Thinking about a pair of clowns

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  1. Nano24ryan

    Nano24ryan Astrea Snail

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    Thinking about a pair of clowns! In my tank now I have a six lines a dart fish and a clown goby. Would a pair of clowns be ok in this habitat? All fish now are getting along very well and all stay out of each others way.
     
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  3. DrewSk

    DrewSk Feather Duster

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    First off, what size tank do you have? If your tank is big enough and well established then clowns will get along great with those tank mates, I have had them all in a tank before. Also, if you want them to host an anemone I would put the anemone in first, let it get happy with its spot, and then introduce the clowns! Sometimes they will bug the anemone to the point that it never gets happy in its spot. just my .02
     
  4. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    ^^ yeah dude like he said we need to know the tank size before we can help.
     
  5. Nano24ryan

    Nano24ryan Astrea Snail

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    Tank size is 24 gallon and is 7 months old and doing very well all corals are growing and fish are all feeding regularly and seen happy
     
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    Nano24ryan Astrea Snail

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    I do bi weekly water changes of 5 gallons and all water parameters have been good each week. Fish have been in there for 3 months! Had five fish at one time but now only have the three
     
  7. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    you could probably pull it off,it may be a little cramped with the existing 3 fish in there. 5 fish in a 24 gallon is a little tight.
     
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  9. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: True Percula Clownfish


    are the ones i have and i absolutely love them, and their marked black lines. as opposed to the amphipiron ocellaris that dont have them as evident.

    be careful though as they are slightly more delicate than other clowns and your system in my opinion is already the strict minimum
     
  10. DevinH

    DevinH Montipora Capricornis

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    Too much fish IMO.
     
  11. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    With a lot of filtration you'll only have to worry about the sixline ripping everyone apart, IMO. If your budget is high you can get some designer clowns.
     
  12. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    I think you can probably keep a pair. Definitely go with a more peaceful type of clown such as the percula or ocellaris. Your maintenance is good. How much rock do you have? Do you have a good amount of swimming room? That may also come into play in terms of adding additional fish.