Clownfish Compatability

[zigrat88]

All - Bought a pair of Black and white false perc yesterday and put them in a tank with 2 pink skunk clowns. I know the pink skunk clowns are listed as "semi aggressive" and most places list putting them in the same tank as "with Caution".

With that being said the black and whites seem perfectly happy, but the larger of the skunks just keeps pestering them. For 20 mins or so everyone will be happy, then the skunk will go and take a swipe. The smaller of the 2 skunks doesn't care 99% of the time but looks to occassionally get peer pressured in.

Just curious if anyone has any experiance with helping the getting along procedure. If it gets to bad I'll obviously take them back to the LFS, but I'd like to give it a fair shake.

Thoughts?

 

[GSMguy]

sorry not a good mix mixing of clownfish results in dead clownfish most likely they will fight and the skunks will defend their territory to the deat
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[Slakker]

Which tank is this in?

Most people say it's one pair of clowns per 100 gallons of tank.

 

[zigrat88]

54 corner at the moment... but getting ready to move them to the 36 to solve the issue.

 

[zigrat88]

P.S. Would the black and white false perc mix ok with the regular false perc?

 

[GSMguy]

one pair per tank they are irritable lil guys
i would say its one pair per 200g with full size clowns

 

[GSMguy]

yes a black and white false and a regular false are fine to pair make sure the new clown is very small