Orange Skunk Trio?

[thebigblue]

My LFS sold me a "trio" of Orange Skunk Clowns...but after some reading here and online I've discovered that three clown fish seldom works out well in the home reef tank.

(Tank is 93g cube filled with LR and using AI Hydra52 Lighting. They were first fish in tank, along with yellow clown goby.)

Should I just wait it out and see what happens?

Should I try and remove one fish?

If so, which one? There is a small, medium and large.

** I don't want to stress out any of the fish by having three in the tank. I can remove one now and find it a good home.

thanks

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I've seen it done. Having two or three anemones should help.

 

[Azedenkae]

In tests that were done, essentially having a third wheel really helped promote the development of a pair. Though once a pair is formed, the third wheel is in danger.

I would leave them be and perhaps try multiple anemones as CoralsAddiction suggested, if you want a chance to keep all three. However if one of them do get bashed by the other two, then just move it on.

Buying three Clownfish was essentially how I decided to go. I got an Ocellaris, a Clarkii and a Tomato and let the three decided who wanted who. The Clarkii and Tomato paired up, and eventually started harassing the Ocellaris, so I moved it on. So now it is just the Clarkii and Tomato as Clownfishes in the tank.