Wow, thanks! Check out our other clownfish videos on our clownfish playlist! We have been going crazy on Clownfish content recently. ua-cam.com/play/PLdPJCGmrkZ2hHeqxWqZBLs5ldrzI3RNyg.html Also, stay tuned! We have a Clownfish Species Guide coming out later today.
I was a little shocked, I added a pair of ocellaris one snowflake one regular (these had lived in someone else's tank for over 1 year... the snowflake was small... I added them to my 150g with 6 brother ocellaris clowns for a total of 8, the little snowflake bullied each of the 6 that were already in the tank. He lives alone now in a nano, seems perfectly happy bumping into walls and burrowing into the sand :-)
If you put in more than 2, it’s highly likely they’ll kill off each other until there are just two left, unless you start with a harem from the same clutch.
Well I started off with 5 from the same batch and added 4 at the time but I had to make sure they were all smaller than the ones I had to ensure there was no female.
Great video. I have a oscellaris thats a juvenile and a baby percula designer I guess you would say. Its white with orange markings. They dont seem to be pairing. The bigger one keeps trying but not quite as diligently as when I first got them about a month ago. I feel so bad for the female! I am ordering fish now and thought of adding a third baby oscellaris very cheap too at 8 bucks lol . Could that cause a huge problem or should I just wait and see? I have read it can take up to 3 months but in the past I have only bought osselaris and it happened very fast! If they dont pair should I remove the percula? I could put in frag tank! I hate to remove that one since its beautiful though! haha It would be difficult to find another one just like it and try again with that clown! I have read that its not healthy for clownfish to be in the same tank unpaired and they could also end up fighting to the death! Not to mention it breaks my heart to watch them unpaired when the big one wants to so bad!
A lot of folks say not to pair certain types I’ve haven’t had issues I just paired up a Maroon with a blood orange which is maroon/ocelarris no issue 🤷♀️
I don’t agree that just because there is a bunch of clownfish in a tank at the lfs you are safe to pick as many as you want and they will get on in your tank. Those fish are under stress and flooded in tanks they cannot form territories and are usually juveniles. Buying 2 will likely result in a pair in your own tank which will be fine but they will defend their spot. Buying 3 will result in a pair and dead one! Once two mature they are unlikely to tolerate others. Also the video title may lead people to believe that it’s possible to have clownfish and add other compatible species to the existing clownfish. This is not usually possible unless one of a pair has died or you have an extremely large tank scaped in a way that they are kept at least 3ft apart and even that is risky.
Plenty of people have had success doing a clown tank with multiple clownfish. Usually they’re out of the same clutch but it can be done. Just have to be prepared to weed out the more aggressive ones, makes sure there’s plenty of food, and plenty of places to hide. Just like keeping multiple Tangs in a tank it can be done with some simple tricks and refereeing
Question for you. I currently have 2 percula clowns and I’ve tried getting the to host but nothing. My LFS has clarkii that are hosting. Can I mix the two in a 110 gal? I have 7 Bubble tips. Thanks
I stuck to only friendly clownfish. I have a 125 gallon, put 2 ocellaris clowns and 2 ocellaris snowflake clowns, 2 weeks later and the snowflakes are trying to kill my other ones. I don't understand why this is happening, I know they're territorial but I thought 125 gallons would have been more than enough 🤷♀️
It’s as much about luck as well as size of tank and the way the tank is scaped, individual clown characters and feeding etc. I had two ocellaris in my 100 gallon that never hosted anything apart from a cave on the far left of the tank. After waiting years for them to host my bubbletips I gave up. I had a 30 gallon sitting around so confident that I could move them if needed I got a tomato clown that was smaller . The thinking being that the tomato is more aggressive but the existing ocellaris is already established and that the tomato will stick to the anemones. The first few hours the existing female was aggressive but kept lights down until tomato settled in to the anemones and it worked. The tomato has 6 BTA and loves them all but doesn’t stray from that area the pair of ocellaris stay in the caves. There’s a large leather and some rock work I placed to break line of sight and they completely ignore each other . It was part luck, part planning
@@lolitacooksley7909 thanks for the insight. I ended up surrending two of the clowns to my LFS, kept only 2 in my 125g. They're doing better. I've since added a beautiful purple tang, cleaner shrimp, six line wrasse and a yellow watchman goby!
Probably the best clown fish video I’ve seen
Wow, thanks! Check out our other clownfish videos on our clownfish playlist! We have been going crazy on Clownfish content recently. ua-cam.com/play/PLdPJCGmrkZ2hHeqxWqZBLs5ldrzI3RNyg.html
Also, stay tuned! We have a Clownfish Species Guide coming out later today.
Well done honestly now ik what to choose lol but well done I love the description of each fish
I was a little shocked, I added a pair of ocellaris one snowflake one regular (these had lived in someone else's tank for over 1 year... the snowflake was small... I added them to my 150g with 6 brother ocellaris clowns for a total of 8, the little snowflake bullied each of the 6 that were already in the tank. He lives alone now in a nano, seems perfectly happy bumping into walls and burrowing into the sand :-)
If you put in more than 2, it’s highly likely they’ll kill off each other until there are just two left, unless you start with a harem from the same clutch.
