will these fish pair up??

[bigford84]

i have 1 orenge and white ocellaris clown already living in the tank and want to know if i could get a black and white clown to live with him?? will they pair up,or even be nice to each other?? is this a bad idea? has enybody done this before?

i had 2 clowns,but the smaller one is missing as of today. i know i need to find out what happend to him and where he is before getting a new fish,just wanna know if this will work out when its time to get a new fish.

 

[carey]

I've added a single clown to a tank with a single clown before. It worked out really well for me, the two paired up pretty quickly. In fact i will be adding another single clown again cause the one I added went carpet surfing a few weeks ago. :-(

 

[bigford84]

but, a black and white clown.....and a normal clown will be ok???

 

[carey]

If they are both oscellaris they should be ok.

 

[circus clowns]

Or perculas!

 

[carey]

I believe percula's are more aggressive than regular ole oscellaris.

 

[bigford84]

i am pretty sure i have an ocellaris(it was the cheaper of the two kinds) sound rite? and from what i could tell the black and white clowns are ocellaris as well..

 

[carey]

yep, thats what i would think too. It's when you start mixing different clowns like a clarkii or a percula that in my opinion could bring trouble.

 

[bigford84]

cool thanks carey..

 

[carey]

Good luck ! make sure we get pictures! lol

 

[bigford84]

ok i found the missing clown remains and removed them. all that was left after one day of missing was bones.. i think he got stung by the new tube nem i put in the tank...and was devoured after pining himself in the back.

but here is the new guy in his drip bucket...

 

[carey]

awww, he is so cute! I LOVE clowns when they are tiny, they are just adorable! LOL Cute but in a different way when they grow up.

 

[bigford84]

he is black and white,but has a little orange or red on his mouth.

i wanted a bigger one but he only had one big one and he said it was paired up with another clown already...and he didnt want to break them up

 

[bigford84]

ok he's home... and he's already interested in the nems.. took like 3 months for the other clowns to care about the nems,and a few minutes for him.

 

[Heera]

Great question Bigford84.
I was wondering about the same thing.

I am buying a carpet anemone that comes with black/white clown. But I do already have a pair of ocellaris.
How would that work? Would it be ok?

 

[bigford84]

no i dont think your situation will work.. the pair you already have will more then likely beat up the new clown.. but im not an expert,thats just what iv been told.

 

[carey]

I agree, a third man out situation wont be good for the left out fish. The other two might decide its open season on the 3rd clown. :-(

 

[redsea]

ok he's home... and he's already interested in the nems.. took like 3 months for the other clowns to care about the nems,and a few minutes for him.

Very cute Clownfish! I have a regular oscellaris with a black and white one. I love them!

Nice tank by the way,

 

[Heera]

Thanks I will keep the third fish out than.

In ur opinion which is easy to take care and safer for the goby's in my tank.
Carpet anemone or rose bubble tip.

I had 2 weeks with an Condy anemone wasn't good.