Porcupine Puffer Question
Porcupine Puffer Question
I am wondering how a pair of mated clowns and a porc puffer would mix if there were plenty of live rock and hiding places for the clowns?
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Re: Porcupine Puffer Question
How big of a tank? Consider first that you'll need 120-150 gallons just for the porc. I'm not sure how many additional gallons a pair of clowns would need.. probably around 30?
That said, I have a maroon clownfish with my burrfish, and they co-exist. The burr is terrified of the clown, who does have a nasty bite, but even so, the burr still takes a swipe at her ocassionally. The clown is easily fast and smart enough to avoid her though, and the tank is specifically set up with a huge tunnel system of live rock to allow her plenty of escapes.
Now, granted, maroon clowns are probably the nasties, biggest, meanest clowns. If I had a mated pair in there, the burr would have been harassed to death I'm sure. I'm not too familiar with the other, more standard clown species.
I would chance a guess that if the tank is big enough, 200 gallons or so, and plenty of live rock, it could work.. but that's just a guess on my part.
That said, I have a maroon clownfish with my burrfish, and they co-exist. The burr is terrified of the clown, who does have a nasty bite, but even so, the burr still takes a swipe at her ocassionally. The clown is easily fast and smart enough to avoid her though, and the tank is specifically set up with a huge tunnel system of live rock to allow her plenty of escapes.
Now, granted, maroon clowns are probably the nasties, biggest, meanest clowns. If I had a mated pair in there, the burr would have been harassed to death I'm sure. I'm not too familiar with the other, more standard clown species.
I would chance a guess that if the tank is big enough, 200 gallons or so, and plenty of live rock, it could work.. but that's just a guess on my part.
