jackaninny Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I've got a single clown and a single four stripe damsel and they get along ok but the damsel has gotten really big from where he was when I got him 6 months ago. The damsel is the more aggressive and frankly a little annoying when I'm cleaning stuff in the tank and has bothered other fish I've tried in the tank so I'm thinking about getting rid of him. I'd like to replace him with a second clown but i think I read once where that might not be such a good idea with the other clown being established in the tank already. Should I get trade both of them in and get a 'matched' pair of clowns? Biocube 29 and I also have a yellow head goby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Be sure that the second clown is the same species and smaller than the one there already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwheeler Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 When I added my second clown I just got one that was smaller and they get along good together. They have even hosted the same anemone. But I might have been lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Be very careful. Make sure you get one that tends to be smaller and more submissive. Sometimes you can tell by watching them in the tank. We tried with a small one of same species but it was still dominant and wouldn't back down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Don't buy a pair. In my opinion pairs are a bad idea. Usually they are to close in size and as they grow they will fight for dominance, neither one wanting to take the role of male. You have a perfect opportunity to make a pair having had the one clown and presumably have grown it up a bit. Now all you have to do is buy a smaller clown much smaller (half the size of the one you have or smaller). This way there will be no question in either one's mind as to who is dominant. Just make sure you buy the same type of clown ie if you have a false clown buy a false or if you have a true perc buy another true. I would get rid of that four stripe as he will only get larger and more Aggressive imo, maybe you can get a little store credit towards the new clown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 What type of clown do you have now? I would get rid of the damsel and get a smaller juvenille clown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I recently had the same dilema. I have a year old true perc and added a black and white occeleris. The black and white is much smaller,they get along great and both are hosting the nems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaninny Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 What type of clown do you have now? I would get rid of the damsel and get a smaller juvenille clown. Pretty sure it's a false. I kind of like the idea of getting a black and white. Bad idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 There is no reason why you couldn't get a juvenile B&W to go with your false perc. I see it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 just so long as it is a black and white false Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 There are even false x true hybrid clowns. Someone on here had a pair made from a false and a true(one was black and one was orange) and they laid eggs regularly. I was hoping that Dave would take a clutch to raise, but I don't think he ever did. It would have been an interesting study in genetics to see those babies. As long as the two clowns get along, they will host the anemone together. Even if they are different species. Most people don't get their clowns to lay eggs anyway. And if they do lay eggs, how many of us really take the time to raise the young to a sellable size? Does it really matter if they are two species? dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwald144 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 True perc, picasso clown with a whit and black they all get along great. I want to add one more soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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