true percula clown

do i have to worry about them jumping just got one and he's staying pretty close to the top of the tank (no lid)

Also would he get along with my sargent major(he's in a floating cup until i get th ok to let him go he's about 1/4th the size of the clown)

 

No, I don't think so. When I was trying to capture my clowns, they never tried to jump. Now.....the dottyback......they can launch. Blennys too. Some fish will hang at the top because it is a "safe zone", especially during the acclimation period (a week or so). Wouldn't worry about it.

 

agree with pharmrjohn, mine clown tends to stay at the surface sometimes, he likes to play in the current and that is where the strongest current is. Ive never heard of any clown trying to jump

 

clowns aren't jumpers. i won't say it can't jump out of the tank, but clowns are slow moving fish that rely on anemones in the the wild to live. for it to jump out the tank would be like your grandmother climbing a tree.

they should get along the clown may pick on the major, but in my expierence majors will hold there own against bigger damsels.

 

never seen mine try to jump. he actually sleeps right at the water level near my HOB skimmer... i think he's hosting it haha during the day he swims at all levels so i wouldn't worry about anything.

 

I've had tons of different clown and never had a problem with any of them jumping....

 

I have a variety of Clowns in my tanks and neither has a cover! No problems with them jumping out...
Sargent Majors and the Clown will coexist fine, especially since being added as juvenilles. The Sargent Major will soon dwarf your Clown however, as my Sargent Majors have attained 4 inches in length, but they bother no one unless I add a smaller fish to the tank, but I am done with adding any more fish!

 

i did have one clown jump ship... but not any since

 

i know everyone wants pics so here they are



My New True Percula clown Cinnamon



Sargent Major Johnson

 

sorry about the pictures they were taken with my phone