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dumbard · 02/28/2010, 05:42 AM

I have a 180 gallon reef tank with about 20 fish. I have a mated pair of Percula Clownfish that I've had for about a year and a half. The female is about 2.5" and the male is about 2" long. They've laid eggs a bunch of times already. They are really peaceful with each other and the other fish. But of course when they've laid their eggs they don't let the other fish near the area. Although they never bite anyone, just kinda shoo them away. hehe

Anyway now I am considering buying 2 more clownfish of the same kind cause they are just so cute and fun to have. But I wanna get 2 really small ones.

Wondering if this is ok? Will my mated pair attack them or accept them? The new ones I wanna get are really much smaller so clearly there will be no confusion about dominance, I just wanna make sure they're not gonna kill the small ones or attack on them too much that they'll die from stress. Also I have a bunch of anemones in the tank.

Thanks for your help!

02/28/2010, 05:42 AM	#1
dumbard Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Macau Posts: 3	can I add 2 new small clownfish to a tank with a mated pair? I have a 180 gallon reef tank with about 20 fish. I have a mated pair of Percula Clownfish that I've had for about a year and a half. The female is about 2.5" and the male is about 2" long. They've laid eggs a bunch of times already. They are really peaceful with each other and the other fish. But of course when they've laid their eggs they don't let the other fish near the area. Although they never bite anyone, just kinda shoo them away. hehe Anyway now I am considering buying 2 more clownfish of the same kind cause they are just so cute and fun to have. But I wanna get 2 really small ones. Wondering if this is ok? Will my mated pair attack them or accept them? The new ones I wanna get are really much smaller so clearly there will be no confusion about dominance, I just wanna make sure they're not gonna kill the small ones or attack on them too much that they'll die from stress. Also I have a bunch of anemones in the tank. Thanks for your help!