Mixing Clownfish - don't do it!

I've got a cinnamon clown, and was given a percula by a friend who was getting rid of his marine tank. I knew mixing clownfish was always going to be a bad idea if the tank was not large enough.

From: http://blog.fuelip.com/

I find that the cinnamon is most aggressive at feeding, but generally does not like the percula being around.

Here is the aggression shown by the cinnamon to the percula whilst he is in a protected container! This should be useful for anyone thinking of mixing these two breeds!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• clownfish
• tomato
• cinnamon
• percula
• mix
• marine tank

[berdindragon]

u have to take all the fish u have out and move the rock around and then put him in and they should no fight because your first clown has the tank as his home so that why

[drsplodge]

@berdindragon Yeah, that works if the tank is big enough. This one is basically a nano tank 100L + sump setup.

[Redvahido]

nice fish; wats that sound at the background?

[drsplodge]

@Redvahido Just background noise, not sure what it is!

[drsplodge]

Thanks for commenting. He did get released into the tank before I caught him and isolated him as you see in the video. A friend's tank developed a leak and I pretty much got him without notice and had no where to stick him.

Since this video, he has been moved to another friend's tank which is more clown safe!

Thanks for the comment!

[FullmetalAngyl]

Don't you hate it when people don't read the freak'n description!?! So many pearls of 5-second -expert wisdom.

Thanks for posting this vid, it's good information.

[astchiefy]

Thats like putting a nerd in front of a bully...Clown has to be bigger and you have to remove the cinnamon while the newbie gets acclimated.

[Redvahido]

@drsplodge i hear like a beep =J

[LifeBiDesign]

Of course it's a bad idea two different types of clown fish which are territorial bad move also with one that has already established it's territory he's going do be dominating the new clown and especially if you have an anemone present in the tank.

[darkside3704]

@drsplodge stick him in the sump! he's small enough! i have mine setup like that.

[morganscoolful]

You should really get the clownfish at the same time or near the same time so they know each other and not one of them is scared

[MrTeknowist]

@undergroundmechmusic finding nemo

[idiotsniff]

Those cinnamon clowns as well as clarki clowns or whatever they are called are super mean. I'd get rid of the Cinnamon and keep the percula.