Dead Perc - Help

sinder255248 · 07/10/2006, 03:13 PM

Hi,

Got home from work today to find one of my percs lying on the top of the tank cover, all dried up, gutted

. How he go there is a mistery, the cover is about 4 inches from the water and there's only an inch gap at either side. It looks like the smaller one of the two clowns, can I put another small one in there or will there be trouble? They have been together since they were small, about 7 months.

TWallace · 07/10/2006, 03:29 PM

Yes you can put a smaller one in there and they should get along fine. Your larger one is most likely female already, so you definetely want to get a small one to pair them up.

waldend · 07/10/2006, 03:31 PM

If you get a small one that has not been kept alone for an extended period you should have a chance. Try to get as small of one as you can however.

sinder255248 · 07/10/2006, 03:59 PM

Whats the chances of introducing more than one, either two or three small ones bringing to total to a poss 3/4 clowns, 1 large and 2/3 small?

sinder255248 · 07/11/2006, 12:04 AM

bump

McCrary · 07/11/2006, 12:09 AM

Multiple small clowns might be your best bet, they should form a hierarchy (with 1 male and 2/3 females). But I have only read and heard of this and never tried it. If you do go this route have a backup plan.

07/10/2006, 03:13 PM	#1
sinder255248 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England Posts: 77	Dead Perc - Help Hi, Got home from work today to find one of my percs lying on the top of the tank cover, all dried up, gutted . How he go there is a mistery, the cover is about 4 inches from the water and there's only an inch gap at either side. It looks like the smaller one of the two clowns, can I put another small one in there or will there be trouble? They have been together since they were small, about 7 months. __________________ 72g Bowfront, 2 x 150w 10k MH and 110w Actinic, Berlin XL Skimmer, 40kg LR, DSB, 2 x Maxi-Jet 900 and 1 x Seio 620, Fluval 300 canister.

07/10/2006, 03:59 PM	#4
sinder255248 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England Posts: 77	Whats the chances of introducing more than one, either two or three small ones bringing to total to a poss 3/4 clowns, 1 large and 2/3 small? __________________ 72g Bowfront, 2 x 150w 10k MH and 110w Actinic, Berlin XL Skimmer, 40kg LR, DSB, 2 x Maxi-Jet 900 and 1 x Seio 620, Fluval 300 canister.

07/11/2006, 12:04 AM	#5
sinder255248 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England Posts: 77	bump __________________ 72g Bowfront, 2 x 150w 10k MH and 110w Actinic, Berlin XL Skimmer, 40kg LR, DSB, 2 x Maxi-Jet 900 and 1 x Seio 620, Fluval 300 canister.

07/11/2006, 12:09 AM	#6
McCrary Can't Stop Time Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,079	Multiple small clowns might be your best bet, they should form a hierarchy (with 1 male and 2/3 females). But I have only read and heard of this and never tried it. If you do go this route have a backup plan. __________________ Matt Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Rudens

07/10/2006, 03:29 PM	#2
TWallace Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,464	Yes you can put a smaller one in there and they should get along fine. Your larger one is most likely female already, so you definetely want to get a small one to pair them up.

07/10/2006, 03:31 PM	#3
waldend Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 86	If you get a small one that has not been kept alone for an extended period you should have a chance. Try to get as small of one as you can however.