Clown Question

[hansnfrans]

I have 2 ocellaris that have paired up and are living in a RBTA. The clowns and anemone are in a 29 gallon reef tank. I don't trust the anemone around my corals in that small of a tank and therefore want to move it to my 46 gallon tank. The only problem is that there is a 5 inch maroon clown who lives in a green BTA in the 46 gallon tank. Since I will have 2 BTA's in the 46, will the maroon leave the ocellaris' alone? I am worried that the maroon clown will try to claim both of the anemones and harass the 2 ocellaris, or worse yet kill them both.

 

[Teremei]

wouldn't try it, even in a much larger tank. Clowns of different species do not get along. The only safe combination has been one large and one smaller of the same species, or 2 juviniles of the same species. . With any other combo, you are taking a significantly increased risk of clown death. .

 

[hansnfrans]

Okay, how 'bout this. I have a 120 gallon aggressive tank with a white-eye moray, goldentail moray, Humu trigger, Niger trigger, Honeycomb Grouper, and I'll probably add a Dogface puffer soon. I know that the clown will hold his own in the agressive tank, but my main concern is that the dogface puffer or triggers will pick at the anemone and kill it.

 

[hansnfrans]

^^^^^^^^