having 2 pairs in 1 tank?

[paOol]

is it possibe to have 2 pairs of clowns in the same tank?

lets say i get two clowns, they pair up , and are living together for a while. then i add another 2 clowns that are already paired.

will they just get along and mind each others business?
or will they re-establish dominace?

is this a good idea or a bad idea

 

[davocean]

It's pretty much a bad idea, unless you have a huge tank or clowns that all hatched together, and even then you may have dominance issues.

 

[paOol]

i see. wont try it then.
anyone else have an opinion?

 

[mltmtascp]

We tried that in our 120 life was good for about 2 months then it all went down hill. One of the clowns from the bigger pair started attacking the smaller pair and we had to seperate the pairs. Lucky I had a 27 gal hospital tank. I now have a 10 gal hospital tank!

 

[Reeferdude2]

I tried once and it lasted about a month or so.Then smaller pair had to hide alot.Then it made them hard to catch cause they where in the rocks

 

[AquaReeferMan]

Save yourself time and money. Ohh and the hassle of trying to get the weaker pair out once they start fighting. Stick to one pair or in some cases a trio per tank.