Is having a Pair of Ocellaris and a pair of Skunk clownfish possible in the same tank?

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I have 2 Ocellaris clownfish a pair, for 8 months now and I want to add a pair of skunk clownfish will they fight? Or since they are diffrent looking they will get along?
 

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It is apparently hit or miss. For a while I had ocellaris and pink skunks living together in a 4 ft 90 gallon tank, and they settled in just a few inches from each other, both spawning regularly.

You can see them both in this picture, with the oceallaris just in view on the far left.:

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