I also have a maroon clown. I just got a BTA for him, that has made him
a little bit more aggressive(he likes to protect his home and about 3"
around it, mainly just chases them out of the "zone"). But no problems
to speak of. I do have some peaceful species with him, and he's not
caused an issue. Prior to the anemone he did a lot of hiding, no
territoriality at all. I was a little scared about it too, but no
problems at all.

George wrote:
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Thanks, Don.

I'm a bit leery of the maroon clowns since what I read says they are
among the most territorial of the clowns. They sure are beautiful,
though. I am trying to keep the tank as peaceful as possible (no purple
tang, sigh). I have seen tanks full of aggressive (freshwater) fish
before, and known people that successfully kept agressive (freshwater)
fish, but every time I tried it, they always killed each other and I lost
some fish and others just got bullied until I could get the store to take
them back. It was tragic. Fresh water cichlids, both African and Central
American. I read up extensively on both before setting the tanks up, too.

If anyone has maroon clowns with other very peaceful fish, please let me
know. If any one has maroon "bullies" please let me know that aswell.

Thanks again.


I've had two maroon clown fish for many years (one is 15 years old, at
least) with other fish Yellow tangs, among them), and haven't had very many
problems with them. They appear to be a healthy, adaptable species. They
can be agressive, but I've found that if you add fish to your tank, the
best way to prevent aggressive behavior is to rearrange the rocks in the
tank when you introduce new fish. That way territories have to be
re-established, and will give the new fish a chance to more amiably compete
for space.

George