Mixing Clowns

[Keri]

Originally Posted by Treebeard

I had a percula and an ocellaris in my 46 gallon tank for 7 months and they got along great, as long as the smaller ocellaris stayed away from the perc's anemone. Until a couple of days ago,they both seemed healthy, but the ocellaris suddenly died for no apparent reason. Both of these guys were introduced to the tank about the same time, and fighting was not a problem. I would like to get another Clown, but I am wondering if buying another Perc would be the safest bet, since the other one is pretty much the boss of the tank. I would like to get a maroon or a clarkii, but not it it is going to end up beat all to heck by the perc.

This is likely the problem, whether you saw it or not the smaller fish was stressed, maybe didn't eat as much making him more likely to get sick. I would get another perc,mixing clowns is always risky, why mess with something that works? (Besides, percs are beautiful) Get a smaller perc than the one you currently have - one that's still male and you should have better success