Clownfish tanks seen at Macna

[TYSDADI]

There were tons of display tanks with many different types of clowns at macna this year. My wife fell in love with the idea of having a tank dedicated to the clowns. I have a 90 gallon cube that I can devote to this but all my clownfish knowledge says that as the tank matures I will end up with a dominant pair. Is this true? Or can I put 2 of each strain in without much of an issue?

Thanks, James

 

[shifty51008]

IMO if you wanna have a clownfish tank, your best option is to get a breeder to sell your some from the same batch. this way they will all be the same age . but even then their will prob. be bickering and such. my oldest batch of clowns are around a month old and I will agree it is really neat watching them all sleep in a ball and swim together when the lights go on.

if you try to add 2 from each strain the strain that is the most aggressive will end up killing the others once paired off.

 

[ct_vol]

if you try to add 2 from each strain the strain that is the most aggressive will end up killing the others once paired off.

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[TYSDADI]

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Thanks. That's what I thought. I will try something else. Any suggestions???

 

[Authentic]

I'm starting a 21 gal clown,anenome tank,would I be able to put more than two?

 

[ct_vol]

Stick with a pair unless you have a really large tank. There are always exceptions, but this is a good rule of thumb.