Future clownfish problems.

[randomfishdude]

So in about 2 weeks I will be combining my 2 tanks(90 gal and 75 gal) into a new built in, as many fo you know.


However across my 2 tanks i have 3 clownfish. NONE of which are a mated pair.

In my 75 ive got what used to be the male tomato clown, female jumped out about 3 months ago. A lone orange oceollaris, we managed to successfully repair it however its little died 3 months ago too.

And in the 90 gal I have a single black oceollaris, hasn't had a mate in almost 2 years, original died in a ich infection.


All other fish are compatible, we plan to divide the tanks in half for a few weeks to let the fish settle without fighting over eachother. However the big concern has been the 3 clowns.

We would prefer to not have them kill eachother.

 

[Tahoe61]

You have 3 mature females, I believe that's going to be a problem.
How big of a tank are they going into?

 

[randomfishdude]

You have 3 mature females, I believe that's going to be a problem.
How big of a tank are they going into?

Bit more than 200

 

[Subsea]

Bit more than 200

If you provide enough cover, they may play nice. However, consider trading them to LFS.

 

[randomfishdude]

Weird.

The orange one slipped through the grate and now the 2 are swimming together. I haven't seen any real signs of aggression yet. They've been like this for about 2hr.

Maybe the both aren't females.

 

[Badblackdog]

Weird.

The orange one slipped through the grate and now the 2 are swimming together. I haven't seen any real signs of aggression yet. They've been like this for about 2hr.

Maybe the both aren't females.

If the clown is small enough to fit through the grate maybe it has not matured? I honestly don’t know at what age or size they become one sex or the other. I was imagining larger fish when you initially discussed it.

 

[randomfishdude]

If the clown is small enough to fit through the grate maybe it has not matured? I honestly don’t know at what age or size they become one sex or the other. I was imagining larger fish when you initially discussed it.

Well the orange one we've had almost 3 years. It was one of our first fish, im thinking maybe because of the tomato clown pair, later just the male, it kept it from changing to a female, maybe keeping it a make or even a neutral.

 

[DietDr.Kelp]

If the tank is over 200 gallons, and the two that have found one another are playing nice, I'd think the three will be okay. I have a pair of skunks and a pair of maroons together in an 80 gallon. The skunks are actually the dominant pair. They were combined from two separate tanks similarly to your situation (but obviously on a smaller scale), and each have their own anemone on opposite ends of the tank with rockwork between so they can't really see each other. Because clowns tend to stay within a super small radius of their anemones, once they "setup shop" they aren't super inclined to wander.

 

[Sam7]

Weird.

The orange one slipped through the grate and now the 2 are swimming together. I haven't seen any real signs of aggression yet. They've been like this for about 2hr.

Maybe the both aren't females.

well its either that or the other scenario