Adding Clownfish

captjab · 05/05/2012, 11:38 AM

I have a 125 gl. mixed reef. I had 2 mocha clownfish and 2 perculas. Last night one of my mochas went carpet surfing, so now I have a total of three. I would love to add another mocha or even another pair. Would this be safe?

Thank you.

f3honda4me · 05/05/2012, 12:35 PM

Actually you can only keep one pair in your tank safely. Eventually when one of the pairs decides to breed or gets mature, they would kill the second pair in most cases.

shifty51008 · 05/05/2012, 01:09 PM

my guess is the perc's scared the carpert surfing clown that caused him to do that to begin with. IMO I would get rid of the other mocha and keep the percs or get rid of the perks and add another mocha, either way stick to 1 pair per tank

badharley99 · 05/06/2012, 09:16 AM

Only stick with one pair. Decide what variety you want. 2 clowns per tank

captjab · 05/06/2012, 03:49 PM

Thanks guys, I thought thought that was the case. Just wanted to make sure. If I give away one of my percs, is there a chance my mocha would pair with the other perc I keep. I'm guessing they are practically the same fish, just a different color variation?

05/05/2012, 11:38 AM	#1
captjab Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Foley,AL Posts: 271	Adding Clownfish I have a 125 gl. mixed reef. I had 2 mocha clownfish and 2 perculas. Last night one of my mochas went carpet surfing, so now I have a total of three. I would love to add another mocha or even another pair. Would this be safe? Thank you.

05/05/2012, 01:09 PM	#3
shifty51008 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 3,733	my guess is the perc's scared the carpert surfing clown that caused him to do that to begin with. IMO I would get rid of the other mocha and keep the percs or get rid of the perks and add another mocha, either way stick to 1 pair per tank __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, dual 250 watt MH's icecap ballasts, XM 20k's, 2 - 110 watt super atanics, 2-tunze 6000's with a 7095 controller, ranco dual temp controller, MR2 skimmer ran with Mak 4 pump, pinpoint pH monitor, marine magic dual dosing pump, pcx 40 return pump, dual MR5 media reactors for carbon and GFO, purelyH20 optima pro RODI unit w/dual BRS Di unit, aquahub ATO fish/inverts: 2-occ. clowns, 1-banggaii cardinal, 1 tiger tail cuke, 2 RBTA, mix of nass, cerths, and Banded Trochus snails, pair of skunk cleaner shrimp corals: 1 elegance coral, 1-bubble corals, 1 green toadstool leather, 1 green with pruple tip frogspawn, 1 acans, 1 green cap, 2 Chalice

05/05/2012, 12:35 PM	#2
f3honda4me Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 770	Actually you can only keep one pair in your tank safely. Eventually when one of the pairs decides to breed or gets mature, they would kill the second pair in most cases.

05/06/2012, 09:16 AM	#4
badharley99 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ft. lauderdale Posts: 59	Only stick with one pair. Decide what variety you want. 2 clowns per tank

05/06/2012, 03:49 PM	#5
captjab Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Foley,AL Posts: 271	Thanks guys, I thought thought that was the case. Just wanted to make sure. If I give away one of my percs, is there a chance my mocha would pair with the other perc I keep. I'm guessing they are practically the same fish, just a different color variation?