Skunks compatible with Perculas?

[roushracer]

Anyone know if a pair of skunk clowns are compatible in the same tank with a pair of perculas?

Both my local fish stores told me yes, and claimed that they won't even acknowledge the other species.

Is this true?

 

[Lowredranger]

I think most would say it depends on the size of the tank and if you have separate anemones on opposite sides of the tank so that the two species will not interact to often.

 

[phender]

I don't know if it is always the case, but I have a pair of breeding orange skunks in the same 48" tank as a pair of breeding percs, with anemones on opposite sides of tank. They don't really seem to notice that the others exist. I don't know if they don't recognize each other because of the difference in color pattern or if I am just lucky.

 

[roushracer]

It's a 120g tank, and there is a single anemone but the percs don't even host it. In fact, they don't host anything and I've had them well over a year....

 

[tufacody]

i'd love to see an fts of that tank phender! sounds awesome

 

[Lowredranger]

It could be a problem if they are not hosting anything as that means they are swimming all over the tank vs just sitting in there section like phender's the goal is for them not to notice each other.

 

[phender]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13971477#post13971477 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tufacody
i'd love to see an fts of that tank phender! sounds awesome

Here is a shot from a year of so ago. The skunks are in a Mag and the percs went back and forth between the gigantea and the purple crispa.