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arnald
03-22-2009, 01:34 AM
I have one clown in the tank, but i want to add 2 more. Is that gonna be a problem? Are they gonna scrap ohh and i have 2 anemone also in the tank.

MCC
03-22-2009, 01:48 AM
Wrong Forum

Depends on size of your tank... usually two will pair up..and the third one will be beaten up and die....

I seen 3 in tank before....but need a very big one...

Ryan
03-22-2009, 02:44 AM
Uh ive had a few different species of clown and have had trios with all of them except 2. One was the maroon clown and the other was perculas. The other ones (Flase percs, Pink Skunks, Clarkii) all took the 3rd one into the "school". \

But ya one had to be bigger then add the other 2.

Myka
03-22-2009, 02:59 AM
If you have a large tank (over 100 gallons) then two pairs can often be kept if you have two anemones, one on either side. Having a trio is a bad idea, two will pair up and the third will probably be beaten up to the point of death.

fishoholic
03-22-2009, 04:10 AM
I had 3 clowns in my 230g. My 1 saddleback (which recently passed away due to old age) hosted a GBTA and my 2 ocellaris host in a frogspawn. My saddleback constantly picked on/beat up/nipped at my 2 ocellaris clowns. They were all added at the same time to the 230g and their hosting homes are at opposite ends of the tank. I thought that I would be ok with 3 clowns in such a big tank but yet my saddleback often picked on the ocellaris, not to much at first, but over time it got worse and worse. Thankfully the saddleback never did any major damage (just the odd nip or bite mark) but still I always felt bad for my ocellaris clowns. IMO 3 clowns = fights

rigger11
03-22-2009, 04:59 AM
i have 3 in my 90..... they are fine ..... i had 4 but they did not approve of the 4th.

russp
03-22-2009, 07:03 PM
I had 2 for a couple of months then I adopted a 3rd that was about half the size of the first 2, they never fought a bit . I have them in a 72 gal. I think that because he was a lot smaller he never posed a threat.

tgoeujon
03-22-2009, 07:46 PM
ive got a 110 tall tank with 2 true perculas, 1 black percula and a pink skunk clown they are all happy together, so maybe it just depends on the clowns themselves.

mark
03-22-2009, 07:51 PM
Had one, added 2 more that were smaller than the first. Been more than a year no problems.

saltwaterseahorses
03-25-2009, 02:17 AM
are u selling the clown?if u are i will totaly buy it?please?I might trade pajama cardinalfish?its very peaceful

soooooooo?

saltwaterseahorses

Ryan
03-25-2009, 02:42 AM
Hes wanting to add 2 more clowns to a tank hes not selling it. Why dont you just go to the pet store and pay the 20 dollars for your own.