Questions about adding an additional pair of clown fish to a 205. Current stock list
1 PD Brown Tang
1 PD Blue Tang
1 Yellow Tang
3 Purple firefish
2 Blue Flasher Wrasse
1 Mccosker's Flasher wrasse
1 Exquisite Fairy Wrasse
1 Mystery Wrasse
1 Scott's Fairy Wrasse
2 Clown (Red Head Wrasse)
1 Leopard (meleagris)
2 Leopard (bipartitus)
2 Diamond Gobies
1 Lyretail Anthias
3 Orange Anthias
3 Bartlett's Anthias
3 Ignitus Anthias
1 Chromis
2 Black Osc/Perc always confusing the two.
The Black clowns are pretty good size, they seem to have paired up but are both roughly the same size about 1.5-2". I have had this pair for about 2 years now, and they have taken a liking to my Orange Crush Echinata. The Echinata is about 2" away from a tiny rose bubble tip anemone in the front corner of the tank. I have purchase a pair of "Black Ice" oscelaris at a local swap, the pair are at most 1". Right now they are happy in my fuge tank, but I would like to add them to the display. What are my options of adding them to the DT?
Clownfish do not like other clownfish. Your existing pair are just reaching the point where bonding will normally occur (you will see the "male to be" shimmy in submission to the "female to be"). For sure, once this occurs, they will be intolerant of other clowns. While your tank is fairly good size, it probably is not large enough for two pairs. I have a friend with a 500 gallon tank that had to remove one of each of two pairs he had to avoid world war three.