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Originally Posted by tilo
When you add clowns you must do it all together. It is possible of keeping more than one pair, but if you don't add them together like in your case, they will make the whole tank their territory.
Think of it like this, if you give your clowns an anemone they will make it their home per say, they are not going to allow any other clowns into their home. Only the female will stay in the home and occasionally will allow the male to take a nap on there. Well once they have become comfortable with the tank, they will make the whole tank their "anemone" which they do not want to have no other clown around.
From experience of watching clowns kill clowns, to save money and play it safe just add em together.
I have tried a concept in FRESHWATER that works with cichlids, which are too territorial is to go in one day and move some rock work around which makes a whole new territory. & also adding the new fish at this time with the lights off, But this is saltwater, I understand people have aquascapes and corals that probably shouldn't be moved. Just an idea.
Good Luck
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This will NOT work with clowns. Some clown species are inherently more aggressive than others. It doesn't matter when they are added, even at the same time. For example, if a pair of percs and a pair of maroons are added at the same time, the maroons will overpower the percs. If the percs are using a BTA as their host, and maroons are added later, the maroons will again overpower the percs and will take over the BTA, especially since it's their native host anemone. It doesn't matter if the percs have lived in the BTA for years, they'll be kicked out in no time.
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Originally Posted by AliciaP
I kept one pair for 2 years, then added a second pair in my 120gallon. The original pair are now spawning and they have no fights.
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As AliciaP mentioned, sometimes it works with percs and ocellaris, but not all the time. It wouldn't work with the species you mentioned. Tomatoes and maroons are very territorial, and will overpower the percs. You may be able to house all three for a short time if the tomato or maroon is very small, but once it gets bigger, either it or the pair will need to be removed.