Mixing clownfish

[rhkingsfan]

I currently have a pair of tank raised ocellaris and am thinking of adding two true percs in an 80 gallon. Is there any reason to believe that they wont get along?

 

[BangkokMatt]

They will most likely fight to the death in a tank that size. Really not a good idea IMO

 

[Gwynhidwy]

In my experience multiple species of tank raised clowns can live peacefully long term in an aquarium. However I think they must be added to the tank at the same time so that neither pair is established before the other and the tank must be large to have a good chance of success.

I've never tried it in a tank less than a 120G with lots of rock work and I probably wouldn't as I think the likelihood of problems is high.

 

[Moonstream]

I have actually been thinking about getting another pair of clowns when I setup my 75g, and giving each a host anemone. my plan is to get a pair of black ocellaris, pink skunks, or something along those lines, the pair I already have are ocellaris too, will let you know what happens!

 

[Toddrtrex]

Mixing clown species is almost always a bad idea. You may read here and there about people having success, but IMO, success can only be claimed after two years, not a couple of months. Odds are once the clowns start to mature, there is going to be an increase in fighting.

IMO, it is a bad idea and shouldn't be done.

 

[BangkokMatt]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12371697#post12371697 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gwynhidwy
In my experience multiple species of tank raised clowns can live peacefully long term in an aquarium. However I think they must be added to the tank at the same time so that neither pair is established before the other and the tank must be large to have a good chance of success.

This is a possibility, but...it will only work with occelaris, true percs and skunks. It would be carnage if tried with saddle backs and clark's for example.
However, still a bad idea IMO. One pair per tank is the rule which should be adhered to.

 

[Patrick12]

Not an optimal thing to do, but if you are gonna do it, those are the clowns to do it with. I strongly recommend though, that you catch the existing pair out, move a few rocks around, and drip them in the same bucket and add them together. This will increase the chances of harmony....but it is not a guarantee. I had two breeding pairs of ocellaris clowns in a 75 gallon...it was only planned as a temp measure to begin with....and in the 3 weeks they were together, no fins ever got nipped or damage done, but those cats were always in each others grill as long as the lights were on. But, like I said, it was only temporary and they may have learned to get along if I had left them. Funny thing is, the troublemakers were the new pair that got added. And, no one got hurt or damaged, but they twirked and danced with each other all day lon.