how can you tell a mated pair?

[fishieness]

i just got back from the pet store and i bought 2 small maroon clownies. They seem to be a mated pair because they were in the same tank and they were swimming together and not bothering eachother at all. They would mostly hang hear eachother and seemed to enjoy the others company. I have been watching them for a while and they have been doing great. There isnt a nipped fin in the bunch (and by bunch i mean 2). The guy said they werent a mated pair, but he wasnt normaly a fish guy i dont think (id live at a local ish store i i had a car). There were also 2 perculas that seemed like they ight have been. They were swimming together and picking at this other clown (i made him switch the tank the poor little guy was in). But for future reference, how could i tell if the clown fishies are a mated pair?
i want an anenome for them, but i dont have the lightingjavascript:smilie('

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[viper_930]

The guy at the LFS was probably right, they'd know if they bought mated pairs from the wholesaler because they cost much more. You just have a pair, not a mated pair. To become a mated pair they must mate with each other first.

 

[fishieness]

your probably right because of the price..... but it was a *****, and i dont think the guy actualy worked in fish.....
but if they payed extra for one, they would have sold them together.... so never mind
thanks

 

[thegrog]

If they are smaller still, they will eventually become a mated pair once they decide who is the female and who is the male.
As a rule of thumb, I don't trust the people at ***** any farther than I can throw my 55 gal reef (there are however exceptions to this).

 

[rubberduck]

Originally posted by TheGrog
If they are smaller still, they will eventually become a mated pair once they decide who is the female and who is the male.
As a rule of thumb, I don't trust the people at ***** any farther than I can throw my 55 gal reef (there are however exceptions to this).

good rule

 

[viper_930]

Originally posted by TheGrog
If they are smaller still, they will eventually become a mated pair once they decide who is the female and who is the male.
Like I said, they must mate first to become a 'mated' pair.