How many clowns in 80g tank?

[Kinetic]

How many ocellaris clownfish is comfortably doable in a 80g tank if they are the only fish in there? This is a SPS tank so it has primo water params at all time. I'm thinking of going all clownfish the way Mobert has

 

[Toddrtrex]

I personally would only do one pair. Mobert is the exception to the rule. Odds are good that once a pair does form they will go after the remaining clown.

 

[Mayesj101]

Mobert is an inspiration, but his clowns were all born and raised together-they've never been seperated a day in their lives. I agree that a clownfish-filled tank is amazing to look at, but it's almost impossible to achieve unless you have access to extremely young clownfish (i.e., you raise them yourself).

 

[aquaph8]

2

 

[ClownNut]

main pair 4 years old, all from ORA.]
the female did rejected one juven(which is not in the pic)
but all 5 live togather peacefully.

 

[SDiver]

Where did you get those clowns?

 

[westohooligan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15636836#post15636836 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SDiver
Where did you get those clowns?

I believe ORA.

 

[ClownNut]

yeah, they are ORA. i have the pair 4 years before i added more juvens.

 

[NirvanaFan]

ClownNut, how long have you had them all together? Is the main pair laying eggs?

 

[mobert]

I got my Percs from Robin aka Fingerwrinkles in the East Bay (Lafayette). He also has regular ocellaris and black and whites. I would start off with more than you need and sell the excess.

 

[Kinetic]

thanks mona. I contacted Robin already to see if he has any ocellaris available =) I love buying local healthy bred fish =)

 

[ClownNut]

4 months and counting. not lay eggs yet.

 

[SDiver]

Thanks! Nice tank too. don't see them listed on the wedsite.

 

[davocean]

I normally advise just one pair too, but recently have seen a few rule exceptions, Mobert is one, and there is a guy from Brazil on here w/ a large # of saddlebacks.
A friend has a 60g cube loaded w/ saddlebacks and percs, not sure how many, but as soon as I saw it I expected probs, but they do seem to be doing OK.
I notice pecking/keeping in check almost always, and wonder if any die that don't get noticed, but I don't see torn fins and such as I would expect.
A local breeder here says if more than 3, there seems to be less probs, one dom fem, a male, and many sub/non sexed males from my understanding.

 

[Kinetic]

I was talking to Robin, I think I'm going to put my current clowns into a frag tank, and go with a group of babies from Robin.

It'll be about 4 months before they're ready. In the meantime I'll just stock with some SPS =)

 

[patriots81]

i dont think that you should go with more than 2 because as they mature, they will fight.

 

[Kinetic]

Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I'm going to try out mona's method with a group from robin. If that doesn't work, there's no way =) I'll probably have an update in 4 months

 

[1DeR9_3Hy]

I just got back from the Moat here in Sarasota, and they have a neat cube tank setup with a big bta, and probably 8 percs in their. There was no noticeable pecking, but i was only their 2 minutes...

 

[mobert]

Here are some pictures posted by a guy in Brazil:

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15338002#post15338002 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Frederico Ramos
30 young black ocellaris stucked in a Ritteri anemone:

hope you like

I think it is way cool!

 

[SDiver]

That is cool looking!