Hermits in broodstock tanks

[bededog]

Is there any reason not to do this? Will they eat the eggs or should I expect that the clowns will guard the eggs from the crabs?

Also, I have a 60 gallon breeder tank (15"h,40"L,20"deep) that has a pair of GSMs in it. Would it be a bad idea to put a divider in the tank and place another pair of clowns, different species, in the same tank?

Thanks, Matt

[FMarini]

depends on the type of hermits, but many of them will take whatever free meals they can catch. Not unitl the stock is older would i put a potential predator in

[sean1]

Small hermits such as blue legged will go unnoticed by the clowns and may steal eggs. I think it would be fine to put a nother pair in the tank as long as they were small such as ocellaris or true percs. You may want to give the maroons a little more room since ocellaris would only need an area about the size of a ten gallon