When you start a harem, do they have to be from the same clutch? I've never tried, but I didn't know they had to be from the same clutch
@@StudioGhibletz no they only need to go in at once. Adding after that is difficult.
Well I started off with 5 from the same batch and added 4 at the time but I had to make sure they were all smaller than the ones I had to ensure there was no female.
Great video. I have a oscellaris thats a juvenile and a baby percula designer I guess you would say. Its white with orange markings. They dont seem to be pairing. The bigger one keeps trying but not quite as diligently as when I first got them about a month ago. I feel so bad for the female! I am ordering fish now and thought of adding a third baby oscellaris very cheap too at 8 bucks lol . Could that cause a huge problem or should I just wait and see? I have read it can take up to 3 months but in the past I have only bought osselaris and it happened very fast! If they dont pair should I remove the percula? I could put in frag tank! I hate to remove that one since its beautiful though! haha It would be difficult to find another one just like it and try again with that clown! I have read that its not healthy for clownfish to be in the same tank unpaired and they could also end up fighting to the death! Not to mention it breaks my heart to watch them unpaired when the big one wants to so bad!
my occelaris are very mean :( they always bite my hand when its in the tank, i call them piranhas now
A lot of folks say not to pair certain types I’ve haven’t had issues I just paired up a Maroon with a blood orange which is maroon/ocelarris no issue 🤷♀️
I don’t agree that just because there is a bunch of clownfish in a tank at the lfs you are safe to pick as many as you want and they will get on in your tank. Those fish are under stress and flooded in tanks they cannot form territories and are usually juveniles. Buying 2 will likely result in a pair in your own tank which will be fine but they will defend their spot. Buying 3 will result in a pair and dead one! Once two mature they are unlikely to tolerate others. Also the video title may lead people to believe that it’s possible to have clownfish and add other compatible species to the existing clownfish. This is not usually possible unless one of a pair has died or you have an extremely large tank scaped in a way that they are kept at least 3ft apart and even that is risky.
Plenty of people have had success doing a clown tank with multiple clownfish. Usually they’re out of the same clutch but it can be done. Just have to be prepared to weed out the more aggressive ones, makes sure there’s plenty of food, and plenty of places to hide. Just like keeping multiple Tangs in a tank it can be done with some simple tricks and refereeing
Ocellaris fish generally nice fish, but it seems like 1/4th of them are aggressive, at least with my luck.
Great insight!
Same here 😔
They are in the same family with damsels it's bound to happen
Can't believe I'm watching this so late
I just ordered some skunks and they will arrive tomorrow!
I had a pair of clown fish and female died if I just get another clownfish of the same type will they pair
I need stocking ideas for a 45 gallon and I want clownfish and a community tank
Question for you. I currently have 2 percula clowns and I’ve tried getting the to host but nothing. My LFS has clarkii that are hosting. Can I mix the two in a 110 gal? I have 7 Bubble tips. Thanks
If I was sold clarki clownfish and they are good now as young, will they be ok in the future? I’m really upset I wasn’t told this pair was aggressive
so darn cute!
I see clownfish beat other clownfish at the beginning at the left side
What about saddlebacks? Peaceful or aggressive?
Peaceful
I'm trying to pair clarkii's... So far it's not going well, any suggestions?
Just made a pairing video. Should be on UA-cam by tonight. Hope it helps! I’ll try to remember to get you the link when it’s out
@@SomeThingsFishy okay thanks!!
I stuck to only friendly clownfish. I have a 125 gallon, put 2 ocellaris clowns and 2 ocellaris snowflake clowns, 2 weeks later and the snowflakes are trying to kill my other ones. I don't understand why this is happening, I know they're territorial but I thought 125 gallons would have been more than enough 🤷♀️
It’s as much about luck as well as size of tank and the way the tank is scaped, individual clown characters and feeding etc.
I had two ocellaris in my 100 gallon that never hosted anything apart from a cave on the far left of the tank. After waiting years for them to host my bubbletips I gave up. I had a 30 gallon sitting around so confident that I could move them if needed I got a tomato clown that was smaller . The thinking being that the tomato is more aggressive but the existing ocellaris is already established and that the tomato will stick to the anemones. The first few hours the existing female was aggressive but kept lights down until tomato settled in to the anemones and it worked. The tomato has 6 BTA and loves them all but doesn’t stray from that area the pair of ocellaris stay in the caves. There’s a large leather and some rock work I placed to break line of sight and they completely ignore each other . It was part luck, part planning
@@lolitacooksley7909 thanks for the insight. I ended up surrending two of the clowns to my LFS, kept only 2 in my 125g. They're doing better. I've since added a beautiful purple tang, cleaner shrimp, six line wrasse and a yellow watchman goby!
If I ever get clown fish I’m gettin’ tomato clowns💯🐠💙🔥
My african clownfish almost killed my orange clownfish
I introduces two beautiful clowns last weekend and my resident clowns killed them in one night, 😭😭
Yeh once a set of clowns have paired they won't except any more clowns in the tank
Clown fish in hawaii
lmao at how cheap you guys have it - your most expensive is our cheapest... I'm based in the UK... :(
Dang dude... RIP to your wallet