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Unread 08/18/2014, 04:04 AM   #1
yomus2001
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Compatability of Amphiprion Polymnus and Amphiprion Ocellaris

Hello to everyone!
i have in my tank (159 gallons) 2 amphirion polymnus (female 5cm and male 1,5 cm) for a year now and i want to add 2-4 amphirion ocellaris.
is it possible to have in the same tank Amphirion polymnus and amphirion ocellaris?? are polymnus try to kill the others? or must amphirion ocellaris be bigger??
any idea??
Thanks a lot!


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Unread 08/18/2014, 10:24 AM   #2
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Usually clowns will not tolerate other clowns in "their" tank, unless the tank is extremely large.


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Unread 08/18/2014, 10:31 AM   #3
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Hello to everyone!
i have in my tank (159 gallons) 2 amphirion polymnus (female 5cm and male 1,5 cm) for a year now and i want to add 2-4 amphirion ocellaris.
is it possible to have in the same tank Amphirion polymnus and amphirion ocellaris?? are polymnus try to kill the others? or must amphirion ocellaris be bigger??
any idea??
Thanks a lot!
Do you have any host anemones? Definitely a risk, but you may be able to get away with a pair of ocellaris, if they take up residence in a rock-dwelling anemone on one side of the tank, while the polymnus occupy a haddoni (their natural host) in the sand on the other side of the tank. Many assumptions in play.


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Unread 08/26/2014, 02:30 PM   #4
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I have a BTA hosting by polymnus! I'll try to add 2 bigger ocellaris with an anemone.


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Unread 08/26/2014, 03:42 PM   #5
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