Clownfish setup

[Fishphish69]

Will you recommend 2 ocellaris clownfish, 1 saddleback and 1 seabe clownfish in a 55 gallon tank? There is 65 pounds of 9 year old rock.

 

[Fishphish69]

I mean clarkii not seabe.

 

[shifty51008]

Nope, only 1 pair of clowns per tank or in the end you will most likely end up with 1 pair anyway

 

[Fishphish69]

Nope, only 1 pair of clowns per tank or in the end you will most likely end up with 1 pair anyway

It's one pair in total, not one pair per species.

 

[shifty51008]

1 pair total. If you were to add the clowns you wanted they may be fine for a short while if the clarki behaves but once the occ pair up they will kill the others

 

[t4zalews]

Sebae's get mean when they grow up, never had saddlebacks but I think they are a larger clownfish species so size could matter. Could never go wrong with a pair of ocellaris or perculas.

 

[bues0022]

+1 to all said. One pair of clowns total in a tank. In some isolated cases, some have been successful, but the tanks are quite large (180-200 gallons minimum), and also have been quite lucky to get docile individuls.

Pick one species, get a pair, and enjoy.

 

[Fishphish69]

Should the pair be the same species? I have a saddleback. Will it matter if I get a occelaris or stick with a saddleback Ii will rather have two diffrent kinds, but not if one will get killed.

 

[MacWilliams]

You would really be gambling if you put a different type of clown in there. I'd stick with one type. But thats just me.

 

[bues0022]

It is not too difficult to mix Ocelaris with Percula, but when dealing with the larger species such as Clarkii, Tomato, Maroon, etc, mixing tends not to work well.