Black and white clown fish

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  1. Nemo85

    Nemo85 Plankton

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    Would it be alright to add a black and white clown fish to my tank?I already have a clown fish and i've seen several tanks with them mixed.
     
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  3. Brennan

    Brennan Gigas Clam

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    im not sure but i think it depends on how big your tank is cause they could fight, but dont go by my word.
     
  4. chappy85

    chappy85 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    i was told never to mix 'types' of clown, so i added an ocellaris clown to my lonely looking ocellaris clown. the new one didnt last one day.
    i figured maybe because the first one had been there a while on its own it was too teritorial to share, maybe if yours are both new you might have better luck.
    but that was in a nano and is really my only experience.
    thought i'd share it anyway.
     
  5. johnc101

    johnc101 Feather Duster

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    I just got in 2 black clowns (pair) from liveaquaria and mixed with my 2 o. clownfish. they did the normal whose boss thing for a bit now everyone is swimming with no problems and i do have a 120 gallon tank. im so pleased and also love my new lepoard warrse she is awesome to watch......
     
  6. Brennan

    Brennan Gigas Clam

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    haha in a 120g, its no problem. Do you think a leopard wrasse would be ok in a 60g? did you post any pics of your new addition yet?
     
  7. Nemo85

    Nemo85 Plankton

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    Yeah ,i should look into that more then.
     
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  9. TheSaltwaterGuy

    TheSaltwaterGuy Banned

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    it depends. They might mate but most of the time they'll fight. It's up to you; you could, but the reuslt mayvary
     
  10. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    B&w with what? ik some one here mixed a b/w with a naked. somehwere else someone mixed a snowflake with a b/w so im sure you should be fine