Two Clown fish pairs in the same tank?

[RyDoggsReef]

Hey,
I know this is probably a dumb questions as Im pretty sure the fish would not get along together, however Ive thought of trying to have a pair of ocellaris and a pair of the black and white percula clowns or maroon clowns in my tank. Anybody ever had two different clown pairs in the same tank of different species?

 

[reefusaca]

Clowns fish are not aggressive and you could have more than 2. I have 10 in my tank.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13753749#post13753749 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefusaca
Clowns fish are not aggressive and you could have more than 2. I have 10 in my tank.

Huh? In the 15+ years of keeping clowns I have found them to be one of the most aggressive fish for its size.

While there are a few exceptions, keeping more then a pair in a tank is a bad idea.

Doing more might work short term, but odds are once a pair forms and starts spawning, there will be big issues.

 

[Ding2daDong]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13753802#post13753802 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Toddrtrex
Huh? In the 15+ years of keeping clowns I have found them to be one of the most aggressive fish for its size.

While there are a few exceptions, keeping more then a pair in a tank is a bad idea.

Doing more might work short term, but odds are once a pair forms and starts spawning, there will be big issues.

Ditto!

-Matthew

 

[rkelman]

Ocellaris and Percs / Maroons would = Dead Ocellaris usually.

 

[noboddi]

It largely depends on the size of the tank. A clown in the wild will have 3 sq feet or so it defends. If you have a six foot tank, it gets easier.

Clowns are in the same family as damselfish, and can be very aggressive against related species (i.e. other clowns). individuals may vary, but as a rule its best one pair per tank.

 

[Slakker]

I've seen Ocellaris clowns harass a tang on the opposite end of a 6' tank from their nest...I wouldn't bother.