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rjattack19
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how do u tell if a black and white perc is a male or female? i tried looking for his...uh...nevermind lol
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bang guy
Moderator
Originally Posted by Ice4Ice
All clownfish are males. There aren't any females. Once you have a pair, the larger of the 2 turns into a female.
That's not quite right, pretty close though.
All Clownfish are born ungendered (neither male not female). As they mature they turn male. As they mature further they will turn female. If there is a female present then the male will not mature further as long as the female continually asserts her dominance. The male will stay small and male.
If there is no dominant female present then the Clown will turn female. This is the part that important. If you have a Clownfish that has been alone for a couple years it will most likely have turned female. If you place two females together they will fight to the death.
All clownfish are males. There aren't any females. Once you have a pair, the larger of the 2 turns into a female.
That's not quite right, pretty close though.
All Clownfish are born ungendered (neither male not female). As they mature they turn male. As they mature further they will turn female. If there is a female present then the male will not mature further as long as the female continually asserts her dominance. The male will stay small and male.
If there is no dominant female present then the Clown will turn female. This is the part that important. If you have a Clownfish that has been alone for a couple years it will most likely have turned female. If you place two females together they will fight to the death.
bang guy
Moderator
Originally Posted by Ice4Ice
All clownfish are males. There aren't any females. Once you have a pair, the larger of the 2 turns into a female.
That's not my understanding of how it works, pretty close though.
All Clownfish are born ungendered (neither male not female). As they mature they turn male. As they mature further they will turn female. If there is a female present then the male will not mature further as long as the female continually asserts her dominance. The male will stay small and male.
If there is no dominant male present then the Clown will turn female.
All clownfish are males. There aren't any females. Once you have a pair, the larger of the 2 turns into a female.
That's not my understanding of how it works, pretty close though.
All Clownfish are born ungendered (neither male not female). As they mature they turn male. As they mature further they will turn female. If there is a female present then the male will not mature further as long as the female continually asserts her dominance. The male will stay small and male.
If there is no dominant male present then the Clown will turn female.
renogaw
Active Member
Bang guy, is your avatar a true pic or did you make it up?
btw, wikipedia does say they are all males, but the non breeding males do not develop their --- organs until the next largest male becomes the breeder, by death of the breeding male, or the breeding male turns into female.
btw, wikipedia does say they are all males, but the non breeding males do not develop their --- organs until the next largest male becomes the breeder, by death of the breeding male, or the breeding male turns into female.