3 clowns??

[davenia7]

I got 2 baby clowns a few years ago. I've had to replace one male that decided to allow my cat to catch him.
Question is, now I'm seeing a lot of people with 3 clowns in a tank?? What gives? I thought if you had a pair, the third would be tortured by the pair until it was dead? Or is it doable in a large enough tank?

[michellejy]

I'd say in most cases, the third clown will die eventually. It's not worth it.

[snorvich]

amen

[MattL]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14486670#post14486670 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by davenia7
...Question is, now I'm seeing a lot of people with 3 clowns in a tank?? What gives? I thought if you had a pair, the third would be tortured by the pair until it was dead? Or is it doable in a large enough tank? Well, people are stupid. Come back in a year and see how the third clown is doing.

In captivity, clowns are best kept as pairs. In large tanks, multiple pairs can be kept. Clowns after 2 have recorded short and unhappy lives in captivity.

Matt:cool:

[davenia7]

This is all what I thought. I wasn't planning on doing it, but I kept seeing it done, so I was confuzzled.

[MattL]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14488832#post14488832 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by davenia7
This is all what I thought. I wasn't planning on doing it, but I kept seeing it done, so I was confuzzled. People will always confuse you in this hobby. And then they will wonder why they have dead fish. Some people just think they can rewrite the book,

Matt:cool: