Clownfish Circus (harem) Club!
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Looks awesome!
I'm now down to 4 clowns, one of which is in an isolation box. No they didn't kill the others, I just gave them away due to ongoing agression. The last 4 seem to get along, but that's what I said last time. I'll keep it this way for now, and I'll try to add more later when local breeders have some more davinci/gladiator juveniles!
I'm now down to 4 clowns, one of which is in an isolation box. No they didn't kill the others, I just gave them away due to ongoing agression. The last 4 seem to get along, but that's what I said last time. I'll keep it this way for now, and I'll try to add more later when local breeders have some more davinci/gladiator juveniles!
I have 3 ocellaris clownfish like you had in my 210g tank with one Anemone, the third one always smaller than other two. All three of them are sleeping the same Anemone at night time, but the small one has to get out the "house" at day time. I think you need to prepare another house (Anemone) for the third one. He will be homeless soon.
They haven't bread yet, so yes, changes may happen.
They chose the biggest anemone in the tank and that makes sharing easier. There are over 20 anemones in the tank, so he won't be homeless.
They chose the biggest anemone in the tank and that makes sharing easier. There are over 20 anemones in the tank, so he won't be homeless.
I think most attempts fail. Even when they seem to work.
Either the group is really large to disperse aggression and the fish lead apparently senseless lives, or the group isn't large enough and there's a great deal of aggression, but the fish survive.
Either the group is really large to disperse aggression and the fish lead apparently senseless lives, or the group isn't large enough and there's a great deal of aggression, but the fish survive.
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When I had the larger bonded pair and the juveniles, it was working well. But as soon as I introduced a H. magnifica, the pair basically gave up keeping the small clowns in check, and the small clowns started becoming aggressive (largest one first). As if they were trying to figure out who would be able to convince the largest pair to let them into the mag. Which seemed to work. The largest of the small clowns would chase and attack the rest, and was allowed to get pretty close to the magnifica, and it took up residence in nearby bubbletips (kicking all others out). It seems that if the small clowns and the bonded pair are in the same "territory," the pair will keep the hierarchy together with little aggression. That magnifica definitely created some issues =)
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This is so interesting. The hit or miss reminds me a bit of a betta sorority. I want to read along with what happens.
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So with my 4 groups of clowns in different areas of tanks.. will it end up being 4 queens.. or will it be still 1 pair and the rest minions?
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My guess is that if there are distinct groups (such that they don't cross or mingle), they will each establish a dominant queen. The hierarchy establishing will be the aggression, and the best case scenario is that the aggression isn't too bad and resolves quickly into one final female per group.
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No real aggression yet.. let the experts look and see what they think.
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Here is a quick question for all of you with clown fish harem tanks:
I was thinking since I have no corals to add a few big angel fish.. think it will be a problem with all the bta's? Hate to spend the money on them and have them get zapped by the bta's! Or just leave it all clownfish only tank?
I was thinking since I have no corals to add a few big angel fish.. think it will be a problem with all the bta's? Hate to spend the money on them and have them get zapped by the bta's! Or just leave it all clownfish only tank?
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Thread went dead quick... "bump"... lol
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