naked clown or picasso

[Snakebyt]

i ma just setting up a tank after a break form the hobby. I am really liking the picasso clowns but i am also really liking the naked clowns as well.
Any problems from getting 1 of each? will they pair up? eventually breed?

i really want maroon clowns but my tank (40 breeder) just isnt big enough from what im told

 

[this is me]

Picasso.

 

[westohooligan]

I think the naked clowns look..."wrong". But, the are pretty unique. You should be able to do 1 of each. I've also seen plenty of maroons in a 40 breeder. I would do the smaller clowns though. More room for other stuff! What are your stocking plans?

 

[Snakebyt]

the only defenate plan for stocking is a pair of clowns, a lawnmower bleeny and a mandrin when the tank is ready, other than that its pretty open. But i would like to have the option to add somthing else if i want to.
I have been told that if i do maroons in that size of tank i wont be able to keep much else in there with them

 

[Snakebyt]

anyone else have an opinion?

 

[KillerReef]

As far as I know, they are both "ocellaris", so as long as you introduce them together, I would think they would mate up. If you can find them of slightly different sizes, then you should have a better chance...

 

[amore169]

I have a pair of naked's and also picassos (not in the same tank) but I think if u were to mix them u wouldn't have any problems with them as long they are small enough, but I would rather get a pair of either one instead of mixing them.

 

[Big E]

the only defenate plan for stocking is a pair of clowns, a lawnmower bleeny and a mandrin when the tank is ready, other than that its pretty open. But i would like to have the option to add somthing else if i want to.
I have been told that if i do maroons in that size of tank i wont be able to keep much else in there with them

If you like the Maroons get them. When they start to breed & mature is when it might be a problem with new fish. It also depends on the type of new fish you try to add.

You'll have some time if you get a pair of juvenile maroons.

If you plan out your stock list I don't think there will be many problems.

 

[patriots81]

you can mix those two clowns. maroons can be a problem in that size of a tank only because they are very aggressive and will attack all the other fish.

 

[jasonrp104]

I've got a pair of maroons in a 45. Honestly, I've never seen her more than a foot away from the anemone but she's only about 3 inches long at the moment. There used to be 2 dwarf angels in there but I decided to make it into a tank for the marroons alone.

 

[Snakebyt]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15623604#post15623604 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Big E
If you like the Maroons get them. When they start to breed & mature is when it might be a problem with new fish. It also depends on the type of new fish you try to add.

You'll have some time if you get a pair of juvenile maroons.

If you plan out your stock list I don't think there will be many problems.

so if i go with maroons, they should not be aggressive with fish that they "grow up" with? only new introductions?

 

[jasonrp104]

That was my experiance with them. Anything that was already in the tank had no problems but anything new (even crabs) had to take a bit of abuse.

Now that it's just them and the CUC, everything seems to be alot mellower in the tank.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15624597#post15624597 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Snakebyt
so if i go with maroons, they should not be aggressive with fish that they "grow up" with? only new introductions?

Back when I kept GSM, they went after existing tank mates once they started spawning.

 

[Big E]

Well my Maroons put up with my 6" Cortez angel & he sits right next to their eggs. Of course when the female tried to drive him off early on he just sat there.

I recently put a Harlequin shrimp in the tank. The female nipped at it once & got nipped back by the shrimp. She leaves it alone as long as it doesn't go near the eggs.

I agree though, once they start spawning they're definately more aggressive when there are eggs present.

Like I mentioned earlier.......it depends on what the new fish is. If it's some wimpy dither fish it's gonna get wacked.

If it's a psuedochromis or maybe a faster type wrasse it will problably be okay.