Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogmanx82
I have 4 false percs together for 18 months in a 90. Tank raised from the same clutch i think makes a big difference. The standard rule of just one pair certainly applies to wild caught. Tank raised just don't exhibit the same behaviors. Mine have yet to pair off and I haven't seen any eggs though they go through the cleaning behaviors.
|
IME, it doesn't matter whether they're WC or CB. For a while I kept four CB pink skunk clownfish (one of the more passive clownfish species), acquired as older juveniles, in a 75. They had no anemone to fight over. They got along until two of them began pairing off, and then the pair began to harass the other two mercilessly until I removed them.
The reason stores are able to keep groups of clownfish together is that these fishes are usually small juveniles. Once those juveniles begin to reach sexual maturity, they'll fight for dominance--and once that's established and they've formed a pair, they'll fight to defend their territory.