Adding a Clown To my tank

[goinpronhl9]

I just upgraded to a 75gal FOWLR and have a 55 gal system with a fp clown thats about a year old and various other damsels (I know damsels are horrible fish but somehow my community gets along). My question is this... when i move to my new 75 gal tank would it be a horrible idea to buy a new fp and add him into the mix. Ive heard with clowns you need to have 1 or 3 or more not two. Is this true? If anyone has any advice i'd love to hear it thanks!

 

[tdgates10]

I have two in my 55 gal and they do fine. They are always together although one is the dominate one. I did buy them together though.

 

[Reefergeorge]

Get two that are a good difference in size and you should be fine. They might even pair up on you.

 

[Juanfer]

I guess its cause when there are two clownfish they tend to mate. you should add one small and one medium.

 

[tdgates10]

At my LFS, she had two clowns in a tank and one was small and one was a fair amount larger and the smaller one was the dominate one...it was weird.

 

[skimpton]

I have a 60 gal reef tank, I started with one black and white false percula and liked him so much I bought a second a few months later. They hang out all day and at night they go to the upper right hand corner of my tank and just hover in place.

 

[burning2nd]

i was gonna get another clown for nemo to make nemos wife....

but Im not sure yet....

 

[Reefergeorge]

I did the same thing and first nemo turned female. Now what do I call her?

i was gonna get another clown for nemo to make nemos wife....

but Im not sure yet....

 

[Damsel13]

Call her Mrs. Nemo. hehe

 

[wizbang]

Following the Latin roots that would be NemA - if I am not mistaken - :badgrin:

 

[burning2nd]

nemoet? lol

 

[Damsel13]

Ah right wizbang...my mrs. nemo has just been renamed!

 

[Elmo18]

Have a look here: Section on Pairing/Adding new clowns

http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10937

Best,
Ilham

 

[wizbang]

Thank goodness - give GIRL her due - please... heheh

Ah right wizbang...my mrs. nemo has just been renamed!