Maroon clown and true percss

[Dragon moray ki]

Okay I have a 1 inch baby maroon clown and would like to get a pair of snow flake percs will this be okay

 

[Sonicblast12]

Nope.

 

[clowntriggerfis]

no chance sorry

 

[Dragon moray ki]

What if the percs are bigger

 

[clowntriggerfis]

maybe but not in your 70 but maybe in the 300 if you have 2 anemones

 

[Sonicblast12]

Are you two the same person?

 

[clowntriggerfis]

no why do you think that?

 

[Dragon moray ki]

Yeah why

 

[Sonicblast12]

no why do you think that?

No reason.

 

[Dragon moray ki]

Ok but know

 

[dzfish17]

I have a 4" maroon clown in my 600g (96x36 footprint) and Im afraid to add any other clowns because of how mean she is.

 

[MrTuskfish]

Not mixing species is probably the #1 rule of keeping clownfish. A small maroon clown will almost certainly become a big female. They are one of the most territorial fish alive and will not tolerate any other clowns in the same tank. Before I knew better, I once had a maroon kill another clown while it was still floating in the LFS bag.

 

[evsalty]

Aren't these the same responses to the same question you had in your clown vs clown thread? I see that same thing with your 4 or is it 5 or 6 dwarf angel threads. Do you just keep starting new threads till you get the answer that you are WANTING?

 

[Sonicblast12]

Not mixing species is probably the #1 rule of keeping clownfish. A small maroon clown will almost certainly become a big female. They are one of the most territorial fish alive and will not tolerate any other clowns in the same tank. Before I knew better, I once had a maroon kill another clown while it was still floating in the LFS bag.

My little maroon got an entire fin torn off by a trigger at feeding time, and responded by chasing the trigger all over the tank. She'll still fly out and nip that trigger when he gets near. Tough fish, grew the whole fin back in a couple of weeks.

 

[FishAddict87]

I wish I could keep more than a pair in my tank too but wouldn't risk it...used to have a maroon but sold it to a lfs for credit(which I never got) and ended up getting a pair of gorgeous snowflakes from (hate to say it but) petco lol

 

[dknydiep]

From all that I've read, they say it's not possible.

 

[wlyon]

I have a large maroon clown and a baby perc in one of my customers 92 wave tank. She has 5 very large anems in the tank and the two clowns now tend to host the same one. Introducing them was tricky I had the tank divided for a month, then switched the clowns to the opposite sides for a month, then they were fine and didn't care about each other at all.

 

[MrTuskfish]

I have a large maroon clown and a baby perc in one of my customers 92 wave tank. She has 5 very large anems in the tank and the two clowns now tend to host the same one. Introducing them was tricky I had the tank divided for a month, then switched the clowns to the opposite sides for a month, then they were fine and didn't care about each other at all.

If this lasts a year or more , let us know. Anything can work......short term.
EvsaltyAlso is right on the money with post #13.: Somewhere, someone in this hobby has done everything with some success.

Making a decision based on one person who beat the odds is a big mistake and very common. Not really referring to the OP; but (IMO & IME), its very common on this forum for a hobbyist to do something that goes against all CW----then find ONE person claiming to have done it also and that justifies the decision. If someone is going to do something regardless of what reference books and posters on this forum say, and they already know that its probably a mistake----why waste everyone's time? Just do it. if one positive and twenty negative will give someone the reassurance they're looking for, just reply to yourself and close the thread. BTW, my definition of success isn't a few months.

 

[Dragon moray ki]

Ok well I just gave the maroon away he was mean anyway so thanks fo the info

 

[wlyon]

If this lasts a year or more , let us know. Anything can work......short term.

The clowns have been in the same tank for about 2 years now. Living together with out the divider for about a year and 9 months months or so if I remember correctly.

I in no way recommend people getting two different species of clowns, but I do know if the circumstances are right, the individual clowns personalities aren't to territorial and the person is willing to go above and beyond to make it work then it can work OCCASIONALLY.