clarkii/percula compatibility?

[SeaWeed89]

Hello everyone
I have a 125 that i want to put a pair of perc's in. The tank aready has a pair of clarkii's that are f-5 1/2" m-4" the female perc is 2" and the male is 1 1/2". the female clarkii keeps her own against the blue hippo and yellow tangs :worried2:. has anyone got away with something like this? anything i can do to help it work?
thanks in advance

 

[clowns101]

I can work.But with the size of the clarkii I would be worried!

 

[SeaWeed89]

yeah with the size of thier mouth it would take 1 bite and i dont think she would do it to eat them but to just kill them.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I wouldn't do it

 

[SeaWeed89]

thanks everyone i knew it wasnt a good idea but i dont have any other choices im taking my other tank down and the perc's were my first fish.

 

[velvetelvis]

I wouldn't do it. As I mentioned on another thread, my juvenile Clark's pair killed a rabbitfish that was bigger than both of them. They are very aggressive, territorial fish and I don't think they would tolerate another clownfish species/pair living with them.

 

[gpsmart]

As with everyone else I wouldn't do it myself. I am sure you would prefer to see them go to a new home than killed.

If you insist on doing it then put the percs in a see through cage. Let the Clarkii's see them and hopefully get used to them before they get to take a chunk out of them. I use gutter guard and lots of cable ties if I need to section off fish. I build a small door in the cage which I can open and close as required. This process is likely to take weeks, it is not a quick fix and it may not work. My first advice is still not to do it - choose one pair and stick with them.

Graham

 

[angelfishman]

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i have 2 pairs of percs in my tank with a pair of clarki & 1 fire clown,the clarki pair are residing in a large magnifica & one pair of percs in a large heteractis crispa.about 3 or 4 times a day the large clarki female & the large fire clown come over & chase the percs out of their nem but dont inflict any damage to them,they seem to have got used to this treatment.the tank is over 400gall.derek

 

[SeaWeed89]

i think water quantity is on your side angel. im going to pass on putting them in with certain death for now im going to plumb a 10gal under the tank until i can find someone who will take good care of them.
thanks every one for your help