"Pat" wrote in message
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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:
"August West" wrote in message
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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

I have a breeding pair (the female being much larger than the male), and
even so, they don't cause any problems. My anemone died a few years ago,
and so they took up residence in a "cave" I built in the reef. They
practically only come out during feeding time, and the male is quite timid
(but protective of the lair), and always has been. They both get along
with everything in the tank, that is, unless something tries to take over
their cave. But like I said earlier, even this aggressive behavior can be
broken if you re-arrange the tank when introducing new fish.

George