Adding A Maroon?

[Mad_aussie5]

Hey guys do you recon its ok to add anouther maroon clown to a tank that already has one? He's been in there for about 6 months?

 

[The-Raven]

from what i know about them, they aren't too aggressive to other maroons... and you'll probably end up with fry. just prepare for that.


i had a cichlid tank once, and everyone told me to expect fry... while i figured they were full of it... i spotted and saved fry from hiding places more times than i care to remember.

i haven't had any marine spawning coincidences yet - partly because i've never kept two of the same fish together - but when i read multiple sources tell me the same thing about a fish, i'm inclined to believe them more now.

 

[SkiFletch]

Make sure the new one is smaller than the old one to prevent agression issues

 

[richard t]

How big is your tank? Maroons grow to be very chunky, and can totally dominate a tank. Bullying any thing they take a dislike too.
If you have space for another clown, i agree it should be significantly smaller than the current clown.

 

[Mad_aussie5]

Thanks guys

 

[J-Money]

I got my 2nd Maroon only a month or 2 after my first. But I did make sure that he was much smaller and mixed with a bunch of other maroons at the LFS since i didn't know if my original one could become a female that young in my tank by herself (no other clowns to fight for heirarchy) in that short of time.