Pairing Clown Fish

aaronwilcox

New Member
I have an old true percula clown fish, just wondering if I added a small/young true percula clown would there be a chance of them eventually pairing off?
 

teresaq

Active Member
Yes, I have done it. The male from my long time pair developed a lump on his lip and died - I bought a much smaller clown and my female accepted it. They have since layed a couple batches of eggs.
T
 

aaronwilcox

New Member
My clownfish is around 2 years old and has NEVER had another clownfish in the tank with it.....could it still pair off with a small new one? I'm thinking it could from what you said above, but I just wanted to explain my situation more...What do you think?
 

al&burke

Active Member
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Originally Posted by TeresaQ http:///t/388003/pairing-clown-fish#post_3418715
Yes, I have done it. The male from my long time pair developed a lump on his lip and died - I bought a much smaller clown and my female accepted it. They have since layed a couple batches of eggs.
T
+1 - I did it as well, losy a male bought another that was much smaller than the existing. They female beat him up a bit but after a few days they never are apart.
 
I have done this two times. The trick is to get a juvenile that is much smaller than the clown you have. The smaller the better. Both times I did it there wasn't any fighting, it was instant submission and acceptance from the female.
 
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