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wonderloss · 04-03-2007, 02:32 PM

I have a percula. I am not sure if it is true or false, though it was sold to me as a true perc. At one point, I tried to add another, smaller perc. It ended tragically. Things seemed OK at first. I went to another room for about 15 minutes, and came back to find the larger one assaulting the smaller one. I got the smaller one moved back into the QT, but it did not survive.

If you get another, I would recommend some sort of physical separation when it is first added to keep the new addition safe.

I have also heard that multiple anemone's will engage in chemical warfare. It will be much more pronounced in a smaller tank because the chemicals will be more concentrated. This can occur even within the same species, but is more likely with different species.

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wonderloss Frequent lurker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Central Florida Posts: 413 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Can I put a carpet anemone in with my 2 others?? I have a percula. I am not sure if it is true or false, though it was sold to me as a true perc. At one point, I tried to add another, smaller perc. It ended tragically. Things seemed OK at first. I went to another room for about 15 minutes, and came back to find the larger one assaulting the smaller one. I got the smaller one moved back into the QT, but it did not survive. If you get another, I would recommend some sort of physical separation when it is first added to keep the new addition safe. I have also heard that multiple anemone's will engage in chemical warfare. It will be much more pronounced in a smaller tank because the chemicals will be more concentrated. This can occur even within the same species, but is more likely with different species.