Adding clownfish to tank

[Ztkirkpatric]

I currently have a percula clow that is almost 3 inches long... Would it be possible to add another without someone getting killed?

 

[woody390]

As long as they are a very small clown yes, if you have 1 clown it will be female so need your next clown to be male or not sexed yet so buy very young very small one

 

[Ztkirkpatric]

Will they eventually pair up? I just don't want the big one to kill the juvenile.

 

[woody390]

As long as not both females yes they should cant see any problems bar putting two females in tank together

 

[Ericwm]

I had a small occ clown (around 1.5") and added a larger black occ clown (around 2.5") a few months later. They were fine and haven't ever fought. They aren't paired but I'm thinking it will just take time, I would just say to make sure one is very small and has hiding places.

 

[Grizz]

As stated be sure the new guy is at least half the size. If you can remove the larger one and make a few caves that she cant get into but the new one can give him a week to get settled, then add the large one to the tank, keep a close eye on them when feeding as that when she's likely to attack.

 

[jwh0818]

Adding another will actually depend on the tank size. What size tank?

 

[Ztkirkpatric]

150g 6' long tank

 

[jwh0818]

150g 6' long tank

Then adding another is perfectly fine. Whats your other stock gonna be?

 

[Ztkirkpatric]

Right now I've got


Clown
Yellow tang
Coral beauty
Engineer goby
Mandarin

 

[54seaweed]

it will take time for them to get used to each other , they most likely will chase each other around and nip at each other for a while but yes they should pair up but ,
yes there is a but , their is no guarantee they will mate,
be sure they are of the same breed
if there is a territorial coral or nem in the tank temporarily remove it till the 2 clowns get used to one another
doing this will reduce fighting and lets them make a bond faster