Mixing GSM Clowns with other clowns in a 120

[ousnakebyte]

I think I know the answer to this, but I want to confirm my suspicions. I have a pair of gold-stripe maroon clowns, and they have taken residence in a M. doreensis (LTA) anemone for about 10 years now. The female is quite large and doesn't tolerate much of anything next to their home - especially my hand. The LTA is in the middle, back of the 120 (4ft. long tank, 2 ft. deep)

In that same 120 tank, I have a H. magnifica situated on the top left. I would like to add either a pink skunk clown OR a true percula to the mag, but... everything I have heard or read about mixing clowns with GSMs says no way - the female GSM will tear them apart.

So, I just want to confirm my hunch - no pink skunk clown with the mag when GSMs are present even in another anemone - correct?

Cheers
Mike

 

[Toddrtrex]

IMO/E mixing any other species of clowns (( or even the same species )) with GSM is going to end one way -- with the new clowns dead.

 

[ousnakebyte]

Yeah, that's what I thought. I've only ever had GSM clowns, so I wanted to be sure.

Cheers
Mike

 

[bureau_13]

I had a pair of GSM clowns in a bubble-tip, and I had a carpet that was getting nipped at by my Blueface Angel. The anemones were not close, and it's a 240 gal tank, so I added a carpet-friendly clown (I forget which species) and he went right to the carpet. For several months they had minimal interaction and I was high-fiving myself for ignoring everyone's advice. However, eventually the GSMs figured this out, and started chasing the new clown unmercifully. End result....both the new clown and the male GSM ended up launching themselves out of the tank and dying. Ugh. I don't recommend it on anything but possibly a HUGE tank. Like maybe the ocean.

 

[ousnakebyte]

Thanks - I'm not going to try it. I'm sure it's a death sentence for one or all parties involved...