Where Can I Get A Mated Pair Of Black And White Clowns

[agent 14]

I am lookin to mate a pair of black and white perc. clowns in my 29 gallon tanks im gettin:happy: but all the LFS around me dont sell them....so i was lookin for some info were i can get some when i get my tank:happy: :happy: :happy:

 

[viper_930]

You could ask them to special order you a pair. I ask my LFS for pairs of captive bred true perculas and they do it for me. Those b&w ocellaris mated pair clowns would be expensive though, I'd say around $100. Or are you wanting the black onyx true percula clowns? Those are even more expensive. If you can't get your LFS to special order some, you can look around the web.

 

[agent 14]

they wont i tried:nope: ...i looked on the web and found nothin:nope:

 

[t n h]

may be wrong but i thought if you had a pair one of them would morph into a female amd you would have a pair, may be wrong though:notsure:

 

[viper_930]

That is correct, but he wants an already established pair which have mated too.

 

[t n h]

cool, didnt know that was what he was wanting

 

[coxy101]

If you live in Michigan, Tropicorium in romulus has a pair that they might sell. I remember a price around $115..

 

[agent 14]

is there a cheaper way to get a pair?

 

[coxy101]

The easiest way is to get two small ones and they will probably pair up. I got two from Tropicorium for $36. This site sometimes sells them - usually they're on "wish list".

 

[agent 14]

Did yurrs breed?:joy:

 

[agent 14]

WELL DID THEY!!!:joy: :joy:

 

[coxy101]

They're too young to breed. But they paired up and swim together.

 

[t n h]

the pair i got from swf.com are small but paired up and are inseparble:happyfish

 

[agent 14]

i was thinkin if i buy 1 and put it in my tank by itself and wait a few weeks to buy the other. will the one that was in the tank turn female since it was the only clown in there?

 

[coxy101]

The longer you wait to put them together, the more likely they are not going to pair up. It's easiest to get them at the same time with a little bit of a size difference and introduce them at the same time.

 

[agent 14]

ok thanks

 

[ecook]

Inland Aquatics in Terre HAute, IN breeds their own, and they also ship. Bad news? A bonded pair is gonna set you back $150. I was lucky, and got mine there while they were still only 100.

 

[giraffemaster]

I don't think waiting to introduce clowns to each other for the sake of pairing has any negative impact whatsoever. If anything I think that waiting is probably a good thing because this increases the chance that one clown is considerably larger, thus increasing the chance of pairing because one will be dominant in the relationship.
I say this because I had a pair true percula clowns for 5 years or so that bred that I bought as a pair for over $100. The female of the pair died and the male was left alone. I went to the store and bought the meanest most agressive juvenile clown I could find in hopes that it would beat the male into submission. Well, the male became the dominant one because he was there first and was larger.
The male I had changed his --- to female and then these two clowns bred about 8 months or so later. The male and juvenile had been separated for a long time so I don't think this has anything to do with pairing.
Male that changed sexes bredding with the new mate:

 

[bang guy]

Great Pic!