Mixing Clowns in a 90

Koddie Doo · 01/21/2021, 10:23 AM

how would you feel about adding 2 tomato clowns to a 90 that already has:

Captive-Bred Ocellaris Clownfish
Midas Blenny

Plenty of room to hide and 5 nems to choose from if the new one's host.

Bio load is good I know, but want them to be peaceful.

Zionas · 01/22/2021, 06:31 AM

I wouldn’t do it. Mixing Clowns may not succeed even in much larger tanks.

Jamie1210 · 01/22/2021, 02:28 PM

Plus, tomatoes are one of the most aggressive clownfish out there. Don't do it.

Sugar Magnolia · 01/23/2021, 07:11 AM

Yep, not a good idea at all.

Anemone · 01/23/2021, 10:44 AM

If your ocellaris are large, they might do in the tomatoes early on; otherwise the tomatoes will grow larger and take out the ocellaris. Tomatoes are just mean.

Kevin

cody6766 · 01/23/2021, 11:09 AM

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Mixing Clowns

generally speaking, this is a bad idea. It rarely works as they mature.

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how would you feel about adding 2 tomato clowns

Tomato clowns make the idea even worse. They're very territorial...more so than most clowns. I think the only species that would be worse would be GSMs.

A lot of people struggle keeping more than two of the same type, long term. It's fine when they're juveniles, but not so when they reach adulthood. The tanks that are able to do it are long and allow visual separation.

01/21/2021, 10:23 AM	#1
Koddie Doo Czar of All ThingsAwesome Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: O'Fallon, IL Posts: 2,578	Mixing Clowns in a 90 how would you feel about adding 2 tomato clowns to a 90 that already has: Captive-Bred Ocellaris Clownfish Midas Blenny Plenty of room to hide and 5 nems to choose from if the new one's host. Bio load is good I know, but want them to be peaceful. __________________ I like to superglue living creatures to rocks and suspend a crazy amount of light inches away from the surface of the water just to stare at it. Mostly Softies and Nems / Marineland 90 / RS-200 3rd

01/23/2021, 07:11 AM	#4
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Yep, not a good idea at all. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

01/23/2021, 10:44 AM	#5
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	If your ocellaris are large, they might do in the tomatoes early on; otherwise the tomatoes will grow larger and take out the ocellaris. Tomatoes are just mean. Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s

01/22/2021, 06:31 AM	#2
Zionas Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 474	I wouldn’t do it. Mixing Clowns may not succeed even in much larger tanks.

01/22/2021, 02:28 PM	#3
Jamie1210 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alhambra, CA Posts: 1,733	Plus, tomatoes are one of the most aggressive clownfish out there. Don't do it.