Question about Consolidation

[djam]

Hey,

I have two smaller tanks that I am thinking about consolidating into a larger tank, and I have a question about conflict and clowns. In each tank I have a matched pair of clowns that get along great. In fact both sets are doing mating dances (or at least that is what I believe they are doing), you know, when the wife takes the husbands wallet... true love. So my question is if I put 4 clowns in a 100g tank am I going to have long term conflict? The only other fish are a mandarin and a diamond goby.

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[El Dude]

In a 100g? If you have separate rock "islands" and territories they might get along...what kind of clowns are they? If they're maroons, forget about it. If they're perculas or false perculas you might get by...

 

[djam]

Two orange Ocellaris and two black Ocellaris, mine are orange the wife's tank is two black ones.

 

[mioreef]

I have a mated pair of maroons with a mated pair of black ocellaris in my 120 gallon....for the most part they are fine but they have their moments....like previously said, I think that by haveing two rock islands, helps stop alot of fighting over territory. That's what I have in my tank.

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[djam]

Update:
Well the clowns turned out different from what I expected, they paired up in inter-color pairs and split the tank up between them. Sometimes they all swim together and they definately all spend the night in a ball. The funny thing happened on Monday, we purchased a small blue tang and now he/she has joined one of the groups and the 3 of them swim together. Everyone is getting along. Just one fatality in thank move/consolidation, the cleaner shrimp died a few days ago. All parameters are awesome so far, going to do the first water change since setting up the tank.

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