is it realy possible to put two pairs of clowns in one aquarium if you have more than just one anenome. Because I was at a lfs and it was one that specialized in marine fishkeeping and I have known the owner since I was 7 years old and he always takes good care of his fish. Is this actually possible. his tank was 37 gallons. So I was thinking of this for my new tank. good idea or bad idea.
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It comes sown to if your tank is big enough and will they respect each others territory. thankyou. I am taking down my cichlid tank and taking my nano inhabitants and putting them in the new tank. The filtration is a fluval 304 and I will have a prizm skimmer that used to be on a 75. The tank is 37 gallons . It's dimensions are 30'' long, 12'' wide and 21'' high. I already have a sebae anenome , and plan on getting another. I want to hvae a true percula pair and a onyx clown pair. what do you think?
phender
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I am not saying I would recommend it, but it can be done. Both having different anemone species and two pairs of clowns. I would give them as much room as possible and choose clowns low on the aggressive scale.
This is a pic of my set up for over 2 1/2 years. The tank is a 48" 60 gal.. There is a gigantea carpet on the left side and a magnifica on the right. A pair of percs in the gigantea and a pair of orange skunks in the mag. The is a purple sebae anemone (H. crispa) under the carpet in this picture. I later moved it under the mag. Both places it did fine. The clowns that were closer to it sometimes used it as a "vacation house". The sebae has since gone to live with a friend who wanted one badly for his display tank and has been replaced by a very small(2") haddoni.
Both clown pairs spawn regularly. The percs are more consistent than the skunks. I think it helps that there is a clear division in the middle of tank and the two clowns species are types that are very dependent on their host anemone so they don't stray much. I used to see them in the other's territory when I first put them together, but there was never any violence. They don't stray anymore.
This is a pic of my set up for over 2 1/2 years. The tank is a 48" 60 gal.. There is a gigantea carpet on the left side and a magnifica on the right. A pair of percs in the gigantea and a pair of orange skunks in the mag. The is a purple sebae anemone (H. crispa) under the carpet in this picture. I later moved it under the mag. Both places it did fine. The clowns that were closer to it sometimes used it as a "vacation house". The sebae has since gone to live with a friend who wanted one badly for his display tank and has been replaced by a very small(2") haddoni.
Both clown pairs spawn regularly. The percs are more consistent than the skunks. I think it helps that there is a clear division in the middle of tank and the two clowns species are types that are very dependent on their host anemone so they don't stray much. I used to see them in the other's territory when I first put them together, but there was never any violence. They don't stray anymore.
phender
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Percula and Onyx are the same species. It might be tougher to have two pairs of the same species than what I have. I forgot to say that the skunks were there first and already had a territory. The percs moved in to a spot that the skunks had no claim to.
I wouldn't try the maroons in the mix. They tend to be very solitary and nasty toward other clowns.
No way I would try mixing anything in a 30" tank.
I wouldn't try the maroons in the mix. They tend to be very solitary and nasty toward other clowns.
No way I would try mixing anything in a 30" tank.
phender
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13398482#post13398482 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kmiec123
Cool tank phender...I love to think outside the box when I can...I try to do only pairs in my systems just to increase viewing with courtship and other behaviors.
I used to have a pair of Red Sea mimic blennies in this tank that spawned a couple times. I sold them because I suspected them of picking at corals. Turns out, I don't think that was my problem with the corals.
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