Clownfish Gender re: Living Alone
Hi WWM Crew. I was hoping you could be of some assistance to a difference of
opinion my friends and I are encountering. We are aware that clownfish are
born gender-neutral/male and will establish the female gender based on
heirarchy, dominance, size, and things of the like. Our question is, what
happens to a clownfish that is raised alone, without another? Will it stay
gender neutral, or will it change into a female as well?
<To this last in time, with growth... though not as quickly or as small a size>
Does it vary on
different situations? There seems to be many a different opinion on the web.
Thank you for your time! It is much appreciated.
-Lindsay
<Mmm, likely does vary, though I don't know well enough to detail the principal
factors, co-factors here... e.g. size of the system, make up of the rest of the
livestock... Bob Fenner>