Keeping Ocillaris and black clown fish in the same tank

I have 2 marine tanks both 90gal
I have to shut one down and would like to keep some of the livestock.

Can i keep 2 black and white cliwn fish with 1 Ocillaris?

thanks

 

What size are the clowns, and how long do you plan on keeping them all in the same tank. I do know of somebody that has a lot of clowns in one tank though.

 

the ocillaris is about 2 years old the 2 black and white clowns are about a year old, they are all about the same size. I would need to keep them together for about 6 - 8 weeks

 

In a 90 gallon tank, I think you would be alright. I just introduce the other clown to an area where the clowns in there don't normally occupy.

 

I have a pair of each in the same 75g, but at the same time I added them at the same time when both pair were really really small, like less than an inch.

 

What would be the best way of introducing the black and white clowns to the ocillaris?

 

Maybe try an acclimation box to start. That should give ya a good idea if they're going to play nice or not.

 

acclimation box would end badly. Clowns are super aggressive fish. Especially if one of them is a female.
Clowns pair up. So if it is a trio, the third will be kicked out and most likely not make it. I recently tried this in my cube, exact same situation as you described, The older clowns, my black ones beat the crap out of the platinums, lost one sadly due to aggression.

As someone mentioned if done at very small when there is no female you may have a chance at success. But if you said some were two years old, I have a feeling a female should be emerging, especially if you have 3 same size in a tank.

 

Not sure what you mean! You put 1 fish in an acclimation box on the tank with the pair! That way you can gauge the reaction I the pair to the new guy!

 

I have a maroon clown now for about 7 years. Prob about 4.5 inches. About a year ago I added a black perc a reg perc and a picasso all at the same time. They were about 1.5 to 2 inches. Everything was fine for a good 6 months. The 3 little guys stayed together all the time. The over the course of 2 days the maroon killed all three. It really sucked