Clownfish Pair Help!!

[JandR]

Hey guys, I am hoping you can help me out with this, I have a pair of black clowns that are already showing signs of becoming a mated pair but are about 1 inch the "female" is a little bit bigger. But I have recently come across a breeding pair that are about 2 years and are spawning already. My tank is a 75g reef. Will they be able to coinside together or will i have to find another home for my babies? I don't want them to get beat up or anything if they cant but I have talked to alot of people who have several in a reef tank but they all have only one female. Any suggestions you have would be great, Thanks

 

[Corailline]

Hi,

Yes that is just asking for trouble and probably will not end well. A large female will become very aggressive towards any other female clown in the same tank unless it is a huge tank.

 

[LoyaltyNECO]

I don't know much about the temperament of Black Clowns but my False Percs had a single clown added with them for about two months and I had no problems. I ended up having to rehome the single clown due to her picking on my YT.

 

[Timbits]

hmmm i wouldn't put them together. if your plan is to breed them it is best if the pair is alone

 

[BigJay]

adding them together at this point could disrupt the already breeding pair. If you added all 4 clowns at nearly the same age before any has changed to a female you would have a chance of success. You could cause some serious conflict with 2 established clowns and then adding a breeding pair with a dominant female. Typically if one of your clowns in your tank has already started changing to female your going to have a dominant showdown. Who will be the more aggressive fish at this point is hard to tell. It's all speculation at this point but not worth the risk. black clowns have a pretty high demand though , so I couldn't imagine you'd have a difficult time finding a home for your current pair. If breeding is your goal your much better off using the proven mated pair.

 

[clownfishheaven]

I wouldn't do it. I always think of the worst case scenario when it comes to this.

 

[JandR]

Yeah I didnt figure it would work but was just going to see if anyone had any success with this. My breeding pair are gorgeous!! And the mated pair are too, I really hate to give them away cause I think they are awesome but I wanna do whats best, though I am looking in to getting a nano for them do you think if I used the live sand and some live rock and the water from the current tank to fill the nano I could move them over without leaving it to recycle? Have not done that before always started from scratch.

 

[BigJay]

you can ship your pair to me . I'm in the market for a pair myself.

 

[Timbits]

Me too! LOL

 

[JandR]

I would!! They are gorgeous and eatting like pigs!! But I have no idea how to ship fish to be honest lol

 

[JandR]

I tried to upload a photo but I dunno how, it keeps saying failed.

 

[clownfishheaven]

If you use existing live sand and live rocks you'll likely to have a very mild cycle. I am for keeping both pairs. I love clownfish~

 

[JandR]

Yeah me too!! When I first got in to saltwater I thought "oh I'll get a clown someday" just thought they were your typical cliche and didnt think they would have such an impact on me! They have great personalities and I am hoping in the near future to be able to invest in getting some Picassos or Snows from Doni! I followed her thread on raising babies and fell in love with her fish they are beautiful!! Well going to divid them in the 75g I have, and try to set up another with water from my water change and let that clear and see how that goes for a while. May run out of room in my house though and have to end up putting them up for sale or finding them homes anyways LOL