Two Pairs of Clowns in one Tank?

[tegee]

Hello:

I have a 180-gl sps tank and currently have (1) pair of Orange/White Ocellaris clowns with a Ritteri Anemone. Can I have another pair of Ocellaris (tank breed Black & White Ocellaris) in the tank or will one pair fight with the other?

Thanks for any help you can provide.......

 

[phil519]

given the size of the tank it should be fine. The only issue might be if they decide to fight over the rit. As they are the same species you may want to consider that there is a chance that the pairs inter-mingle in a way that was not part of your original plan (e.g. one orange/white with a black osc and vice versa).

 

[Toddrtrex]

Personally I wouldn't do it.

But, do you only have the one anemone in your tank? If you only have one, that might work against you.

Do you have another option if this doesn't work out? Are you willing to catch them ?

 

[tzhanks]

I would add another anemone to cut back on fighting