I currently have a pair of pink skunk clowns that host in a medium-size LTA. I have a 115 gallon tank that's 52" long, and the LTA is stationary on one side of the tank (so far, at least - I've had it three months), and the skunks rarely venture to the other side of the tank. What about the idea of adding a BTA, with its own pair of hosting perc clowns, to the other side of the tank? Or is this just asking for trouble in this small of a tank?
Two clown pairs with nems?
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sgarron
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Trouble, most likely. I have a mature pair (4" &3.5") of ocellaris hosted by a sebae on the right side of my 180. I also have a single gsm (now 3") hosted by a rbta on the left side. These fish have been together for over 8 months, 4 in my old 65 and 4 in the 180. They seem to keep to their sides of the tank most times only coming in contact at feeding time. But, lately I've noticed chunks of the maroon's tail and pectoral fin missing and a good tear in the male ocellaris' dorsal fin. My guess is that they are fighting over the new sebae either at night or while I'm at work. The only reason I have both species is because I listened to the lfs and they said they would get along fine. My fault for not researching on my own.
davocean
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Actually I disagree there, IMO skunks are the most passive, and if there was a chance of having more than one pair I'd say skunks and occs are best choice.
HOWEVER, I strongly advise not doing it, especially for the fact that BT's tend to wander where they want, so no gaurantee it will stay where you put it, and even if it does as clowns mature there could be aggro.
HOWEVER, I strongly advise not doing it, especially for the fact that BT's tend to wander where they want, so no gaurantee it will stay where you put it, and even if it does as clowns mature there could be aggro.
Thanks for all the feedback, everyone. I've decided against trying it. If I had a six foot tank or larger and could get more separation between the nems and hosting pairs, I might give it a shot, but as it is, it is just too risky. My nem seems to be doing well, and I really like the little skunks, so I don't want to mess that up.
