Adding another Clown

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HermeJ

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I have a 55gallon FOWLR tank. I had 2 tank-raised false percula clowns for about 2 years when the male got sick and died. I know it's a bad idea to mix clown species, but I'm wondering how well the one I have left will take to a new false percula clown. Has anyone done this or have any experience with it?
Thanks.

 

salty420

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did the male just recently die? if so you probably will be fine providing the new clown is much smaller than your female...

 

spinx

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agree,Go for a smaller clown yep. Clowns are very placid and loving.

 

Grins

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• Aug 3, 2007

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They aren't all placid and loving, they are still damsels afterall.

 

Andrew_Murphy

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• Aug 4, 2007

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Grins said:

They aren't all placid and loving, they are still damsels afterall.

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Poor damsels, always picked on, they can't help it if they are jerks

 

salty420

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i agree with grins - all 3 of my clowns are terribly mean. and one killed a little clown i tried pairing her with so it doesn't always work out...

 

spinx

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It all depends on timing of addition and variaty of addition. Common clowns are your best bet for 'experimenting' . Id say the bigger/older the fish the more prone it will be to express aggresion, especially if it's hosting a anemone or sometimes even a mushroom.