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JoeA · 04-04-2005, 11:54 PM

I want to get 2 saddleback clown fish. I was planning on ordering one small and one large. Will that combo be suffecient for them to figure out/ change there sex? I know they change sex based on the size of the other fish....will this work?

Oh and on a scale of 1-10.... 10 being most aggressive where would a saddleback fall?

RMPD109 · 04-05-2005, 01:06 AM

You may run into a problem ordering them one small and one large. Even the small one may have taken on the female role. If the small clown was the largest in the tank then it may be the female for that tank. If possible try to purchase a pair.

Jonathan G. · 04-05-2005, 02:05 AM

best bet is if you are interested in seeing their sex change then get two small tank raised clowns that are still babies and havent gone through a sex change yet, thats what i did with my 75g i got to tank bred O. clowns and they do great together.

klam · 04-05-2005, 12:50 PM

I agree w/RMPD & Jonathan. Jonathan used the "grow out" technique, it's one of the more successful way to form a bonded pair.

Clownfishes are generally aggresive to their own kind and they will chase other fishes away that come to close to their home.

Jonathan G. · 04-06-2005, 05:56 AM

only downfall that i realized afterward is that they probably wont host to an anemone since they are tank raised and i found a new [acronym:f65eef694a="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:f65eef694a] the other week that sells wild clowns with its host anemone.

mjvincent · 04-06-2005, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan G.

only downfall that i realized afterward is that they probably wont host to an anemone since they are tank raised and i found a new [acronym:6c3cef36f6="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:6c3cef36f6] the other week that sells wild clowns with its host anemone.

Even tank raised will host anemone some just take time...

klam · 04-06-2005, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan G.

only downfall that i realized afterward is that they probably wont host to an anemone since they are tank raised and i found a new [acronym:317cca7f2d="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:317cca7f2d] the other week that sells wild clowns with its host anemone.

That is a common misconception about captive bred and wild caught clowns. Captive bred or wild caught clowns will host what they want when they want.

04-04-2005, 11:54 PM	#1
JoeA Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Eastern New York Posts: 112	Am I asking for trouble if......... I want to get 2 saddleback clown fish. I was planning on ordering one small and one large. Will that combo be suffecient for them to figure out/ change there sex? I know they change sex based on the size of the other fish....will this work? Oh and on a scale of 1-10.... 10 being most aggressive where would a saddleback fall?

04-05-2005, 01:06 AM	#2
RMPD109 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rocky Mount VA Posts: 923	You may run into a problem ordering them one small and one large. Even the small one may have taken on the female role. If the small clown was the largest in the tank then it may be the female for that tank. If possible try to purchase a pair. __________________ Vote for AquariumAdvice 28gal bowfront 40lbs livesand(bag from [acronym="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym]), 30lbs live rock([acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym].com) 2 O. Clowns 1 peppermint shrimp, 5 red leg hermit crabs, 4 mexican turbo snails, 15 nassarius snails ricordea mushroom, candy cane coral, super color polyps, hairy mushrooms bubble coral, hawiian feather duster coralife lunar 2x65, HOT magnum canister 10 Gal refugium(chaeto) & seaclone skimmer

04-05-2005, 12:50 PM	#4
klam Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 730	I agree w/RMPD & Jonathan. Jonathan used the "grow out" technique, it's one of the more successful way to form a bonded pair. Clownfishes are generally aggresive to their own kind and they will chase other fishes away that come to close to their home. __________________ Paintballs look like bubble gum 14G starphire,150W [acronym:2ed2cd9cf2="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:2ed2cd9cf2]+32W act03,AquaClear 150 [acronym:2ed2cd9cf2="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:2ed2cd9cf2] filter, 75W EboJager, IceProbe chiller, Remora skimmer, closed loop SCWD mag5, auto toper-offer. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...lam/banner.jpg

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04-05-2005, 02:05 AM	#3
Jonathan G. Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 301	best bet is if you are interested in seeing their sex change then get two small tank raised clowns that are still babies and havent gone through a sex change yet, thats what i did with my 75g i got to tank bred O. clowns and they do great together.

04-06-2005, 05:56 AM	#5
Jonathan G. Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 301	only downfall that i realized afterward is that they probably wont host to an anemone since they are tank raised and i found a new [acronym:f65eef694a="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:f65eef694a] the other week that sells wild clowns with its host anemone.