Here come the clowns

Can anyone tell me if a pair of tomato clowns can be added OK to a pair of clarks clowns?

 

Mr. Bond. Clowns are very territorial and very difficult to mix. Without knowing your tank size or set-up I really can't say for sure, but probably not.

If you could edit your profile and include your tank information that would be most helpful.

 

I just talked to somebody at my LFS yesterday who told me he has a 55 gal tank and one maroon and another clown (sorry, forgot which one). He said they get along great They even share an anemone... I was surprised too
But well, that's only ONE per species and not a pair, and they are definitely gonna be more territorial in pairs. And of course, the are always exceptions

 

Good point hoodoo. There are exceptions, but as soon as you recomend an exception and things don't work out ... well you get the idea, eh?

I agree clown pairs would be much more likely to be territorial.

 

aeh, I didn't mean to recommend an exception. I meant that the other person's tank is an exception.

 

I'd like to say, I have a 100gal tank, and at the beginning I put one Clarke in, then a week later another. There was no getting along.

Now just a month ago, I put a pair of ocellaris clowns in and they get along great.

I read it's OK to add them at the same time, but not at different times.

I don't think it's a good thing, the pairs will fight each other.

 

yeah, I think so too.
I love clowns too and I want to get a pair of black and white peculas. And I'm not happy that I won't be able to get another clown. Well, good reason for another tank

 

[quote author=hoodoo link=board=Newbie;num=1098072073;start=0#6 date=10/18/04 at 06:57:28] good reason for another tank [/quote]

Now you're talking!

 

Brian: He was asking about two different species of clowns. That's even more risky. You can put a few of the same kind, but not different ones.

 

Thanks for all the input guys! It sounds like, if I may summarize, that it's best not to try to mix the clowns. I had the tomato clowns already and had a friend who needed to ditch his tank with a pair of clarks, and wanted to know if I wanted them. Thought I'd check. Thanks again!