Clown compatibility

[discretekarma]

I currently have a 1 1/2" tomato clown who has been the only clown in my 180 since it has been set up. I want to get an anenome and one or several clowns for it. Can I do this or will the clowns fight.

[davelin315]

Tomato clowns are very aggressive. In a 180 you should be OK, but I would be wary. I had a bonded pair that all of a sudden the female went berserk and killed the male (this was after living in the tank together for a year).

[discretekarma]

Would it be better to get an anenome for the Tomato that I have or will he not likely live in it? Is there a certain kind of anenome that he will most likely take to?

 

 

Tomato clowns are very aggressive. In a 180 you should be OK, but I would be wary. I had a bonded pair that all of a sudden the female went berserk and killed the male (this was after living in the tank together for a year).

[Nitro Junkie]

One thing that was suggested to me was to take the clown out , reaquascape and reintroduce them at the same time to help break up and territorial issues which is what i may try if I decied to get a pair of black ocellaris (already have a pair of orange ocellaris)

[ReeferMan]

You never know if a clownfish will accept a anenome. My perc would touch my RBTA and after almost a year they decided they wanted to host it a couple of days ago. I have mixed and match clowns before with a 50/50 change of them not fighting one another. I had a marron almost kill a clarki. But i have also had 3 clowns 2 osc and one perc live togther fine

[davelin315]

It's very dependent on the species, tank size, and the temperament of the individual clown.

 

I think you could easily add a group of clowns to your tank given the size and they would stake out their own territories as long as the tomato is not too big. If it's a large female, which it's probably on its way to being if it's the only clown in there, then I would be careful of adding another one.

 

As far as anemones, I think that liveaquaria.com has information on what types of anemones they will associate with. You never know, though, what they will take to. I had a gold bar maroon at school that hosted in a condylcatus anemone before.