Silly Question to ask about clown fish

[Reefing4Fun]

I know that this question is silly but, is it possible to house two type of clown, for instant a maroon and ocellaris, in the same tank.

I have a 55 gallon tank, no... not the skinny 4' long tank, and was thinking of getting a maroon and a pair of ocellaris at the same time.

Tell me if this is out of the question or if it's possible. Thank you and sorry again for the dumb question.

[Apon]

I used to have ocellaris pair and a single tomato clown in the same tank. The tomato was bigger so he bullied the other 2 for a long time. The Maroon clown is one of the bigger and meaner of the clowns. I wouldn't do it unless you get a bigger tank.

[capescuba]

Maroons are fiesty beasts - I wouldn't put another species of clown in my 210 for fear of it being beat up, so you'd want a very big tank to do so IMO.

[BoomerD]

As a general rule, clownfishes are too territorial to be housed with other species, and most of the time, too territorial to even be housed with their own species, other than a breeding pair. Maroons are especially mean and territorial.

[sfsuphysics]

Depending upon the age of those fish it is very possible the two will pair up and give you some freaky hybrid offspring.

I have two tomatos in my 135, and I'm quite hesitant to put my perc (who's in a 50 now) in the tank, although I'll have to soon.

[Bamm Bamm]

usually you can't... Maroons are beautiful fish.. BUT they are mean as hell my GSM's would bite me would I'd put my hands in the tank.. I ended up selling them to fingerwrinkles to breed... all the maroons I've had have been very mean. I wouldn't try putting two species of clowns in a tank as small as that... I wouldn't try it in my 90g even.. Maybe with a 180 or 240

[DanielMar]

IMO dont do it- things can get real nasty. Plus, think about the livestock you can lose.
Daniel

[Reefing4Fun]

So, even if you introduce them at the same time - wouldn't work.



Bumbed out but I knew it wouldn't work but had to ask the people in here.

Thankx again.

[chipmunk]

Not in your 55. Might work, but chances are very slim.

IMHO, I wouldn't attempt in anything shorter than a 6 feet long tank. It's not the volume of the tank, it's the distance between the anemones/clowns. And then you have to keep the anemones from moving towards each other. Even 6' is too little IMO. While it can and has been done, I just wouldn't try it myself. Why risk it?

Now you have an excuse to buy another tank!

[inlandreef]

Maroons are mean, I lost 4 fish to carpet surfing because of my GBM. I wouldnt put anyrhing that looks like them. I am surprised he hasnt killed my new Anthis.