Tomatoe Clown question

[Dasgruenegesich]

I had a sick CowFish that I would like to move into my 30g reef tank for now (it's still a baby/small).
To do so I'd have to move my 4inch Tomatoe Clown Fish into my 90g reef tank.
My question is: I am keeping 2Percula Clowns in the 90g with a bubble anemone (which they do not host). The Tomatoe Clown would move in with her rose anemone (which she does host). Would this be a possibilety?
Or am I asking for trouble?

Thank you. Sandra

 

[Slakker]

Asking for trouble. Tomatoes are among the most aggressive clowns, and will likely not tolerate a pair of perculas in her territory for very long (especially if they're also hosting a BTA, natural host for the tomato, not so for the perculas).

 

[stagefright13]

If it is sick it may likely have ich or something else and needs to go in the hospital tank. You don't want to put it somewhere that has 10's of thousands of nooks and crannies for ich to live and reinfect.

Get a 10 gallon tank and put in there for several weeks. Then you could dose Cupramine or antibiotics etc. as needed. Just slap some pvc pipes and elbows in it for hiding spots. So it doesn't get TOO stressed.

And don't mix species of clowns in the same tank! I love clowns and don't wanna see anymore dead ones!

 

[Dasgruenegesich]

Hi
The CowFish is not sick anymore of course. He was treated in a hospital tank.

LLL Sandra

 

[stagefright13]

DBL post again!

 

[stagefright13]

I hate to say it but Clowns don't mix. They mostly are happy go lucky. But if you mix species one of them will die. Obviously the bigger one will kill the smaller. Don't mix them unless you have a massive tank. Even then I personally wouldn't. The submissive one will be stressed and hiding in the rock. That's not a good life for your pet.