Mixing clowns in 75G

[boodha]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have a 4" cinnamon clown in a 75G FOWLR setup. Is it realistic to a add a 2" maroon striped clown?

 

[OrionN]

No. You should not do this. Both are very aggressive clowns.

 

[CHAOSTACTICS]

perhaps false percs may be a better option, but don't quote me on this

 

[syddakyd]

i have a 4 inch cinnamon and 3 1/3 inch fire clown in a 55g together. i am proabably going to add 1-2 perculas and other damsels besides the chromis i have

 

[OrionN]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8362500#post8362500 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by syddakyd
i have a 4 inch cinnamon and 3 1/3 inch fire clown in a 55g together. i am proabably going to add 1-2 perculas and other damsels besides the chromis i have

This is a really bad idea. Neither A. ocellaris nor A. percula are likley to survide for a few weeks after adding in this tank. New clowns will just get so stressed if not kill outright. This may start an outbreak of disease in this tank.

 

[dc]

I agree with Orion here. I have a maroon in my 75 and would never put any other kind in with her.

 

[syddakyd]

thank you for your opinions I respect them greatly but what is "common knowledge" seems to be never tested under the right circumstances

 

[mobert]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8366542#post8366542 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by syddakyd
thank you for your opinions I respect them greatly but what is "common knowledge" seems to be never tested under the right circumstances

In my experience, a pair of Clarkii and a pair of Oscellaris do not work in a 240 gallon with lots of rocks, and more than a dozen anemones at opposite sides of the tank with rock work arranged so that pairs don't have to look at each other. The Clarkii grabbed the Perc and shook it like it was trying to break the Perc's neck. Very aggressive behavior not otherwise seen. I don't know how else you can test the combination but my "common knowledge" comes from personal experience and from helping others who have tried mixing clowns on this forum. I was able to pull the Oscellaris out and put them in another tank but is that what you want to do? Fish get more aggressive as they get sexually mature. I don't think you can put more than a single pair of aggressive clowns in one tank.

 

[syddakyd]

 

[1jared1]

syddakyd,

I had a spawning pair of Ocellaris and a spawning pair of Maroons in the same 55 gallon tank. They never really fought either. Most people would say that this is insane but they got along.

 

[cayars]

I've had the opposite experience. I have 2 Oscellaris and 2 Clarkii clowns in a 120 Gallon tank. At first each pair stayed on their "own side" of the tank. But now it's not uncommon to see them all together or even paired off in mixed species. For example one clarkii and one oscellaris on the left of the tank and the other pair on the right.

I knew I wanted more then one type of clown fish so I intentionally chose these two types of clowns as I thought their temperament was the best combination of mixed clowns.

I've never seen any type of aggressive behavior from any of these 4 clowns. I made sure they were all the same size which I think helped. I may be just plain lucky as I have a "few" different fish all in the same tank that others would never try. So while I'm not saying to do it, I'm just letting you know that it can be done.

If you happen to have a second tank you could try it and if there is a problem then move one set to the other tank.

Carlo

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8376616#post8376616 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mobert
In my experience, a pair of Clarkii and a pair of Oscellaris do not work in a 240 gallon with lots of rocks, and more than a dozen anemones at opposite sides of the tank with rock work arranged so that pairs don't have to look at each other. The Clarkii grabbed the Perc and shook it like it was trying to break the Perc's neck. Very aggressive behavior not otherwise seen. I don't know how else you can test the combination but my "common knowledge" comes from personal experience and from helping others who have tried mixing clowns on this forum. I was able to pull the Oscellaris out and put them in another tank but is that what you want to do? Fish get more aggressive as they get sexually mature. I don't think you can put more than a single pair of aggressive clowns in one tank.

 

[syddakyd]

it's simple really. clowns are damsels. i don't know why people try to treat them differently.

they are also semi agressvive-full agressive at times. just like damsels.
granted there are different temperments for different species and some individuals of the same species can exhibit varying temperments but at the end of the day, it will work if done right.
i have never heard anyone say you can only keep one type of damsel.

same thing as their distant relatives, cichlids

 

[boodha]

Thanks for all the advice and debate, ended up not mixing the clowns.