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I am transferring everything from my 56 to a 120, so I had a crazy idea.... lets make a (mini) clown harem!
I put two clay pots in the 120 to give them separate areas to congregate, and plan on moving my two RBTAs fromt he 56 in this weekend. (My percs never hosted in the RBTAs. Hopefully the new ones will.)
I have a pair of true percs in the 56 that are paired up for the last 5 years.
last week, I bought the following:
2 black occelarus
1 domino occelarus
1 juvenile Nearly naked (I think its a perc looking at the eyes)
These all came from different systems at the LFS, and not all juveniles
When I got home, I went fishing for my existing pair and acclimated them all for the 120 at the same time (in 5 different containers)
At midnight, after lights out, I added them all to the DT. The 4 new clowns and the male from my Percs all gathered together, while the female Perc ran off to the corner by herself for a bit. (after a few minutes, she came over to hang with the rest)
a week later, the true percs are back to hanging in the corner by themselves (lust like they did in the 56)
The other 4 are all cavorting about having a good time. The percs occasionally come out to play too. I have not witnessed any aggression or chasing (other than the female perc keeping tabs on her partner) , nobody seems to be stressed.
I think the key to this was new territory for everyone at the same time. Keeping my fingers crossed.
I will post videos soon.
I put two clay pots in the 120 to give them separate areas to congregate, and plan on moving my two RBTAs fromt he 56 in this weekend. (My percs never hosted in the RBTAs. Hopefully the new ones will.)
I have a pair of true percs in the 56 that are paired up for the last 5 years.
last week, I bought the following:
2 black occelarus
1 domino occelarus
1 juvenile Nearly naked (I think its a perc looking at the eyes)
These all came from different systems at the LFS, and not all juveniles
When I got home, I went fishing for my existing pair and acclimated them all for the 120 at the same time (in 5 different containers)
At midnight, after lights out, I added them all to the DT. The 4 new clowns and the male from my Percs all gathered together, while the female Perc ran off to the corner by herself for a bit. (after a few minutes, she came over to hang with the rest)
a week later, the true percs are back to hanging in the corner by themselves (lust like they did in the 56)
The other 4 are all cavorting about having a good time. The percs occasionally come out to play too. I have not witnessed any aggression or chasing (other than the female perc keeping tabs on her partner) , nobody seems to be stressed.
I think the key to this was new territory for everyone at the same time. Keeping my fingers crossed.
I will post videos soon.