clowns!

nemo1991 · 03-24-2008, 11:56 PM

ok so right now i have a 55 gallon with 50 pounds of life rock, 2 false percula clowns, a blue damsel, and a 4 striped damsel, and a couple corals, i am buying 90 more pounds of live rock and the guy who is selling me it is throwing in 2 black saddle pack percula clowns, i am only going to add like 20 or 25 more pounds to my exsisting system because i do not want to over run it, but i am storing the live rock until i get a bigger system like 90 or 100 gallons, um i was wondering if the 2 sets of clowns would be fine, the black ones are coming from a 29 gallon cube tank that had 90 pounds of live rock in it, so there territory cant be too much ahha, will it be fine???

coral reefer · 03-25-2008, 05:18 AM

It is hard to say but I would be willing to say that you will encounter aggression between the Clowns and the Humbug(4 stripe) Damsel as well!
Where are you storing the other live rock and for how long?

italymanru · 03-25-2008, 06:01 AM

try rearranging some rocks in the tank... or just by adding the new rocks in it should lower all their aggression because the fish in there already will lose their existing areas and they will all look for new ones... i know the false can be kept with some but i think clowns are generally aggressive towards other clowns... and those damsels are def gonna be getting in the mix... karma

Tangster · 03-25-2008, 06:09 AM

Bad idea to add all of these fish to a tank that small I see stress issues from all the infighting and chasing.. Maybe if you filled the hold entire tank with rock work ? But The False Percs. will feel the saddle backs bite no pun intended and the 4 strip is a killer in plain clothes .. He will rule that tank unless the clowns pair off .. Good luck I hope I'm wrong ..

nemo1991 · 03-25-2008, 11:04 AM

well i woke up this mornin and the 4 stripe was dead stuck to the pwerhead ahha, so that wont be much of a problem any more, um the blue and the 2 exsisting clowns are completely fine and the 2 clowns generally just stay together and mind there own buisness ahah

baugherb · 03-25-2008, 02:23 PM

Sorry for your losses!!!!!!!

lunatik_69 · 03-25-2008, 02:30 PM

Ditto,as baugherb stated, sorry for your loss. Luna

03-24-2008, 11:56 PM	#1
nemo1991 Millepora Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: rocklin Posts: 907 Skin: Mint Karma: 361	clowns! ok so right now i have a 55 gallon with 50 pounds of life rock, 2 false percula clowns, a blue damsel, and a 4 striped damsel, and a couple corals, i am buying 90 more pounds of live rock and the guy who is selling me it is throwing in 2 black saddle pack percula clowns, i am only going to add like 20 or 25 more pounds to my exsisting system because i do not want to over run it, but i am storing the live rock until i get a bigger system like 90 or 100 gallons, um i was wondering if the 2 sets of clowns would be fine, the black ones are coming from a 29 gallon cube tank that had 90 pounds of live rock in it, so there territory cant be too much ahha, will it be fine???

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03-25-2008, 05:18 AM	#2
coral reefer Giant Squid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wonderland Posts: 4,860 Skin: Dark Karma: 32681	It is hard to say but I would be willing to say that you will encounter aggression between the Clowns and the Humbug(4 stripe) Damsel as well! Where are you storing the other live rock and for how long?

03-25-2008, 06:01 AM	#3
italymanru Astrea Snail Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 64 Skin: Mint Karma: 32	try rearranging some rocks in the tank... or just by adding the new rocks in it should lower all their aggression because the fish in there already will lose their existing areas and they will all look for new ones... i know the false can be kept with some but i think clowns are generally aggressive towards other clowns... and those damsels are def gonna be getting in the mix... karma

03-25-2008, 06:09 AM	#4
Tangster 3reef Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct Posts: 5,646 Skin: Mint Karma: 40947	Bad idea to add all of these fish to a tank that small I see stress issues from all the infighting and chasing.. Maybe if you filled the hold entire tank with rock work ? But The False Percs. will feel the saddle backs bite no pun intended and the 4 strip is a killer in plain clothes .. He will rule that tank unless the clowns pair off .. Good luck I hope I'm wrong ..

03-25-2008, 11:04 AM	#5
nemo1991 Millepora Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: rocklin Posts: 907 Skin: Mint Karma: 361	well i woke up this mornin and the 4 stripe was dead stuck to the pwerhead ahha, so that wont be much of a problem any more, um the blue and the 2 exsisting clowns are completely fine and the 2 clowns generally just stay together and mind there own buisness ahah

03-25-2008, 02:23 PM	#6
baugherb Giant Squid Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: southington, ohio Posts: 5,192 Skin: Mint Karma: 265276	Sorry for your losses!!!!!!!

03-25-2008, 02:30 PM	#7
lunatik_69 Giant Squid Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 44 Posts: 7,934 Skin: Classic Karma: 50843	Ditto,as baugherb stated, sorry for your loss. Luna