Clowns + Anenome

[Strider]

Hi
I have 2 x Ocellaris in a Ritteri would it be possible to introduce another 2 unsexed when the Anenome is larger, i have read that a Ritteri can host 10 or more when its a good size,?

[Tiggsy]

Originally posted by Strider@Jan 26 2006, 10:43
Hi
I have 2 x Ocellaris in a Ritteri would it be possible to introduce another 2 unsexed when the Anenome is larger, i have read that a Ritteri can host 10 or more when its a good size,?
pretty small tank for more than one pair.....i have only seen more than one in long tanks where each pair lives at either end. I have a pair in a 4ft in a big BTA- wouldnt think of adding anymore IMO

[angelfishman]

your tank is to small for anymore clowns,i would just leave things as they are or they will end up fighting.derek

[arrows]

no chance imo, the two that are there have set themselfs up in the tank and like others have said in your tank size fighting will start, you may have had a small chance if adding them all when young and small but as they grow the tank size would have been a problem.

[pavlo]

I think you would have a chance, but it would be risky.

You would have to buy them as small as possible and make sure that they are ocellaris like your existing ones.

In the wild, the adult pair are accompanied by a hareem of juvenile clowns which will remain juvenile all the while the adults are present. They will not grow so tank size will not be a problem for the fish. It may be a problem for the nem though, do you know how huge they can get? Mine is well over 2 foot diameter and still growing.

hth

Paul