ok took my groupers out now i have clowns can i mix clowns?

Question

Thank you so much for ur responses i went aheah and made the tank completely fishless lol i want to know if i can mix clownfish and what kind of clowns i can mix

my tank is a 125 gallon with 2 carpet anenomes many sebae anenomes and 200 lbs of live rock i want to put percuals sebae clowns and black saddle clowns

Answer 1

It would depend on the size of the tank, but my guess is if you needed to remove a grouper, your tank's not big enough for more than one pair of clowns (of the same species).

Clowns are territorial and will be aggressive to any other clowns, or fish that even resemble them. Once a pair begins to lay eggs, they'll chase and harass any other fish that's even near their territory. So it would be better to chose one species in which you're interested, and get two juveniles of that type. Also remember, that clowns come in a variety of sizes, so a tank that appropriate for a pair of ocellaris, percula, or shunks (2.5-4 inches each) may not be appropriate for a pair of tomatos, maroons, sebaes, Clarkii, or cinnamons (5-6 inches each). Smaller species should have at least a 20 gallon tank for a pair, but larger species would be more comfortable in a 40 gallon+.

I've seen tanks with mixed clown species, but these tanks were in the 200 gallon or above range.

ADDITION: Well, if this is ther traditional 125 for length, you might be able to keep two pair if the choose opposite ends of the tank for territories. The problem may be which clowns will use the anemones you already have - clown and anemone species tend to be rather choosy with which type are compatible. The sebae generally only hosts Clarkii, tomato, and bluestripe clowns, so none of the fish on your list may use these. There are three species of "carpet" anemones (all in the genua Stichodactyla), and each hosts different clowns, but percula, ocellaris, and saddlebacks are among them.

Answer 2

with clownfish more than 2 fight from my experience