I have 2 black/white clownfish - established pair. I have a candy apple anemone which they inhabit. No other fish in tank. Has anyone had experience in adding 3rd or 4th juvenile clownfish?
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Thank you. Will stick with the pair I have.In a 20 cube tank I would not put more than 1 pair of Black Ocellaris in it.
If you have host anemones you can likely keep more than 2 but the spare wheels always have torn fine and missing scales. They always get abuse and cannot run to get away in a 20 cube tank.
In larger tanks it is OK but not in a 20 Gal CUBE tank.
Clownfish eat their own fry this would be a mistakeI have a hypothesis.
Maybe the reason we fail adding additional clownfish to an already established pair is that the new comers are too large. On wild reefs, any additional clownfish entering an anemone with an already established pair are usually tiny, post-settlement juveniles just several weeks old. If you could find a clownfish breeder local to you, you may be able to purchase some young juveniles and test this.
Clownfish parents may eat their own Larvae*, not “fry”. Clownfish juveniles settle back onto the reefs just several weeks after metamorphosis, going from pelagic larvae to juveniles looking for a host anemone.Clownfish eat their own fry this would be a mistake
Here are some more examples for you:Clownfish eat their own fry this would be a mistake
Sorry larvae however still not a good idea point still valid