First Clown Question

[VR28man]

Hey all,

I'm going to be getting my first clowns in a few weeks. (two ocellaris for a 29 gal)

I'm told getting them from the same clutch minimizes aggression in large groups. (2 is not large, mind you :) ). I am thinking of getting two from the same clutch, or two different colors (VR28woman's favorite regular ocellaris, and my own favorite black ocellaris - obviously from different clutches).

Is the chance for aggression between two ocellaris from two different clutches in a 29 reasonably high? If so, would getting them from the same clutch reduce the chances?

Thanks!

 

[DeniseAndy]

Two ocellaris are fine no matter the coloration. However, you want to get them as juveniles before they turn or get one large and one very small. That is your best bet for pairing. Good luck!

 

[jk_s124]

We started with one perc who was close to a year old and then introduced an ocellaris. The perc being larger by about a half inch at the time we introduced the ocellaris. They have paired just fine in our biocube 29. After about a month or two the female perc started to show almost zero aggression towards the male ocellaris.

 

[Robink]

Also helps if you introduce them at the same time.

 

[VR28man]

Thanks, all! Yeah, I'm going to get them small (1 inch is my objective size) from the same supplier, and introduce them at the same time.