Can 4 clowns be in the same reef tank?

[CyberGuy]

If I have a pair of Black Storm clowns, can I put another different type of clowns like a pair of exotic Picasso clown pair that is larger than the black storm clown pair?
I have a 75 Gallon mixed reef tank.

 

[Crabs McJones]

In what size tank?

 

[j.falk]

Expect some fighting...sometimes to the death.

 

[CyberGuy]

In what size tank?

I have a 75 Gallon tank, 3' x 2' x 2'

 

[KrisReef]

Yes you can.
It should be a good fight.
:)

 

[Crabs McJones]

I have a 75 Gallon tank, 3' x 2' x 2'

I would not do more than 2. They will pair up and fight eachother.

 

[CyberGuy]

So unless I like MMA, 4 clowns in a tank is a no no.

Yeah, I do not want to lose my precious black storm clown pair.

 

[Seanislav]

I had a mated pair of common ocellaris clowns in a 300gal reef and added a pair of true perculas. Did not work. The newbies were dead by the time I got home from work the next day. If one set is already established, it's difficult to add new ones...if they've bred, it's even worse.

 

[Jesterrace]

As mentioned definitely not. Clowns do best as singles or a single pair.

 

[Peace River]

So unless I like MMA, 4 clowns in a tank is a no no.

Yeah, I do not want to lose my precious black storm clown pair.

I also recommend not adding both pairs to the same tank. The good news is that you can use it as an excuse to add another tank! :)

 

[smartwater101]

Can you? Yes. Should you? No.

Having more than a pair will end up requiring quite a bit of observation and work on your part. Looong term. And in the end you may still end up with dead animals due to the fighting.

Clownfish don't need a lot of space, but the space they do need, should to be comfortable. And having more clowns will just be unnecessary stress for them.

 

[Matt1997]

I have 6 occellaris clowns together. No issues.

 

[Jon Fishman]

I would do 14 before I would do 4

 

[Silent]

You can do it if you have multiple nems around the tank and feed often in different areas so that territory and food are not the factors for fighting. A lot more work on your part and not a guarantee. Easier if they look the same too.

 

[vetteguy53081]

My 93 cube has 8 and larger tank has 7

 

[j.falk]

My 93 cube has 8 and larger tank has 7

Did you grow them up altogether or did you add pair after pair to existing pairs?

 

[vetteguy53081]

In large tank- grew them up and cube tank I had three then added one here, one there. Through aggression, one got killed in large tank a few months back

 

[Peace River]

I have 6 occellaris clowns together. No issues.

Did you add them as juveniles?

 

[Gonzo74]

I have three in one tank and they get along fine.

 

[happyreefer101]

as juveniles they are fine. They fight really bad after pairing up. I ended up splitting the two pairs.