[sahmad43]

I was told by almost every local fish store that you can't keep a gold strip Maroone clown with any other clowns but I yesterday introduced my maroone from QT to the display tank where i already have a small seabae clown and seabae anemone but the Maroon didnt even look at the seabae clown .he has his own anemone besides seabae and he doesnt bother him at all..
so why would everyone tell me otherwise ?

[John Hamilton]

Life is to dynamic for behavioral absolutes. If they are getting along then why question it?

[John Hamilton]

Darn, I double posted.

[Ninong]

Originally Posted by sahmad43

so why would everyone tell me otherwise ?

Probably because Maroon Clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus) are by far the most aggressive of all clownfish species. All clownfish are territorial but Maroons take this concept to new levels. Even in very large tanks (>500 gallons), they have been known to travel from their host anemone at one end of the tank all the way to the other end of the tank to bother other clownfish there.

Putting a Maroon Clownfish in a smallish tank with other clownfish is just asking for trouble. Behavior of individual fish, especially in captivity, can vary but as a general rule, Maroons will be aggressive with other species of clownfish.

People who warned you about this just figured you should know in advance what you're getting into.

Good luck!



P.S. -- Since Sebae Clownfish (Amphiprion sebae) do not accept Sebae Anemones (Heteractis crispa), chances are you have a Clarkii Clownfish (A. clarkii). They accept all ten species of clownfish-hosting sea anemones. Also, they can usually hold their own against other aggressive clownfish.

[greenbean36191]

Also, clownfish generally get much more aggressive as they get older. Just because they aren't fighting now doesn't mean much for the future.

[sahmad43]

well I also was told that pairing maroon's is almost impossible .. am I just lucky that I put a new male in the tank after letting him sit in the breeder box for just 1 day and the female accepted him immediately .. ?

[jetaero]

Pairing the maroons is hard, because the male must go into submission of the female... There's always a chance, he'll fight back, and most times it ends in a casualty in one of them, so just watch for aggression.

-Josh

[Ninong]

Originally Posted by sahmad43

well I also was told that pairing maroon's is almost impossible .. am I just lucky that I put a new male in the tank after letting him sit in the breeder box for just 1 day and the female accepted him immediately .. ?

Two points:

First, no one said anything about pairing Maroons in this thread. The opening post is about compatibility of a Maroon clownfish with heterospecifics. The topic starter reports that his Maroon clownfish and what he thinks is a Sebae clownfish seem to be getting along, so far at least.

Second, pairing Maroons is sometimes difficult. A lot depends on the size difference between the resident (presumably female) fish and the newcomer (presumably male). If the male is much smaller than the resident female, that usually makes for a quick surrender and peace accord, but not always.

It's never a good idea to try to pair up Maroons of close to equal size.

[MISTERFIXIT]

Originally Posted by sahmad43

I was told by almost every local fish store that you can't keep a gold strip Maroone clown with any other clowns but I yesterday introduced my maroone from QT to the display tank where i already have a small seabae clown and seabae anemone but the Maroon didnt even look at the seabae clown .he has his own anemone besides seabae and he doesnt bother him at all..
so why would everyone tell me otherwise ?

Reality!!!
I've had 2 maroons and they are agressive.The largest maroon would attack my hand when cleaning the tank or moving things.I had 2 in a 55 one large 1 small and 2 false percs and the maroons were mean.They actually killed 1!

Marc