Spotcintus clowns

[roni]

Anyone have any experience with these guys? Curious if they truly get to 5.5" as listed on liveaquaria. I've only kept occellaris/percula family clowns before but thinking about doing a pair in my 270. There is a pair of perculas (onyx and picasso) in a purple carpet in the far right portion of the tank. I'm moving a ritteri over to the left side of the tank and thinking about a pair of spotcinctus versus a pair of skunks.

 

[Ambition]

It is recommended that only one park of clowns be kept per tank unless there is a divider keeping the pairs from getting to each other. Generally speaking thins are fine until a pair or both pairs reach sexual maturity, at that point all bets are usually off and one pair kills the other.

 

[roni]

thanks, anyone have any experience with the spotcintus?

 

[jmadison]

Bicinctus(spotcinctus) clowns can become quite aggressive and a good size ( 5"+). Having their "own" anemone or side of the tank only works for a limited period before you have shredded fins and loss of life.

 

[roni]

Thanks, that's what I was worried about. I'll hold off on those.