speaking of ocellaris clowns NOT maroons - two totally different species and especially temperaments! ocellaris are known as the most easy going clowns and maroons are known as the most aggressive...

To the OP - if it were me I would not try it. If they must be housed in there for a little while buy a breeders basket (a few dollars at petco or someplace like that) and keep them secure in that inside the tank.

 

[myreefcentral]

wouldn't dare try it with maroons...

 

[inachu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13098593#post13098593 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kimsie
inachu - you really should specify that you're speaking of ocellaris clowns NOT maroons - two totally different species and especially temperaments! ocellaris are known as the most easy going clowns and maroons are known as the most aggressive...

To the OP - if it were me I would not try it. If they must be housed in there for a little while buy a breeders basket (a few dollars at petco or someplace like that) and keep them secure in that inside the tank.

I'm learning everyday.

And here I thought a clown is a clown is a clown.

 

[kimsie]

:lol: We're all learning everyday! Huge difference between Maroons and the most other clowns - especially when it comes to temperament and aggression...

If you're really into keeping clowns - I would highly recommend Joyce Wilkinson's book Clownfishes.

 

[brtfreud]

Can you add two baby percs to a 75 with two adult percs?

 

[rkelman]

Not a good idea with the Maroons. Or the Percs. They are aggressive as well.

 

[brtfreud]

What about false percs?

 

[rkelman]

Its not generally a good idea to have more than 2 clowns in a tank. The older ones will beat up the little guys. Ocellaris are probably the easiest of any to deal with I'd think.

 

[adtravels]

It can work, short term but there is risk to the juvis and likely they will never be accepted as a "family group". As the smaller two grow there will be more and more conflict. In an exceptional case a very small occelaris, perc, skunk may be accepted by a pair but its in for a tough time and they would really need to be introduced simulteaneously. I would not try this with maroons, as only pairs and singles are found in anemones in the wild so they wont tolerate other clowns.
You are taking a risk with fish when you know better, up to you.