Will they work?

[Titus77]

Hello. I was wondering if I were to get another black saddleback clown, would it get along with my current one that I got last week? My current one is ~2.5 inches long. Here are some pics that you might have already seen :

 

[jkrentz2515]

If you get a smaller one then you would have a pretty good chance of them pairing up and getting along fine.

 

[Titus77]

Cool. That sounds like a plan. Would this to-be-pair get along with some baby brown ocellaris clowns?

 

[myreefcentral]

if it's smaller than you have a chance...

 

[Titus77]

Thats what she said...just kidding. I couldn't help myself to that one.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12695178#post12695178 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Titus77
Cool. That sounds like a plan. Would this to-be-pair get along with some baby brown ocellaris clowns?

Odds are against it. Saddlebacks can/are fairly mean fish. Assuming that they do pair up, they would terrorize any other clowns that were put in the tank.

 

[WM15]

when i paired my saddlebacks up i put the little guy who was about 1 in and a half in a breeder net. my big female who is about 4 and a half inches just swam up and looked at him a few times and ignored him after that. so i let him out after an hour and a half after he ate by himself in the breeder. right away he swam up nest to her and she could have cared less. so i felt pretty relieved when i left for dinner. when i came back the were both snuggling next to eachother in their BTA . i never saw any of the submissive shimmy stuff but they sure lie eachother alot now and if another fish messes with the little guy the she comes up and protects him. their pretty agressive and i doubt they would let another clown type with them.

 

[Titus77]

Oh. Alright. So just get a smaller one and put it in my plastic breeder and let the older one swim up to it and see if it likes the new one? What happens if they don't like eachother? What should I do?

 

[jkrentz2515]

Return it to the store if possible if they don't get along.