Question about clownfish

[AriMiko43]

I have a 65 gallon tank with a set of paired clownfish that are about 1 1/2 inches in there. In my other 34 gallon tank that I am selling, I have another set of paired mating clownfish that are about 3 inches. My question is can I put all these clownfish together in my 65 gallon or will they fight?

 

[pauliwalnuts]

What kind of clowns. I'm Assuming that they are Percula Clowns. And if they're. No, as long as you have something for both of the pairs to host, they will be fine.

 

[AriMiko43]

Yes they are percula clowns and currently none of them are hosting anything. In the 65 gallon I have a torch coral, frogspawn and elegance. I do not have any anemones.

 

[KathyC]

The type of clown is important, but also keep in mind that some fish haven't read the book that tells them how they should act

 

[richardhmc]

Not so sure about putting more than one pair in a tank like that. I have a 50 which is close enough to your tank, (I bet you just have a little higher height, longer length)

I had 2 ocellaris clowns (not paired), and I added a true perc. The ocellaris ganged up on the true and killed him. You could try? and see how it goes. I think your 3 inch pair would definitely dominate the tank though.

 

[AriMiko43]

These are them... Are they Ocellaris?

 

[richardhmc]

Beautiful fish! yes they are

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Not so sure about putting more than one pair in a tank like that. I have a 50 which is close enough to your tank, (I bet you just have a little higher height, longer length)

I had 2 ocellaris clowns (not paired), and I added a true perc. The ocellaris ganged up on the true and killed him. You could try? and see how it goes. I think your 3 inch pair would definitely dominate the tank though.

+2, I've heard of the same thing happening to a buddy of mine. One pair is more than enough, at least that's what I think. Hey, maybe you can trade them off here on MR. Good luck