blacks and nakeds ok? together....

[coachtjm]

we have heard from a few people that these are ok together...please offer some of your opinions.....

small tank but we won't have a bunch of fish.....29 gallon

aquaclear 110 filter, protein skimmer and uv sterilizer

plan on weekly water changes....

opinions please

 

[EnFuego]

it depends on what you mean by blacks. There are a number of clowns that have black varieties: percula, ocellaris, saddle back, clarkii, sebae, etc.

The naked is an ocellaris, which would be fine with another ocellaris, and possibly fine with a percula.

 

[Tango451]

there probably wouldn't be a problem if it was a larger tank- but good luck if you try it

 

[copeland118]

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[SidCat]

As long as they are both ocellaris clowns there shouldn't be an issue. I have just put an odd couple of them together with no major aggression.

 

[sdunkin]

I had a Black Occelaris paired with a Naked in my 12g AquaPod with no issues. They went after each other a little the very first day because the Black had been in the tank about 2 months prior to me getting the Naked, but buy the end of the day they were sleeping together.

 

[coachtjm]

ok, so two, the black, percs have been in this tank for about a week, I am looking at adding two nakeds a few days

 

[SidCat]

oh are you looking to have two pairs of clowns together? I'm sorry, I misread your question and thought you were asking if one of each would be ok together.

I wouldn't put two pairs of clowns together in a 29.

 

[coachtjm]

what do you all think about 2 black percs and 1 naked? pressing my luck?

 

[zooty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15228916#post15228916 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by coachtjm
what do you all think about 2 black percs and 1 naked? pressing my luck?

bad idea in a 29g

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15228916#post15228916 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by coachtjm
what do you all think about 2 black percs and 1 naked? pressing my luck?

While there are a few exceptions (( and those usually are larger tanks )), the vast majority of the time when more then 2 clowns are kept in a tank, you will still end up with 2 clowns --- the other one(s) will be dead, kicked off.