Hi all new to this site well was on old one some time ago anyway,marine fish compatabilty could anybody help i have a maroon gold banded clown fish which i have had for 2 years now probably more and he up until recently lived in my reef tank with a sailfin tank but the tang which i have had for about 4 years died so he is on his own,my friend has offered me a Beta marine fish does anybody think i am risking my clown they are both the same size around 3 inch..any advice helpful or has anybody kept betas i am not new to marines as i have kept reef tanks for over 6 years now but not really bothered with the fish side as i only had them for movment...

Hi Nelly and welcome aboard again, I've never kept Beta marine but from what I can see from reading up on them they are very shy when first introdused and are quite timid, whereas the maroon gold banded clown fish can be the more aggressive toward peaceful tank mates.
I'm sure that someone out here have kept both and will be able to give you a better idea.

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hello nelly and welcome
never kept them but here is some info on them


Marine BettaInformation about Marine Betta fish, their care and breeding. ... Marine Betta fish are predators with a very interesting hunting technique. ...
www.aquaticcommunity.com/sw/marinebetta.php - 27k - Cached - Similar pages

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senile old git

I have a pair of Maroons and have introduced new fish with no bother but then again they have 8ft to get away from each other. My brother also has a Tomatoe Clown which is extremly aggressive towards a hand going into the tank but he has recently a introduced a smaller coral beauty with no problems and thats in a 2ft cube tank.

I think it will probs be ok. I think you would only have a problem with aggression if you were to add more clowns.

I love Marine Bettas! Very envious of you . Unfortunatly they would snack on all my shrimp if I were to introduce one.

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8' x 2' x 2' - Marine Reef.
6' x 2' x 18" - Wild Caught Zaire 'Moba' Frontosa
4' x 2' x 20" - Malawi
4' x 22" x 18" - Malawi + Victoria
4' x 18" x 18" - Breeding Cuban Cichlids.
Trigon 190 - Male Paratilapia Polleni
20" x 20" x 20" - Marine
30" x 1' x 1' - Hospital Tank
2' x 1' x 1' - Tropical

and

7x - 1' and 2' cichlid fry tanks

Many thanks all will try and see i have a spare tank if problems arise..

just keep a close eye on them, and be prepared to get one of them out of there, if things get a bit out of hand

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